Elephant locations in Sweden

60 locations has kept elephants in Sweden

There is presently 9 (3,6) living elephants in locations in Sweden in this database

Sweden
Region:	Sweden is in this database included in europe
Location holdings:	60 locations has kept 61 elephants in Sweden (Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)
Elephants in locations	9 (3,6) living 52 (8,23) dead

The first elephant ever brought to Sweden was 1804, when a 10 year old Asian bull, owned by Mr. Jean Baptiste Gautier, toured on circus 1804-1806. Mr. Gauthier was forefather to Diana Rhodin and Mr. Axel Gauthier, late elephant trainer in USA.

Another elephant was kept on a permanent menagerie in Stockholm, Stockholm Tivoli. Menageries was prohibited by the king, in 30 oktober 1916.

Elephants has been held in Zoos since 1930. (Topsy and later Lunkentuss, Skansen Zoo)

Today, only two zoological gardens and one circus keep elephants: In Kolmï¿½rden Zoo on the eastcoast, 150 km south of Stockholm, and Borï¿½s Zoo on the westcost, 100 km northeast from Gothenburg.

Elephants were previously kept at Skansen Zoo in Stockholm (4), Parken Zoo in Eskilstuna (5), and Furuviksparken, near Gï¿½vle (6), and also several circuses, the last one touring had elephants at the winterquarters in Malmoe.

The (1989) regulations from the ministry of agriculture,regarding keeping of elephants are:
Stable: Minimum 200 m2, and not less than 50 m2 per animal.Enclosure: Min. 2 000 m2, and with additional enclosure to separate individuals. Rubbing post, or similar, to enable skin care. Bathing pool, or likewise.

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Sweden. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2023) available online retrieved 2023-12-03 at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Sweden.
(archived at the Wayback machine)

Internal relevant links

The elephant database startpage. Statistics
News about elephants in Sweden (From the sister site Elephant News)

Name	Elephant collection				Place
Anton Frank (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Älvsered (map) Västergötland
Arrie site (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Vellinge (map)Malmö Skåne county South Sweden
Bäck, Rättvik (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Rättvik (map) Dalarna
Bårslöv unspecified farm (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Bårslöv (map) Skåne county South Sweden
Boras Zoo (zoo) Kept totally 22 elephants	, 6 present (2,4)	9 births	8 relocated	8 deaths	Boras (map)
Brunkeberg esker ridge (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Stockholm
Circus Brazil Jack (circus) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	3 relocated	0 deaths	Malmö (map)
Circus Caravan (circus) Kept totally 8 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	8 relocated	0 deaths	Malmö (map)
Circus Leonard (circus) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	(map)
Circus Mijares-Schreiber (circus) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Karlskoga (map)
Circus Orlando (circus) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Malmö (map)
Circus Scala (circus) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	1 deaths	Hässleholm (map)
Circus Schreiber (circus) Kept totally 6 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	6 relocated	0 deaths	Karlskoga
Cirkus Rhodin (circus) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Malmö (map)
Cirque du Nord (Cirkus du Nord) (circus) Kept totally 4 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	4 deaths
County Museum of Västernorrland (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Härnösand (map) Västernorrland county
Cuneos menageri (John G. Cuneo) (circus) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths
Diana Bernadette Rhodin (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	1 deaths	Malmö (map)
Didier Gautiers menagerie (circus) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	(map)
Drottningholm Royal Palace Nature Museum (private) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Drottningholm (map) Stockholm
Eisfeldts menageri (Circus Leonard) (circus) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm (map)
Ekeberga farm (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Kristianstad (map)
Eskilstuna Zoo (zoo) Kept totally 3 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	1 deaths	Eskilstuna (map)
Furuviksparken (zoo) Kept totally 5 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	3 relocated	2 deaths	Gavle (map)
Gothenburg Museum of Natural History (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Göteborg (map)
Helsingborg veterinary hospital (hospital) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Helsingborg (map)
Hola school and witch museum (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Nyland (map) Västernorrland county
Jämtland Wargentin Gymnasium nature museum (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Östersund (map) Jämtland county
JAMTLI Provincial Museum of Jämtland (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Östersund (map) Jämtland county
Kånkback (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Ragunda (map) Jämtland county
King Adolf Fredrik of Sweden (private) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm (map)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Drottningholm (map)
Kolmarden Zoo (zoo) Kept totally 24 elephants	, 3 present (1,2)	4 births	9 relocated	12 deaths	Kolmarden (map)
Lerdal, Rättvik (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Rättvik (map) Dalarna
Lockarp gravel pit site (museum) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Lockarp (map)Malmö Skåne county South Sweden
Lund Zoological Museum (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Lund (map)
Museum of Karolinska skolan (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Örebro (map) Örebro county
Norrköping industrial hall temporary quarantine (private) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	2 relocated	0 deaths	Norrköping (map)
Nybro and Berzelii Park (excavation site) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm (map)
Önet, Frösön (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Frösön (map) Jämtlands county
Örsjö gravel pit (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths
Österportgymnasium nature museum (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Ystad Skåne county
Petrus Magni school museum (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Vadstena (map) Östergötland county
Pilgrimstad Gravel Pit (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Pilgrimstad (map) Jämtlands county
Port of Stockholm (private) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm (map)
Roland Persson (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm Stockholm county
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm (map) Stockholm county
Sollefteå unspecified excavation site (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Sollefteå Västernorrland county
Stockholm Zoo (Skansen) (zoo) Kept totally 7 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	5 relocated	2 deaths	Stockholm (map)
Stockholms Tivoli (zoo) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	2 deaths	Stockholm (map)
Stor-Finnforsen (excavation site) Kept totally 2 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	2 deaths	Ramsele (map) Västernorrland county
Storfinnforsen Hydroelectric Power Station (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Ramsele (map) Västernorrland county
Sweden unspecified forest (wild) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths
Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm (map) Stockholm county
The Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Uppsala
Tittente in Svedala (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Svedala (map) Skåne South Sweden
Torbjörn Aggenberg (dealer) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	1 relocated	0 deaths	Stockholm
Uppsala Museum of Evolution (museum) Kept totally 0 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	0 deaths	Uppsala (map) Uppsala län Uppland
Ystad unspecified location (excavation site) Kept totally 1 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	0 relocated	1 deaths	Ystad (map)
Zoo Circus (circus) Kept totally 9 elephants	, 0 present (0,0)	0 births	7 relocated	2 deaths	Malmö (map)

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