By comparison, the Christmas tree on Stora torget in Karlstad is around fifteen meters high, ie less than a third of the mighty Mölnbacka tree.
The spruce has grown in a nutrient-rich area with a lot of hyperite in the soil.
Therefore, there are also some tall specimens of other tree species there, such as a pine of 41 meters and a 33 meter high alder.
The hunt for a new top tree has begun and the old master is retiring as the country's tallest insect hotel and dining area for woodpeckers and other insectivores.
See Sweden's tallest spruce defeated by the spruce bark beetle in the video above.