DHL Express Germany breaks ground on 14,000-square-meter logistics hub near Arlanda Airport in Sweden

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 11, DHL Express Germany and Swedish real estate developer Slättö launched construction of a new logistics hub near Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The project represents a total investment of more than EUR 55 million, with a building area of approximately 14,000 square meters, equipped with an automated sorting system and designed to handle 6,000 shipments per hour. Located in Arlanda Stad, Sweden, near Stockholm Arlanda Airport and major highways, the facility is scheduled to become operational in 2028 and will serve as DHL Express's new air cargo gateway in Sweden.

The project is being developed by Slättö through its logistics and light industrial real estate platform Evolv, with DHL Express participating as a long-term tenant. The two parties have adopted a development and long-term lease cooperation model, with DHL having committed to a 15-year lease agreement. Once completed, the facility will handle international express shipment consolidation, sorting, and ground-air transport connectivity, increasing Sweden's import and export express handling capacity.

The new hub will feature 60 direct loading and unloading bays for trucks and delivery vehicles, as well as an automated sorting system designed to handle 6,000 items per hour. The facility will also support electric delivery vehicle operations and reserve space for future expansion. As the project is located close to both the airport and the road transport network, shipments can be transferred between air cargo and ground transport links, reducing transfer distances between different modes of transport.

This investment is part of DHL Express's expansion of air cargo infrastructure in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Previously, the company built a logistics hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Finland with an investment of approximately EUR 100 million, a building area of 16,000 square meters, and a sorting capacity of 6,500 items per hour; in 2024, it also opened a cargo facility at Tallinn Airport in Estonia with an investment of approximately EUR 24 million. Together with the Arlanda project in Sweden, the three facilities represent a total investment of approximately EUR 180 million.