First landing at new KS helipad in downtown Stockholm

The very first helicopter has landed at the Karolinska University Hospital’s brand new helipad in Solna, near downtown Stockholm. The local EC 135 EMS helicopter SE-JFN, piloted by Richard Johansson of Scandinavian Medicopter, did the landing on Friday afternoon.

The new two-place helipad sits on top of a new trauma center that is being built as part of the construction of the “Nya Karolinska Sjukhuset” (NKS) project next to the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. The helipad, which is located approximately 200 meters from the existing one, is expected to handle up to 3000 landings annually, and it is dimensioned to take helicopters in sizes ranging up to the Swedish Armed Force’s NH90 (HKP14). It is constructed on a large amount of shock absorbers that will reduce the vibrations in the building when helicopters are operating. The landing(s) on Friday was performed in order to make noise measurements for the upcoming helicopter traffic. The heliport itself is planned to be operational by the end of 2016.