Sweden > Orphanages in Sweden > Barnhem in Sweden
By the second half of the 1800’s, the number of institutions for children increased. Many of these children had parents that were sick, dead, or single (widow, widowers, divorced or single.) It was during this time period that Barnhems began to be created. The purpose of a barnhem was to provide a place for the child to grow up. The barnhem would be held up as a model even for the orphanages. Good natured children in difficult circumstances could be placed at a barnhem. Troubled or bad children were placed in a protective institution (Skyddshem), while juvenile delinquents’ were sent to youth institutions (Uppfostringsanstalter), but it was not always clear to which institution a child should be sent. Even the name of an institution did not always reflect the type of institution it was. At Barnhems, girls would be trained for female labor. Many became domestic servants to find work as a Piga for a household. During the late 1800’s it was not as common to find young women who wanted domestic work, as more were finding work in the manufacture industry. Some barnhems for girls focused on educational training to become school teachers.
Here is a list of Barnhem in Sweden:
(As of May 2013 the list is only for Stockholm. Barnhem in other locations will added later)
| Name of Barnhem | Location | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf Frederiks Församlings Barnhem | Stockholm | 1874-1938 |
| Aspuddens Ungdomshem | Stockholm | 1948-1970 |
| Barnasylen vid Norrtullsgatan | Stockholm | 1920-1921 |
| Barnasylen vid Sabbatsbergsvägen | Stockholm | 1900-1938 |
| Barnasylen vid Åsögatan | Stockholm | 1900-1942 |
| Barnbyn Skå | Stockholm | 1947-1980 |
| Barnhärbärget, Stockholm Stad | Stockholm | 1902-1930 |
| Barnängens Flickhem | Stockholm | 1937-1954 |
| Barnängsgatan, Flickhemmet | Stockholm | 1966-1970 |
| Bellevue Barnhem | Stockholm | 1904-1928 |
| Björnstamhem, Barnavårdsnämndens | Stockholm | 1952-1958 |
| Blackebergs Mödrahem | Stockholm | 1950 |
| Blecktornsparken, Ungdomshemmet | Stockholm | 1946-1951 |
| Brunnslasarettet, Sabbatsberg | Stockholm | 1945-1946 |
| Brännkyrka Barnhem | Stockholm | 1903-1920 |
| Centralhemmet | Stockholm | 1967-1976 |
| Drevvikens Ungdomshem | Skrubba, Drevviken | 1949 - 1993 |
| Duvnäshemmet | Saltsjö-Duvnäs | 1947 - 1971 |
| Edshöjdens Barnhem | Stockholm | 1932 - 1946 |
| Ekebo Barnhem | Lidingö | 1947 - 1954 |
| Ekebo Ungdomshem | Lidingö | 1955 |
| Ekebo Vänthem | Lidingö | 1956 |
| Ekensbergs Ungdomshem | Stockholm | 1956 - 1973 |
| Eknäs Skyddshem | Eknäs Gård i Vallby, Uppsala Län | 1920 - 1949 |
| Engelbrekts Barnavårds- och Husmodersskolas Spädbarnhem | Stockholm | 1907 - 1978 |
| Eolshäll Barnhemmet | Stockholm (Hägersten) | 1918 - 1971 |
| Essinge Flickhem | Stockholm (Stora Essingen) | 1947 - 1954 |
| Eurenii Minne Barnhemmet | Stockholm | 1921 - 1971 |
| Fagersjö Flickhem | Stockholm (Farsta) | 1949 - 1970 |
| Farsta Behandlingshem | Stockholm | 1967 - 1970 |
| Finlandia Barnhemmet | Stockholm (Långholm) | 1942 |
| Fleminggatan 22 Barnhemmet | Stockholm | 1902 - 1938 |
| Frederiks Barcks Minne Lärlingshemmet | Stockholm | 1933 - 1970 |
| Frimurarbarnhuset | Stockholm | 1753 - 1940 |
| Frälsningsarmens Mödrahem | Stockholm | 1953 - 1970 |
| Furuhöjd Barnhemmet | Stockholm (Lidingö) | 1944 - 1973 |
| Furulid Barnhemmet | Stockholm (Gnesta) | 1913 - 1965 |
| Grönbrink Ungdomshemmet | Stockholm (Liljeholmen) | 1944 - 1955 |
| Gröndalsgården | Gröndal | 1944 - 1947 |
| Götgatan Ungdomshemmet | Stockholm | 1936 - 1982 |
| Hagsätra Skolhem | Hagsätra | 1967 - |
| Henritte Svenssons "Barnhem" | Stockholm | 1899 - 1922 |
| Hjorthagens Småbarnshem | Hjorthagen | 1942 - 1945 |
| Hjorthagens Spädbarnshen | Hjorthagen | 1945 - 1968 |
| HSB:s Spädbarnshem | Reimerholme | 1947 - 1948 |
| Hässelby Skolhem | Hässelby | 1967 - 1988 |
| Högalids Ungdomshem | Stockholm | 1948 - 1973 |
| Högdalens Behandlingshem | Bandhagen / Kyndelsmässogränd 7 | 1955 - 1970 |
| Hökarängens Flickhem | Farsta | 1950 - 1955 |
| Hökarängens Mödrahem | Farsta | 1956 - 1970 |
| Ingemarsgatan Flickhemmet | Stockholm | 1970 |
| Joachims Firbrandts Barnhus | Gråmunksholmen | 1624 - 1630 |
| Johannelund Tempelbacken | Ulvsunda | 1928 - 1949 |
| Katarina Ungdomshem | Stockholm | 1949 - 1958 |
| Klara Flickhem | Stockholm | 1947 - 1955 |
Tools
- Additional information about the Barnhem in Stockholm can be found on the Stockholm City Archive Website at: Register över barnhemsarkiv.
References
Clemmensson, Per and Andersson, Kjell. Släktforskaa vidare. Natur och Kultur, Falköping: 2003
Nordisk familjebok. Uggleupplagen 2, ”Barnhem”, Stockholm 1904, page 911
Reuterswärd, Elisabeth. ”Oäktingen” Fader Okänd. Sveriges Släktforskarförbund, Falköping 2011