The 3D finite element analyses were performed for the gradual raisings of a corner section of Aitik tailings dam, located in the north of Sweden. The purpose of the analyses was to investigate the potential risk of low compressive stresses or tensile stresses in the corner and to evaluate the slope stability of the dam for current and future raisings. The results indicate that the magnitudes of the minor effective principal stresses in the interior of the dam are sufficient to resist the development of soft zones or cracks in the dam and it is interpreted that there is no increased risk of internal erosion. The slope stability analyses show that the dam has enough safety up to a height of 76 m, if the dam is gradually strengthened with rockfill supports on the downstream side.