Sweden: Gasum to open its first gas filling station in Stockholm area

The Nordic energy company will open a new location providing LNG and LBG in Arlanda in the end of 2020, bringing its filling station network in Sweden up to 16 sites.

Gasum will further strengthen its gas filling station network in Sweden towards the end of the year by opening a new station in Arlanda, Stockholm. The Arlanda filling station will providesliquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG) for heavy-duty vehicles. Following this latest addition, Gasum’s network in Sweden will comprise of 16 filling stations in total.

The Arlanda gas filling station is located at a central heavy transport hub in the immediate vicinity of Arlanda Airport, Arlandastad Shopping Center and the E4 motorway.

In Arlanda, Gasum is cooperating with Arlandastad Holding, the company that manages the Airport City Stockholm.

“We are very pleased to have Gasum, a company that is actively working towards reaching the EU's climate goals, choose us as their partner in Arlandastad. The station encourages companies operating in the region to invest in cleaner transport, which goes hand in hand with our efforts,” says Dieter Sand, CEO of Arlanda Holding.

“The gas filling station near the Arlanda airport is a long-awaited addition to our existing network. Many of our customers are now able to increase their investments in gas-powered vehicles. The interest in sustainable solutions for transport remains very strong. Liquified gas is a fuel that offers both sustainability and competitiveness,” says Mikael Antonsson, Director of Traffic at Gasum in Sweden.

LNG and LBG are becoming increasingly popular fuel alternatives for heavy-duty vehicles in the Nordic countries. In Sweden, for example, there are already more than 200 LNG trucks in use.