Fact sheet Ministry of Enterprise August 2017 and Innovation N2017.39 Arlanda Airport Council On 26 January 2017, the Swedish Government adopted a national aviation strategy, A Swedish aviation strategy – for aviation’s role in the trans- port system of tomorrow, in which it announced the appointment of the Arlanda Airport Council. On 18 May 2017, the Government public sector, industry, associ- ted by the Government to chair established the Arlanda Airport ations, research institutes and the Arlanda Airport Council and Council, whose role is to contri- academia. appoint its members. Govern- bute to the Government’s ment ministers Mikael Damberg long-term efforts to develop Members and Karolina Skog are also Arlanda Airport from a The Council is composed of the members of the Council. multimodal perspective. following members (see below). Mandate The Arlanda Airport Council is Other people may also be invited The Government stated in the an advisory body for the exchange to the Council’s meetings depen- aviation strategy that a strategic of experience between the ding on the agenda. plan for Arlanda – an ‘Arlanda Government and representa- Roadmap’ – would be developed. tives of government agencies, Minister for Infrastructure The Arlanda Airport Coun- state-owned companies and the Tomas Eneroth has been manda- cil will provide the Governme- nt with important and valuable Ledamöter i Arlandarådet contributions to this end. Tomas Eneroth Minister for Infrastructure Foto: Patrik Engström/Folio Jonas Abrahamsson CEO Swedavia AB The purpose of the roadmap is to Ulf Bergh Municipal Chief Executive Sigtuna Municipality provide an integrated approach Mikael Damberg Minister for Enterprise and Innovation to developing Arlanda Airport Lena Erixon Director General Swedish Transport Administration that includes the airport, airspace Chris Heister Governor Stockholm County and infrastructure on the ground, Lena Micko Chair Swedish Association of Local as well as access to other airports Authorities and Regions (SALAR) in the Stockholm region. Arlanda Peter Norman Self employed will be the leading airport in the Ann Persson Grivas Director General Luftfartsverket (LFV) Nordic region. Maria Rankka CEO Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Karolina Skog Minister for the Environment Anders Sundström Chair Swedish Cooperative Union (KF) Jacob Wallenberg Chair Investor AB Please turn Themes of the world’s first fossil-free wel- The Arlanda Airport Council fare nations. These Governme- will discuss issues including: nt objectives place huge demands • environment, climate, energy on Sweden’s infrastructure and • competitiveness, entrepre- transport systems. The Govern- neurship, industry ment is therefore committed to • regional and local develop- improving and expanding rail in- ment, growth, employment frastructure, introducing tonnage • national and international tax to promote Swedish shipping, connectivity and promoting road transport • financing, costs, that ensures fair conditions. socioeconomics. These efforts will benefit com- muters and strengthen the freight The Council will meet on a re- transport industry. As distances gular basis. An evaluation will be in Sweden are long, the Govern- done by the end of 2018, when ment considers that the task of the ‘Arlanda Roadmap’ is due to developing Arlanda Airport is be finalised. urgent. Efficient infrastructure and transport for jobs and climate Sweden aims to achieve the lowest unemployment rate in the EU by 2020 and to become one Production: Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation Illustrations: Itziar Castany Ramirez E-mail: [email protected] www.government.se/ Article no. N2017.39.