News Sweden in shock after five workers die in Stockholm elevator failure Five workers died in Stockholm Monday after the construction-site elevator they were in fell 20m to the ground. The incident happened on a site in Sundbyberg, in the north of…
Projects Swedish museum opens timber dome for immersive science shows Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm has unveiled a dome-shaped auditorium made from precision-engineered cross-laminated timber (CLT). Just over 12m high, with a diameter of 21.6m, the…
News Skanska to build ‘Scandinavia’s biggest outlet mall’ Skanska has won a contract to build “Malmö Designer Village”, billed as Scandinavia’s biggest outlet mall, near Malmö in Skanska’s home country, Sweden. The village will be a 25-minute drive…
News Sweden sets out plan for massive nuclear expansion Sweden has set out a roadmap to build two large nuclear reactors by 2035 and 10 others by 2045, some of which may be of the small modular type. The…
News Sweco lands new role expanding Stockholm’s metro Sweco with Spanish partner TYPSA have won a $23.5m contract to provide site supervision, works coordination, and expert support services for a new 11.5km metro line in Stockholm. The new…
News ‘World’s largest wooden city’ planned for Stockholm Swedish developer Atrium Ljungberg plans to build what it says will be the world’s largest wooden city in Sickla, a former industrial quarter in southern Stockholm. Set on 250,000 sq…
News Ikea owner and OX2 get green light to build 1.5GW offshore wind farm Stockholm developer OX2 and Ikea owner Ingka Investments have set a target date of 2027 to begin work on their Triton offshore wind farm in Sweden. The announcement came after…
News Europe’s largest e-methanol plant to supply ships with green fuel Danish energy company Ørsted broke ground yesterday on Europe’s largest e-methanol plant in northern Sweden. The “FlagshipOne” project in Örnsköldsvik was originally developed by the Swedish e-fuels company Liquid Wind.…
News Sweden’s OX2 initiates 1.9GW Baltic hydrogen and electricity scheme Swedish renewables developer OX2 has begun the development of an ambitious offshore energy hub in the southern Baltic. The “Neptunus” scheme will generate up to 1.9GW of power, to be…
Projects How “raking props” helped Scandinavia’s tallest building rise from clay The Swedish city of Gothenburg is getting its first skyscraper, the 245m Karlatornet tower designed by US architect Skidmore Owens & Merrill, set to be the centrepiece of a new…
News Skanska reveals $170m in project wins in one day Skanska today said it has signed an agreement with Akademiska Hus to build new premises for the Faculty of Arts at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, with the contract valued…
News Sweden to get world’s first net zero warehouse Nordic developer NREP plans to build the world’s first net zero warehouse in Sweden with timber, organic insulation and solar power. Located in Bålsta, 50km north west of Stockholm, the…