New agreements for the upcoming icebreaking season

The Finnish harbours freeze over every winter, and, depending on the extent of the ice cover and the challenges posed by the ice winter, vessels moving among the ice are assisted approximately 300...

Early involvement in infrastructure planning

Citizen experiences accelerate safer traffic arrangements

Social impact assessment highlights the human impacts of transport infrastructure projects

Ice model testing for new icebreaker currently under way

Nordic cooperation in icebreaking continues all year round

Finland is a pioneer of the alliance model – close cooperation generates savings and innovations

Digirail brings Finland to the European frontier of train control systems

How does winter road maintenance compare in Finland, Sweden and Norway?

European track gauge to Northern Finland? Reports describe solutions, benefits and disadvantages

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency investigated, on behalf of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, how the European track gauge could be extended from Sweden to Northern Finland....

Massive amount of work carried out in the Espoo Rail Line project in five weeks

Up-to-date marine weather information and observations to improve maritime safety

Digiroad material publication 2/2025 has been published

Significant advances will be made during the summer interruption of the Espoo Rail Line project – five bridges, tunnel excavation and the structures of the Kilo Station will be completed

The Digirail project’s market dialogue attracted widespread interest

The safety equipment systems and train control systems used in Finnish rail traffic will be modernised in the implementation phase of the Digirail project. The market dialogue presented a...

Feasibility study on Kvarken Fixed Connection complete

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has prepared a feasibility study on the Kvarken Fixed Connection, from Vaasa to Umeå. To summarise the results of the feasibility study: The Kvarken...

The winter of the icebreaking season 2024–2025 was mild and the season lasted 153 days

The first assistance restrictions for the Bay of Bothnia entered into force, on 21 December 2024, one month later than in the previous year. The development of the ice coverage was similar to the...

Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency to kick start the concept design for an icebreaker

The Finnish icebreaking fleet is old and the design and construction of an updated fleet is important for Finland's competitiveness. The majority of exports and imports are carried by sea, and...

Work on the Espoo Rail Line will cause interruptions in rail traffic on the coastal line - first interruptions in May

The summer will see extensive track work to improve traffic flow and the railway network

Summer is once again a busy time for track work around the railway network. The work is scheduled to cause as little disruptions as possible to minimise the impact on traffic. The timetables are...