Luleå Municipality, Aviator, SOS Alarm participate in Swedavia’s annual procurement of SAF

Photo: Swedavia

Swedavia announced Feb. 24 that it continues to support the aviation industry’s transition by inviting other stakeholders to participate in its annual procurement of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The procurement aims to promote more sustainable business travel.

In the most recent round, Luleå Municipality and Aviator were new participants.

SOS Alarm took part for the sixth consecutive year.

“For us, it is very positive to be able to show together with other stakeholders that it is already possible today to significantly reduce aviation’s fossil climate impact by choosing SAF,” said Therese Forsström, Swedavia’s head of sustainable development. “We are of course pleased that Luleå Municipality, Aviator and SOS Alarm participated in the latest procurement. It is also the first time a Swedish municipality has taken part.”

Carina Sammeli, chair of the municipal executive committee in Luleå, added, “Due to our geographical location, we in Luleå are dependent on air travel. But at the same time, we must take responsibility for this and contribute to reducing the climate impact of aviation. Our collaboration with Swedavia is an important part of that work.”

By using SAF, fossil-CO2 emissions can be reduced by an average of up to 80 percent over the fuel’s lifecycle compared to conventional jet fuel.

“As part of our continued climate efforts, we at Aviator have invested in SAF through Swedavia’s recently completed SAF procurement,” said Jonas Brundin, the managing director at Aviator. “This investment means that we will reduce about 50 percent of the emissions from our business travel in 2025. At the same time, it is a concrete way for us to contribute to the development of more sustainable aviation—something we consider absolutely essential for the future of transportation.”

By participating in Swedavia’s joint procurement, the lifecycle emissions from individual business trips can be significantly reduced while also supporting the increased demand needed for the production of SAF to grow.

Currently, SAF is several times more expensive than traditional jet fuel.

“SOS Alarm is responsible for Sweden’s emergency number, 112, and our operations must therefore be maintained 24 hours a day, all year around,” said Astrid Pettersson, the head of strategy and sustainability at SOS Alarm. “SAF procurement is a key measure to reduce our emissions and operate more sustainably.”

In the 2025 procurement, 300 metric tons of SAF were ordered, of which 215 tons were on behalf of Swedavia.

The SAF delivered in 2025 is produced from residual products such as used cooking oil.

In accordance with current fuel requirements, SAF is blended with up to 50 percent traditional jet fuel and can be used in existing aircraft technology and infrastructure.

Swedavia’s own airport operations became fully fossil‑free in 2020, and the company continues its efforts to support the industry’s goals of fossil‑free domestic aviation by 2030 and fossil‑free international traffic by 2045.

Swedavia promotes more sustainable aviation through a number of initiatives, including the joint procurement of SAF.

Since 2016, Swedavia has annually procured SAF for all its business flights to reduce fossil-carbon emissions.

Since 2019, other organizations and companies have also been invited to take part in the procurement.

Work has begun on the joint procurement of SAF for 2026.