Samuel Owen – the Englishman who put steam in Stockholm's bloodstream

• He started Motala Verkstad, which became a hub for Swedish industry.
• He built some of the country's very first steamboats, including Amphitrite and Stockholm, which boosted maritime traffic and transformed travel.
• He designed machinery for sawmills, printing presses, and factories that helped usher Sweden into the industrial era.

🔨 Owen's imprint on the city's silhouette – Riddarholmen Church's spire

⚓ A man who changed Stockholm