The chapel was consecrated in 1987, making it a relatively recent addition to the town's ecclesiastical buildings. It was designed by the architects Kerstin Barup and Mats Edström, and its exterior is built in red brick, giving it a simple, contemporary appearance in keeping with its function as a place for funeral services.
A free-standing bell tower (klockstapel) stands near the chapel, a common feature at Swedish cemetery chapels of this kind.
Inside, the chapel houses a mechanical organ built in 1988 by A. Mårtenssons Orgelfabrik of Lund, fitted with a new organ case. It is a modestly sized instrument, typical of chapels built primarily for smaller services rather than large congregational worship.
As a purpose-built cemetery chapel rather than a historic parish church, Sankt Clemens kapell has a shorter and simpler history than many older Swedish churches, but it remains a functional and dignified space within Simrishamn's northern cemetery.