NIB finances ambulance helicopter service network in Sweden

Photo: Svensk Luftambulans.
NIB and Svensk Luftambulans (SLA) have signed a 20-year loan agreement of SEK 180 million (EUR 17 million) to finance the merger of local airborne ambulance services in Sweden and the acquisition of new helicopters.

The members of Svensk Luftambulans include the county councils of Värmland, Dalarna, Västra Götaland and Uppsala, who joined forces to form a regional network for improving pre-hospital care delivered by ambulance helicopters and better coordination of emergency services.

The loan will finance the acquisition of the airborne ambulance services of Värmland and Dalarna, as well as the acquisition of two new helicopters to replace older aircraft.

“Establishing cross-regional cooperation for delivering airborne medical services will help to improve logistics and the efficiency of emergency care. The project will also allow medical equipment and maintenance to be centralised”, says Henrik Normann, NIB President & CEO.

Svensk Luftambulans (SLA) is a medical helicopter federation and air rescue service that operates air emergency services in four Swedish counties. At year-end 2017, SLA employed around 60 people and operated four helicopters.

NIB is an international financial institution owned by eight member countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The Bank finances private and public projects in and outside the member countries. NIB has the highest possible credit rating, AAA/Aaa, with the leading rating agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

For further information, please contact

Mr Tore Emanuelsson, Senior Manager, Origination, at +358 10 618 0244, tore.emanuelsson@nib.int

Ms Lisa-Maria Altenberger, Communications Unit, at +358 10 618 0234, lisa-maria.altenberger@nib.int