{"id":7297,"date":"2018-02-01T10:45:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T09:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=7297"},"modified":"2025-11-28T09:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:54:18","slug":"maria-rankka-2-en","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/en\/artiklar\/maria-rankka-2-en\/","title":{"rendered":"MARIA RANKKA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-8e3ec31b3642b54a0a7f3716a5074cca\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-8e3ec31b3642b54a0a7f3716a5074cca img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-8e3ec31b3642b54a0a7f3716a5074cca .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-8e3ec31b3642b54a0a7f3716a5074cca av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-7339 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7339 avia_image ' src='http:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bilder_huvudbild_Maria_eng.jpg' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><i>As CEO of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, which has more than 2,000 member companies, Maria Rankka is one of Sweden\u2019s most important opinion shapers. Using the organisation as her base, she advocates policies in a number of fields, from housing construction to taxes to transport infrastructure. For her, airports are natural and necessary hubs for development.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-d3021aff4e2c88ff75459fd6b3a45a12 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>In today\u2019s globalised world<\/strong> and given the visibility we have in the business community in the Stockholm region, and indeed all of Sweden, aviation \u00adinfrastructure is an incredibly important part of the business climate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see how strong, well-functioning airports are important growth factors around the world. Global cities are linked in a network with other global cities and have a great deal of exchanges. The airports are the infrastructure in this economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we look at the whole world, slightly bigger cities are the most competitive. This is based on them having a sufficiently educated population and a sufficient number of companies driven by innovation. That\u2019s the mix we want to have \u2013 a combination of population density, an adequate level of education and innovative companies. There\u2019s higher growth and productivity in these more densely populated environments. As a result, businesses are highly specialised, and in order to continue recruiting and developing operations, a critical mass of skills is needed,\u201d says Maria Rankka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn truth, Stockholm is fantastic. Although we\u2019re a relatively small city, we\u2019re on the top-ten list of cities that have the most main offices of companies in global industries. We\u2019re ranked number eight, together with Osaka, Japan, and Taipei, Taiwan. We have an incredibly advanced business sector, many head offices and a thriving start-up scene. As for billion-dollar start-ups, what are often called unicorns, we\u2019re number two per capita after Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to see Stockholm going from the capital city to being a capital region in which Stockholm and Uppsala are a really strong link. If we expand the railway to four tracks the entire way between Stockholm and Uppsala, this will facilitate new housing north of Arlanda. This will also strengthen Arlanda and all the operations around the airport, and we can be an even more competitive metropolis from a global perspective, with an airport right in the middle of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe absolutely want to merge together with Uppsala,\u201d Maria Rankka stresses. \u201cOur competitiveness will be enhanced if the region develops into a metropolis. Today Sweden has rather a lot of eggs in its \u2018Stockholm basket\u2019. The County of Stockholm has 23 per cent of Sweden\u2019s population, while accounting for one third of the value of the Swedish economy as well as a significant share of its economic and population growth. My vision for Sweden is that we need at least one new Stockholm and that we let the region become one really big city. Air transport and the development of Arlanda are crucial there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-25639864fe960b896bf122def560e459\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-25639864fe960b896bf122def560e459 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-25639864fe960b896bf122def560e459 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-25639864fe960b896bf122def560e459 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-7342 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7342 avia_image ' src='http:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Citat_maria_rankka_2_eng.png' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-6e46f799f8e1caefd8e0565183a672cf\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-6e46f799f8e1caefd8e0565183a672cf{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-6e46f799f8e1caefd8e0565183a672cf hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>TACKLING THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cAddressing environmental issues is an important prerequisite for potentially developing air travel. We haven\u2019t discussed the opportunities and measures needed to a sufficient extent to get large-scale production of bio aviation fuel up and running. