Training locations

Both training locations are specially chosen to give you the most experience out of the training.

Situated on the southwest coast of Sweden, where the Göta River (Göta älv) meets the North Sea, Göteborg has the largest harbour in Scandinavia and longstanding trade, industry and seafaring traditions. Accordingly the city has an open, outward-looking mentality and maintains extensive contacts with other cities, countries and continents.

Home to Volvo, Ericsson and several other Swedish industry giants, Göteborg is an affluent city with a high standard of living, and increasingly over the last decade or so it has developed a new urban and metropolitan feel, with plenty of hip bars, cafes and clubs lining the streets. At the same time it has managed to retain a strong local character and a down-to-earth cultural robustness that is both authentic and attractive.

Göteborg comes alive in spring and summer. Big crowds flock to Liseberg Amusement Park, Sweden’s most popular tourist attraction, and in the evenings and weekends the city’s main streets are full of people out enjoying themselves in the warm weather. Many restaurants put tables outside, so that punters can enjoy the city’s culinary riches in the bright summer sun, which keeps shining until late in the evening.

Göteborg’s restaurant scene has long been something of a local secret, but increasingly the outside world is waking up to the many gastronomic pleasures it has to offer. The city is particularly famous for its fish and seafood restaurants, but it also sports a great number of excellent eateries specialising in other kinds of cuisine.

Like many Swedish cities, Göteborg is very well laid out, and visitors will immediately notice its spaciousness. The sea air blowing in from the harbour and the city’s wide streets and many open spaces combine to create a feeling of openness, lightness and freshness.

What also helps make the cityscape pleasant is the great number of parks and green spaces. The Horticultural Society Garden (Trädgårdsföreningen) is particularly attractive, a green oasis in the city centre with a lovely rose garden and open-air concerts in summer.

As if the beauty and vibrancy of the city itself wasn’t enough, however, there is also the archipelago with its lively and charming islands and islets offering great opportunities for swimming, sunbathing and sailing. It is a true all year round paradise.

Kalmar is a city in southeastern Sweden located in Kalmar County in the eastern part of Småland. Småland is the home of famous children’s author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), creator of famous characters such as ‘Pippi Longstocking’ and ‘Emil of Lönneberga’.

From the castle town of Kalmar, travelers can take the six-kilometer-long bridge to the Baltic island of Öland, which offers sunshine, bathing and excursions into the medieval past. Öland is also the site of the royal family’s summer residence.

Svensk Pilotutbildning’s facilities are situated at Kalmar Airport, the home of the former Flygflotilj, F12. The airport is a convenient 7km from the town centre of Kalmar. The newly renovated, modern school building is only 300m from one of the two runways, giving great flexibility during flight training. Due to the two crossing runways, moderate traffic and the mild weather on the east cost of Sweden, you have the perfect location for a flight school.

Student accommodation is a newly renovated apartment in the centre of Kalmar. Rooms are for rent with shared facilities. Local buses run regularly to Kalmar Airport and there are bike paths all the way.

In Kalmar we have small concentrated classes giving the students a focused and flexible learning environment. Together with our brand new airplane, DA-20, it will give you the best start towards your pilot career!

Göteborg