A breakdown in relations with eastern neighbour Russia, membership in NATO: Finland’s eyes are turned to the west. That also applies to transport and logistics.…
Category: Haparanda
Finland to study European gauge connection to Sweden
Finland wants to study the possibility of creating a European gauge (1435 mm) connection to Sweden to facilitate trade and military mobility with the rest of the European Union. The first option would be to create a 1435 mm railway line connecting Oulu, to Haparanda, on the border with Sweden, where goods have to be…
Nurminen Logistics opens rail link connecting Finland with port of Gothenburg
Finnish logistics company Nurminen Logistics will open a new rail route connecting northern Finland to the port of Gothenburg. The service will commence in April. According to the company, the new route helps Finland’s international accessibility at a time when routes through Russia are unavailable. The new rail route will run from Haparanda, a town […]