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t think this will happen without political involvement \u2013 incentives are needed. The aviation tax being discussed today lacks any kind of link to environmentally-friendly aviation fuel. Technology and regulations also play a role. Better aircraft and engines are being developed, and that\u2019s important. Air traffic today does not fly \u2018as the crow flies\u2019. Straighter flight paths through the EU alone could general fuel savings of ten per cent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s wrong to have a nationally designed aviation tax \u2013 air travel is part of the EU emission rights trading system, and a global system has been adopted. National regulations are the wrong way to go. Developments in Europe also show this. Aviation taxes are short-lived \u2013 if they\u2019re even implemented. An aviation tax would be implemented at the cost of us not getting production of environmentally-friendly fuels under way. As a result, there will only be fewer resources to invest in the production phase. In the Netherlands, for instance, the tax there was in effect for twelve months. Denmark abolished its tax when passengers started flying out of Sweden. In Norway, there\u2019s an aviation tax today that has had such a heavy impact that routes have been eliminated. And then someone usually points out the country with the highest aviation taxes \u2013 Britain \u2013 but doesn\u2019t mention that Northern Ireland and Scotland are phasing out or lowering their aviation taxes. Less air travel does not lead to increased use of green fuel. A real policy for green air travel must transcend the level of slogans and probably requires official involvement in many ways,\u201d says Maria Rankka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I were a politician, I would contemplate the right combination of carrot and stick to get large-scale production under way, in order to transform Swedish domestic air travel as a first step. People in the industry say this can be done in 10\u201315 years, but it won\u2019t happen on its own. The price differential is still far too large. Clear rules of the game are needed in order for there to be profitable investment in a production facility. Sweden has the forest materials, and a lot of the research in the field is Swedish. There\u2019s a great deal of know-how, but we still haven\u2019t gotten production going. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t think this will get started by itself. We have to do some thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlying and connecting places together have so many positive effects. So it\u2019s much more important to find a sustainable way of doing this instead of killing off travel itself. I believe an aviation tax will lead to fewer and poorer air links. That can have a heavy impact on Swedish competitiveness. At the moment, Washington is following the matter of a Swedish aviation tax since Americans are worried it can affect preclearance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-ff4ca1b706e940249a984de5c371c482\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-ff4ca1b706e940249a984de5c371c482 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-ff4ca1b706e940249a984de5c371c482 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-ff4ca1b706e940249a984de5c371c482 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-8587 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8587 avia_image ' src='http:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Bilder_Maria_Rankka_usa.jpg' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>CONCERNING PRECLEARANCE<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWith US border control \u2013 US pre\u00adclearance \u2013 Arlanda will be more attractive. So it\u2019s a shame that the Swedish State is not prepared to take the risk and already start building for it now. I understand that Swedavia, given the company\u2019s ownership directive, can\u2019t do this on its own. But the government has spotlighted the pre\u00adclearance issue and could give its OK for investment and adopt a different view on the company\u2019s financial return requirements. Now a decision won\u2019t be made until summer 2018, but this law should be able to enter into force at the end of June. If the State isn\u2019t prepared to tell Swedavia that they can get started and build now, it means we\u2019ll lose a whole year,\u201d she emphasises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSweden and the US have already signed the agreement. An inquiry is now under way to resolve the outstanding issues. If we handle this properly, Arlanda can be the first airport with US border control in this round. That\u2019s a strong competitive advantage. Preclearance is a good example of a service that makes the airport more attractive, and good service for passengers and airlines is what\u2019s most important for competitiveness. It also means airlines can establish new routes to Stockholm in order to aggregate traffic to the US. That entails major opportunities for Arlanda and\u00a0Sweden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONCERNING THE NEED FOR CAPACITY<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhat\u2019s needed now are quick, forceful decisions on the expansion of Arlanda\u2019s capacity. It\u2019s a question of a fourth runway. Ground transport and better capacity to handle large aircraft must also be developed. This must be planned, decided on and constructed. In order to ensure long-term operations and create better potential, in the short term the aviation tax must be stopped, preclearance must be implemented, and it would be good to sign a new agreement to enable flights over Russia. Then it\u2019s not enough for us to provide scope for increased capacity needs \u2013 we also have to maximise Arlanda\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA city and region like Stockholm needs two airport locations, so I\u2019ve been active in the discussion about Bromma Stockholm Airport. One argument that I find important is that redundancy is needed in the system. Bromma as such has also promoted competition in the air travel industry. Then the fact that the airport is located where it is \u2013 why destroy functional infrastructure that\u2019s also located close to central Stockholm? If