The Marketplace in Terminal 5 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport is now complete, with the 11,000sqm area home to around 40 new shops, cafés and restaurants. It is the largest commercial investment in the airport’s history.
“We are so pleased and proud to have put the finishing touches to the Marketplace investment project, allowing us to present a brand-new passenger experience offering a modern range of food, drink and shopping to our passengers,” said Charlotte Ljunggren, Director of Marketing and Sales, Swedavia.
Over the past five years, Stockholm Arlanda Airport has carried out a major investment in food, drink and shopping, replacing and broadening the offering in Terminal 5 to meet the expectations of the airport’s passengers. The result of the investment, which is the largest in Arlanda’s history, is a Marketplace right next to the airport’s modern security control in Terminal 5, where popular, well-known brands sit alongside new concepts. Many popular Swedish operators have moved in, and a brand-new concept with a focus on Nordic gifts has emerged since the first section of the Marketplace opened in autumn 2023.
“Our vision for the new Marketplace has been to provide a shopping, food and drink experience with an element of the unexpected that will leave an impression on passengers,” Ljunggren explained. “The investment builds on Swedavia’s long-term commercial strategy, with its focus on variety, renewal and value for money. We want a wide variety of restaurants serving food from all over the world, and shops with a price range to suit all pockets. The Marketplace will offer something for all tastes and all budgets.”
Interest from commercial operators looking to establish a presence in the new Marketplace has been strong. Although there has been a major focus on having a broad offering, Swedish and Nordic influences have also played a prominent role in the design of the Marketplace.
“At Swedavia, we are proud to operate leading airports in the Nordic region and we strive to reflect the flavour and character of the region, including in the shopping and dining experiences at all our airports,” said Ljunggren. “At Arlanda and the Marketplace this can be seen in the form of the many local operators and locally produced goods that can be found there. We have focused on strengthening our Swedish brands in response to the strong demand for more Nordic, Swedish and local products, both to keep and to give as gifts. This is now one of many things we are pleased we can offer our passengers.”
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