The huge underground cold store Bergfrost in Fuglafjørður has been expanded further to boost its cold storage capacity, while at the same time adding a new dry storage hall. With this expansion in place—per estimate completed later this year (2026)—Bergfrost can offer a total cold storage capacity of a walloping 35,000 tonnes.
In total, Bergfrost’s tunnel complex now measures 28,000 square meters.
Meanwhile, the sizable, new dry storage facility, located in the same underground complex, presents new business opportunities, according to managing director Símin Pauli Sivertsen.
Excavation work started in the spring of 2024 and was completed in late 2025 with the entire project, including installations and finishing work, estimated to be concluded in the fourth quarter of this year.
The development will enable the company to serve more cold storage clients as well as to introduce dry storage services at a scale, Mr. Sivertsen pointed out.
As part of Bergfrost’s tunnel system, deep inside the mountain Borgin, with entrances at Fuglafjørður’s main harbor area, the new 5,000m2 dry storage facility measures 265m in length, 17m in width and 9m in height.
Another hall has been added inside the complex to house power and control systems for cold storage and dry storage, alongside a new underground garage for Bergfrost’s fleet of forklifts. Likewise, a new cold storage tunnel with a storage capacity of 10,000 tonnes has been added to the company’s already existing 25,000-tonnes cold storage capacity, scaling it up to as much as 35,000 tonnes.
Bergfrost has long been known as the largest and operationally safest cold storage facility, not only in the Faroe Islands and Iceland but indeed in the entire Nordic Seas region. This position is now being strengthened even further. At the estimated time of completion, the expansion project will have taken about two and a half years to implement after the plan had been finalized and greenlighted.
The size of the investment is considerable, although the total price tag has not been disclosed as yet.
“Thankfully, the whole construction process went smoothly, and we expect all installations and finishing touches to be completed in November,” Mr. Sivertsen said.
“This a significant investment but on the other hand, it’s within a prudent financial framework that is realistic for our business.”