SJ-pall

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of SJ (“Swedish State Railways”) +‎ pall (“pallet”). As this was the pallet standard used by the Swedish State Railways (SJ), which would later become the EUR pallet standard.

Noun

SJ-pall c

  2. (dated) A pallet with the measurements 800 mm × 1,200 mm × 144 mm; an EUR-pallet, Euro-pallet, EPAL-pallet.
    Synonyms: Europapall, EU-pall
    Hypernym: lastpall
    • 1967 March 1, Dagens nyheter, page 8:
      […] för omg leverans Industripall o. SJ-pall […]
      […] for immediate delivery Industrial pallet and SJ pallet […]
    • 2020 March 23, “Stötta vården – Så kan du hjälpa sjukvården med skyddsutrustning”, in Byggföretagen‎[1], archived from the original on 18 May 2025:
      Har ditt företag material som akut kan avvaras till sjukvården? […] Då går det bra att lämna mindre volymer (mindre än en SJ-pall) på Konferenscentret
      Does your company have any materials that can urgently be spared for healthcare? […] Then it’s fine to drop off smaller volumes (less than one EUR pallet) at the Conference Centre […]
    • 2023 March 31, Sven Rosell, “Vd:n som vill göra skillnad – skånska spisar värmer Ukraina”, in Företagarna‎[2], archived from the original on 7 August 2025:
      Spisen sprider värme åt alla håll, vilket räcker till uppskattningsvis 20 personer. På ovansidans fem millimeter tjocka platta kan man laga mat. Spisarna har dessutom en storlek som gör dem lätta att lasta på en SJ-pall.
      The stove radiates heat in all directions, enough for an estimated 20 people. On the five-millimetre-thick plate on top, you can cook food. The stoves are also sized so that they are easy to load onto an EUR pallet.
  4. (nonstandard) Any similarly looking pallet
    Synonym: lastpall
    • 2023 July 17, Lars-Göran Halvdansson, “Många idéer hos Flarkenföretagaren Elias”, in Mellanbygden‎[3], archived from the original on 15 September 2025:
      Men när han kommer in på råvaran och tillverkningen blir det än mer spännande. Gamla SJ-pallar får nämligen nytt liv.
      But when he gets on to the raw material and the production, it becomes even more exciting. Old wooden pallets are given new life.

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