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Northern exposure boosts Port of Gothenburg volume

[ March 23, 2026   //   ]

Rail freight traffic between northern Sweden and Gothenburg is booming, says the port authority.

Two terminals in the Norrbotten region, Haparanda and Piteå are driving a volume increase that made 2025 the best year ever for container transport between the Port of Gothenburg and the region.

Johan Ehn, senior market development manager at the port said: “This is a development that hardly anyone dared to hope for just a few years ago. In just the past five years, we have seen a doubling in the number of containers from northern Sweden. It is clear evidence of the region’s growing importance as a driving force of Sweden’s export industry.”

The two northern terminals handled 13,412 TEU in 2025, a 16% increase compared with the previous year.

Increasingly, companies are turning to rail—especially during winter months, when ice conditions can limit vessel access to ports in the northern part of the Baltic Sea.

A total of 19 container trains operate weekly between northern Sweden and the Port of Gothenburg.

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