you close the airport, you\u2019ll never have a chance to open it again. It was an absolutely historic mistake to close Tullinge Airport southwest of Stockholm and get rid of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no point discussing the future of Bromma now. Bromma has to carry on for the foreseeable future. Once the future of Arlanda is ensured, then we could perhaps discuss the matter. Who knows \u2013 maybe it will be well suited for drones! In any case, it\u2019s good that the unrealistic ideas of closing Bromma before the agreement period ends are now apparently no longer under discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>COLLABORATION AND FUNDING<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s certainly more that can be done. If one reads the government report on air travel in the Stockholm region, it\u2019s clear what an obscure position Arlanda has had in Swedish politics. One needs to consider why a place that\u2019s so important to Sweden and to the economy of the entire country has been treated this way. Copenhagen Airport is a great success. You also really sense this as a passenger, even if you\u2019re only transferring there. The airport has a private owner. Perhaps Arlanda can be privatised and be an independent company, but this unfair treatment cannot continue,\u201d says Maria\u00a0Rankka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve sat on the board of the Swedish Transport Agency, and the agency invests in roads and railways. But when it comes to Arlanda, the State doesn\u2019t provide any money. All capital expenditures are funded by earnings. When people have discussions and say that air travel isn\u2019t shouldering its costs, they\u2019re comparing apples and oranges. It would be an extremely generous act if calculations were made so that these modes of transport could be compared in a different way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone says that air travel is not shouldering its costs, they\u2019re also only looking at tax revenue, not at the fact that Swedavia pays for the infrastructure itself. Twelve billion Swedish kronor is now being invested in Arlanda, and the company has an aggressive investment plan, but ultimately it\u2019s passengers and the industry, together with tenants and other stakeholders, that are paying for the expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN TEN YEARS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cIn ten years, I hope there will be sufficient infrastructure for as many take-offs and landings as are needed, even if a fourth and fifth runway are required. But it will take more than ten years to get this in place. That would be an extremely short period of time to get all the permits and decisions and then carry out construction. It took almost 20 years to get the airport\u2019s most recent environmental permit through. But in ten years, Arlanda will be one of the best airports to come to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2070<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cIn 2070, Arlanda will also be important. Perhaps we\u2019ll travel by Hyperloop then, but considered from the perspective of the current paradigm, the airport will be even more important than today. I don\u2019t know whether there will be a technological revolution that will enable us to travel by other means \u2013 while that\u2019s a long lead time, 2070 is still pretty far away. But we\u2019ll need to move around. Access will be at least as important as it is now. The Stockholm\u2013Uppsala corridor will be completely urbanised and built up by then.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-b51168870d26eac9084c0e2dc495efe0 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_heading  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Maria Rankka<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>BORN:<\/strong> 1975 in Falun, Sweden<\/p>\n<p><strong>OCCUPATION:<\/strong>CEO of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<p><strong>CURRENTLY: <\/strong>Member of the Board of Directors for Stockholmsm\u00e4ssan (which arranges trade fairs and conventions in Stockholm), Business Sweden and Pop House AB.<br \/>\nAlso a columnist for the Swedish daily <em>Svenska Dagbladet<\/em> and author of the book <em>Uppdrag F\u00f6r\u00e4ndring<\/em> (Lava 2016) about change leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAVELS:<\/strong> to Austin, Texas<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-d3021aff4e2c88ff75459fd6b3a45a12 hr-default  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>When I travel on my own<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cI flew to the US and Cuba, of course, which I visited a while ago, but I take the train to Uppsala. I live in Vasastan in central and can walk to the office. The place I\u2019m going to and the distance determine how I travel. Domestic flights are really efficient calculated on a per passenger basis, and we live in a sparsely populated country with such long distances. Many times, it\u2019s more environmentally beneficial to fly than build a railway. So I\u2019m passionate about the issue of biofuel for aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Destinations<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cCuba was interesting, but once is enough. I travel a lot, both in my job and for leisure, and I like many different places. In Sweden, I like Lule\u00e5 and Norrbotten \u2013 that\u2019s a really nice part of the country. I\u2019m fascinated by the Middle East, although I may not travel there for leisure. And then I\u2019m fond of Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fell in love with Austin the first time I travelled there. The people there are incredibly nice. Austin was a small college town in the 1960s, a little smaller than Stockholm, but now it\u2019s been the fastest growing city in the US for a number of years. There\u2019s a lot of live music, a lot of tech