Dunkehalla kyrkogård

Dunkehalla Cemetery is beautifully situated near Jönköping’s city park. Along its eastern side, you'll find stunning views of Lake Vättern and the city below.

The cemetery was inaugurated on 11 May 1893, established to replace Slottskyrkogården, which was banned from further use in 1889. At the end of the 19th century, cemeteries were increasingly seen as a public health risk and were therefore moved outside urban areas.

Dunkehalla Cemetery was laid out according to the ideals of its time – outside the city, on a hill, with rectangular grave plots and tree-lined walkways. It has retained its original layout and has only been expanded once, with a small section added to the north.

Dunkehalla Chapel

The burial chapel at Dunkehalla was built between 1897 and 1898, designed by Fredrik Sundbärg, Jönköping’s first city architect. The chapel was constructed in a Neo-Romanesque style, with a façade that hints at the mature National Romantic style to come.

The interior was renovated in 1942, and again in 1992, after the building had for many years been used as a storage space.

Notable Burials

Stefan Liv – ice hockey goalkeeper for HV71 and the Swedish national team, who tragically died in a plane crash in 2011. Section 30, plots 33–36.

Gösta Fogler – renowned Jönköping artist, buried beneath a uniquely designed headstone. Section 06, plot 3.

Janne Lindberg – legendary captain of the steamboat Motala Express. Section 10, plots 37–38.

Moster Pehrson – a colourful local character who once ran a beer tavern in Dunkehallabacken, near the city park. Section 16, plots 14–16.

The Sandwall family grave – the largest family grave in the cemetery, surrounded by a distinctive cast-iron fence made at the family’s own foundry. The Sandwalls ran Jönköping’s Mechanical Workshop, a well-known national industry. Section 19, plots 134–151.

Alexander Lagerman – engineer and inventor who designed machines for Jönköping’s matchstick factory. Section 18, plot 35.

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