List of mosques in Scandinavia

This is a list of mosques in Scandinavia. This includes the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Denmark

Key
AMJ Ahmadiyya
W Wahhabism
S Sunni Islam
Sh Shia Islam
T Turkish
U Unknown
Name Images City Year G Remarks
Nusrat Djahan Moske Copenhagen (Hvidovre) 1967 AMJ First mosque in Scandinavia, financed solely by the female members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center Copenhagen (Nørrebro) 19 June 2014[1] S Second purpose-built mosque in Denmark, part of the Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center, financed by the former Emir of Qatar.
Imam Ali Mosque Copenhagen (Nordvest) 1 October 2015 Sh Third purpose-built mosque in Denmark.
Ayasofya Mosque Roskilde 10 May 2018 T Mostly Turkish.
Mariam Mosque 2017 .[2][3][4]

Norway

Name Images City Year G Remarks
World Islamic Mission mosque Oslo 1995 S
Nur mosque Oslo 1980 AMJ
Urtehagen mosque Oslo 1991 S
Baitun Nasr Mosque Oslo 2011 AMJ Biggest mosque in Norway Inaugurated on 30 September 2011
Tauheed Mosque Oslo 2014 Sh Inaugurated on June 2014
Al Nor mosque Tromsø U World's northernmost mosque

Sweden

Name Images City Year G Remarks
Nasir Mosque Gothenburg 1976 AMJ First mosque in Sweden
Masjid Aysha Stockholm S
Gothenburg Mosque Gothenburg 2011 W
Bellevue Mosque Gothenburg W
Malmö Mosque Malmö 1984 S
Stockholm Mosque Stockholm 2000 U
Falun Islamiska Center Falun 2011 S
Fittja Mosque Stockholm 2007 T Turkish mosque
Gävle Mosque Gävle S[5]
Uppsala Mosque Uppsala 1995 S
Trollhättan Mosque Trollhättan Sh
Imam Ali Mosque Järfälla Sh
Sundsvalls Islamiska Kulturcenter Sundsvall U
Alingsås Islamiska Center Alingsås U
Ahlul Alkheir moskén Solna U
Järfälla Islamiska Föreningen Järfälla U
Skogås Islamiska Center Skogås S
Zainabiya Islamic Center Märsta Sh (?)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Denmark's first 'real' mosque opens, bankrolled by Qatar". The Times of Israel.
  2. ^ "The Mariam Mosque: A Space to Conceptualize Religious Agency and Islamic Feminism in Denmark" (PDF). rucforsk.ruc.dk. Roskilde University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  3. ^ Kühle, Lene (2021-04-05). "Mosque is for All: Waqf as an Emerging Structure of Islamic Institutionalization in Denmark". NAVEIÑ REET: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research (10): 21–40. doi:10.7146/nnjlsr.v1i10.125689. ISSN 2246-7807.
  4. ^ Petersen, Jesper (2022-09-26). The Making of a Mosque with Female Imams: Serendipities in the Production of Danish Islams. BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789004523029_004. ISBN 978-90-04-52302-9.
  5. ^ Karlström, Ylwa; Björnström, Annakarin (2012-12-24). "Missionshus blir islamiskt center" [Mission house becomes Islamic center]. Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-09-14.
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