Kallax Flyg

Kallax Flyg AB is a helicopter company with its head office and main hangar at Långnäs in Piteå, northern Sweden. It was founded in 1998 by Stenvalls Trä, a family-owned sawmill group founded in 1947, and remains part of that group. The company describes itself as the largest supplier of helicopter services in Sweden and has flown in the Norrland mountains for decades.

Services

• Mountain transfers, including Nikkaluokta to Kebnekaise Mountain Station, Åre Östersund Airport to Åre, and Abisko
• Sightseeing flights and aerial photo
• Heavy lifting and energy sector work
• Forestry work such as forest fertilisation and top-sawing
• Animal work including reindeer herding, wildlife inventory and marking
• Roof snow removal, using a patented method
• Flight school trial lessons
• Experience packages such as fly-in fishing, ptarmigan hunting and mountain hiking

History

• 1998: Kallax Flyg founded
• 2002: acquired Kiruna Flyg
• 2006: acquired the mountain division of Norrlandsflyg and Polarhelikopter
• 2015: acquired Westhelicopter, extending coverage to southern Sweden
• A Norwegian subsidiary, Kallax Flyg A/S, operates in northern Norway

Company facts

• Bases: Piteå, Kiruna, Karlstad, and Alta and Tana in Norway
• About 40 full-time employees, with about 20 more in peak season
• Annual turnover just over 100 million SEK, as stated on the site
• Certified Part-145 maintenance workshop with its own technicians
• The site does not list specific helicopter models