Mälartorget

The square appears in historical records in 1866 and came into being in the mid-19th century as a by-product when a new harbour was created by land filling.

It was originally used to unload agricultural products delivered to the city from around the Lake Mälaren region.

[1] The location was historically known as Flugmötet ("Flies' Meeting") because all latrines produced in the city were emptied behind a wooden paling here before being rowed away by worn-out old women, often former inmates seeking solace in the bottle, during nights.

[1][2] On the square is the bronze sculpture on a granite base: Familjen ("The Family") by Pye Engström from 1972–1973.

The individual figures – a mother, a father, and a child – can be moved and rotated along tracks in the base.