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At a cemetery in Malmö, a knee-high rounded rock marks one grave. Its Swedish inscription states that a stonemason was “killed by this stone” on 22 June 1880 and ends simply: “Friends raised the stone.”
Sven Peter Andersson was 46 when he died while helping move a heavy block from a barge at Malmö’s harbor. When a crane chain snapped, the stone fell back and killed him instantly. His coworkers later recovered the rock and placed it above Andersson's grave. He left behind a wife and four children.
Many older cemeteries contain gravestones that mention sudden or accidental deaths. Few are as direct as this one, however. This marker does not just represent death - it caused it.
Know Before You Go
S.P. Andersson’s grave is located in Section 5 near the northwestern corner of S:t Pauli norra kyrkogård (S:t Pauli Northern Cemetery). The grounds are open daily from 7:15 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The cemetery lies in central Malmö, about a 10 to 15 minute walk from the main shopping streets and roughly 25 minutes on foot from Malmö Central Station. The nearest bus stop is Malmö Disponentgatan.
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May 21, 2026
