The present church was originally built as a Romanesque basilica with a nave and two side aisles in the 13th century and consecrated on 16 August 1271.

The present Baroque spire from 1694 was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654–1728).

The spire is built of oak, without iron beams or nails, and lined with copper.

From the inspection report of 8 March 1898 The above praise was written by Gustaf Hägg and August Lagergren, responsible for inspecting the great organ built by Åkerman & Lund in Stockholm and still used today.

This was the first large organ in Sweden to be built with tubular pneumatic action.