companies, creative people and really, really, really nice weather. Austin is\u00a0cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-6506fede23ebabc356a69c4f34fb9195\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-6506fede23ebabc356a69c4f34fb9195 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-6506fede23ebabc356a69c4f34fb9195 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-6506fede23ebabc356a69c4f34fb9195 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-8585 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8585 avia_image ' src='http:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Bilder_Maria_Rankka_staende.jpg' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-eaffe4f103f2e779d87f3ac5439308db\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-eaffe4f103f2e779d87f3ac5439308db img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-eaffe4f103f2e779d87f3ac5439308db .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-eaffe4f103f2e779d87f3ac5439308db av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-7343 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7343 avia_image ' src='http:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Citat_maria_rankka1_eng.png' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-7148c96ad18338470e2200b4c17e1ba3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-7148c96ad18338470e2200b4c17e1ba3{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-7148c96ad18338470e2200b4c17e1ba3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>PRECLEARANCE<\/h4>\n<p>US preclearance allows passengers flying to America to go through US border control while they are still at Arlanda. It simplifies travel and paves the way for new opportunities. That is because US border control enables direct service to American domestic airports. In 2016, a bilateral agreement between Sweden and the US and a memorandum of understanding between Swedavia and US Customs and Border Protection were signed. At Arlanda, construction of a dedicated pre\u00adclearance facility is planned for Pier F in Terminal 5.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-2683186cf6c434c3fdebf44adb9dc21f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-733a2c242be8733001f60cab431e0ef6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-733a2c242be8733001f60cab431e0ef6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-733a2c242be8733001f60cab431e0ef6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-733a2c242be8733001f60cab431e0ef6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-8592 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8592 avia_image ' src='http:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Bilder_Maria_Rankka_staende_hyperloop.jpg' alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-7148c96ad18338470e2200b4c17e1ba3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-7148c96ad18338470e2200b4c17e1ba3{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-7148c96ad18338470e2200b4c17e1ba3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-a7bac4a6e49c8eb47262a43fda825da8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>HYPERLOOP. PNEUMATIC POST ON A GIGANTIC SCALE<\/h4>\n<p>Hyperloop is like a giant pneumatic postal system with very low air pressure. Capsules for passengers and goods are sent through the tube. The capsules ride on magnetic rails and since air resistance is low, they can reach a speed of 1,200 kilometres an hour. In Finland, planning is under way for the construction of a 15 kilometre-long test track between Turku and Salo, the first step in a potential Turku-Helsinki route, with a possible extension to Stockholm. It is estimated that travel time between the two capitals would be less than 30 minutes. According to Hyperloop, construction of a pipeline would cost about 180 billion kronor. Other stakeholders are reported to be India, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-a0b76c18c300586a7a521cbd43c6aa29\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a0b76c18c300586a7a521cbd43c6aa29{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a0b76c18c300586a7a521cbd43c6aa29 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a0b76c18c300586a7a521cbd43c6aa29 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-a0b76c18c300586a7a521cbd43c6aa29 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Other interesting articles<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-37db7774972b8d591729063a7f1a425c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-37db7774972b8d591729063a7f1a425c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-37db7774972b8d591729063a7f1a425c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_portfolio  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  id=\"av-sc-portfolio-1\"  class=' grid-sort-container isotope   no_margin-container with-excerpt-container grid-total-odd grid-col-4 grid-links-' data-portfolio-id='1'><div data-ajax-id='7297' class=' grid-entry flex_column isotope-item all_sort no_margin post-entry post-entry-7297 grid-entry-overview grid-loop-1 grid-parity-odd   av_one_fourth first default_av_fullwidth '><article class='main_color inner-entry'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bilder_huvudbild_Darja_eng.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bilder_huvudbild_Darja_eng-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bilder_huvudbild_Darja_eng-1030x550.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bilder_huvudbild_Darja_eng-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bilder_huvudbild_Darja_eng-705x376.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/><\/a><div class='grid-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Portfolio: DARJA ISAKSSON\"><h3 class='grid-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.connectsweden.se\/en\/artiklar\/darja-isaksson-en\/' title='DARJA ISAKSSON'>DARJA ISAKSSON<\/a><\/h3><\/header><\/div><footer 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