{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/dhl-express-slatto-arlanda-logistics-hub","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/dhl-express-slatto-arlanda-logistics-hub.md","title":"DHL Express and Slättö Break Ground on 14,000 sqm Arlanda Hub","headline":"Slättö and DHL Express Start Building 14,000 sqm Sweden Gateway Near Arlanda","description":"Slättö and DHL Express broke ground on a 14,000 sqm logistics hub near Stockholm Arlanda Airport, set to sort 6,000 shipments per hour under a 15-year lease.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-11-11T08:40:47+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-11T08:40:47+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Slättö and DHL Express broke ground on a 14,000 sqm logistics hub next to Stockholm Arlanda Airport.","The facility will sort 6,000 shipments per hour and is expected to become operational in 2028.","DHL Express has committed to a 15-year lease on the hub, which will support electric delivery vehicles."],"companies":[{"name":"DHL Express","is_primary":true,"profile_url":null,"website":"https://mydhl.express.dhl/de/de/home.html#/getQuoteTab"},{"name":"Slatto Forvaltning","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000bivz/slatto-forvaltning","website":"http://www.slatto.se"}],"source":{"publisher":"news.cision.com","title":"Slättö and DHL Express break ground on new logistics hub near Stockholm Arlanda Airport","url":"https://news.cision.com/slatto/r/slatto-and-dhl-express-break-ground-on-new-logistics-hub-near-stockholm-arlanda-airport,c4421257"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"The future of trading","url":"https://capital.com/en-int/news/sng-iron-mountain-opens-37-000-sq-m-warehousing-facility-in-dubai"},{"publisher":"of Supply Chain News","url":"https://supplychaindigital.com/news/gxos-strategic-logistics-hub-growth-across-asia-pacific"},{"publisher":"Gasgoo","url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/eve-energy-opens-vmi-warehouse-in-leipzig-to-strengthen-european-deliveries-2118324885612552193"}],"tags":["Expansion","DHL Express","Slatto Forvaltning"],"body_markdown":"Slättö and DHL Express broke ground on a 14,000 sqm purpose-built logistics hub next to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, a facility that will sort 6,000 shipments per hour and is expected to become operational in 2028. [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/slatto/r/slatto-and-dhl-express-break-ground-on-new-logistics-hub-near-stockholm-arlanda-airport,c4421257) published the announcement on November 11, 2026.\n\n## Inside the Arlanda Gateway Project\n\nSlättö is developing the hub through Evolv, its logistics and light industrial platform. The facility will serve as DHL Express' new gateway for Sweden, connecting Swedish businesses with international markets. DHL Express has committed to a 15-year lease, and the hub will support the use of electric delivery vehicles.\n\nThe site sits close to Stockholm Arlanda Airport and major motorway connections, giving the hub increased sorting capacity and modern infrastructure. Slättö said the project reflects growing demand for modern, location-critical logistics facilities and its selective approach to development.\n\nLars Axelsson, Partner and Head of Logistics and Light Industrial at Slättö, said: \"DHL Express is a global leader in logistics, and we are very pleased to be developing this purpose-built facility for their operations at one of Sweden's most important logistics locations.\"\n\nThrough its funds, [Slättö](https://akta.pro/company-data) manages a logistics and light industrial portfolio across Sweden, Finland and Denmark with more than 500,000 sqm of lettable area, plus around 200,000 sqm of building rights for future development. Evolv holds a portfolio of 110 commercial assets in the Greater Stockholm region, Western and Southern Sweden, Finland and Denmark.\n\n## DHL Express's Recent Expansion Moves\n\nDHL Express opened a new super gateway at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport on October 15, 2026, a 22,000-square-meter facility with 900 metric tons of daily cargo-handling capacity, TechBullion reported. On October 16, 2026, The Loadstar reported that DHL Express committed €300m in investment across Africa through 2030.\n\n## Other Logistics Hub Openings\n\nIron Mountain opened its first UAE warehousing and logistics facility in Dubai South on November 10, 2026, a 37,000-sq m site in the EZDubai Logistics Hub, [The future of trading](https://capital.com/en-int/news/sng-iron-mountain-opens-37-000-sq-m-warehousing-facility-in-dubai) reported. GXO Logistics opened a logistics hub in Medini, Malaysia, within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone on November 6, 2026, according to [of Supply Chain News](https://supplychaindigital.com/news/gxos-strategic-logistics-hub-growth-across-asia-pacific). EVE Energy opened a vendor-managed inventory warehouse in Leipzig, Germany, on November 5, 2026, [Gasgoo](https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/eve-energy-opens-vmi-warehouse-in-leipzig-to-strengthen-european-deliveries-2118324885612552193) reported.\n\n## When the Swedish Hub Opens\n\nThe Arlanda hub is expected to become operational in 2028, the year DHL Express begins operations under its 15-year lease.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}