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NATO To Establish Logistics Base In Sweden: Govt
Sweden's new NATO logistics base in Enköping will coordinate the movement of troops and heavy equipment, expanding from 70 to 160 personnel during crises, officials said.
- On August 21, 2025, Sweden announced the establishment of a NATO logistics base in Enköping to support troop deployments across Northern Europe.
- This decision follows Sweden's March 2024 NATO membership and its 200-year break from military neutrality triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- The base in Enköping will coordinate transport of equipment, personnel, fuel, ammunition, and spare parts across Swedish territory to support NATO's northern flank.
- The site will house about 70 personnel during peacetime and can expand to 160 in heightened alert or wartime, with full operation set by the end of 2027.
- Sweden’s hosting of this center signals increased regional security cooperation and NATO’s strengthened deterrence against potential threats from Russia.
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Sweden gets NATO’s first logistics base
Sweden has slammed the brakes on 200 years of military neutrality, and now it’s rolling out the welcome mat for NATO’s first-ever logistics hub on its soil. Defence Minister Pål Jonson announced that the new base will be built in Enköping, northwest of Stockholm, with NATO planners already plotting how to move tanks, fuel, and ammunition across Northern Europe quicker than a Volvo down the E4… Source
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The Swedish armed forces were loaded with the preparation and establishment of the base, so that it would be operational by the end of 2027.
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Will coordinate American troop movements in the event of a major war against Russia. "Sweden has an important position within NATO."
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