The Swedish city of Gothenburg is celebrating its 400 year anniversary in 2023 and as part of the celebrations the city is undergoing a construction boom. For much of the city’s 400 year history, major construction projects have been very limited by the wet and weak ground conditions beneath the city.

This means that Gothenburg, unlike most comparable European cities, doesn’t have an underground metro network or any skyscrapers.

But now thanks to new innovation in construction, particularly in the ground shoring sector, digging deep underground and building up to the sky, can take place on Gothenburg’s weak clay. 

This is the story of how Gothenburg is building its first underground metro line and Scandinavia’s tallest skyscraper, when only a few years ago these projects may have been impossible.

Guests

Sam Oldroyd, European sales manager, Groundforce

Richard Dawson, Senior Operations Manager at Groundforce

Olaf Buerger, Project Manager, NCC