Planning programme

The planning programme summarises the railway and waterway planning work carried out at the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and the major projects planned for the state-owned road network by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and ELY Centres.

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has developed the planning programme for the years 2025–2028 as part of the implementation of the National Transport System Plan (Transport 12 Plan), which was approved by the Finnish Government in April 2021. The preparation process has considered the new objectives defined during the ongoing update of the Transport 12 Plan. The planning programme is a compilation of railway and waterway planning carried out by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, as well as the planning of major projects on the state road network conducted by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and the Regional State Administrative Agencies (ELY Centres, Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).

The planning programme is used to prioritize and schedule nationally significant infrastructure development projects. The main goal of the programme is to promote the planning needs of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency's investment programme in a timely and long-term manner, while considering changes in the operational environment and the guidelines of the government programme.

By programming the planning projects, the programme ensures sufficient and timely planning readiness for infrastructure investments before decisions are made regarding implementation funding. At the time of selection, no investment decisions have been made for the planning projects included in the programme in the state budget.

 

Selection criteria

The newly selected planning projects in the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency's planning programme aim primarily to advance the design of investment projects in the investment programme before decisions on implementation funding are made. The focus of the selection process is on new projects starting in 2025. In preparing the planning programme, impact and project evaluation data has been utilized, considering the characteristics of the programme’s projects and the available knowledge base. Close cooperation with the ELY Centres has been carried out in the selection of road projects.

The selected planning projects in the programme have been prioritized based on their effectiveness. The selection criteria are based on the objectives presented in the update of the Transport 12 Plan, which include functionality, safety, and sustainability. Additionally, the need for the selected planning projects has been identified in the strategic situational picture, or the project is particularly urgent or critical. This round of the planning programme preparation has placed particular emphasis on the functionality of the transport network, security of supply, and military mobility.

Other factors that may be considered in preparing the planning programme include compliance with EU requirements (TEN-T), addressing service level deficiencies in the main route regulation, traffic safety, particularly large or urgent needs of the business sector, and the deteriorating condition of transport infrastructure or bridges, which require timely advancement of planning. In line with the National Transport System Plan, the prioritization and scheduling of planning projects have also considered the opportunities for utilizing EU funding.

Projects

The planning programme includes, among other things, preliminary design of large and network-significant projects to map out planning and investment needs, general, railway, and road design for potential future investment projects, and for justified reasons, also construction planning. The planning programme does not include, for example, the design of smaller and local projects by the ELY-centres, design of basic maintenance projects for the transport network, or the construction planning of primarily investment projects. Projects that have received separate funding from the Parliament’s budget are not included in the planning programme decided by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency but are presented in the planning programme due to their significance and scale.

The following listings and map images show the most significant planning projects ongoing in 2025. Click the button below to read more about the projects.

Most important road planning projects 

Road projects

1.    Highway 1, Korisuonmäki green bridge, Vihti, road plan
2.    Highway 2, improvements at the centre of Pori, road plan and environmental impact assessment 
3.    Highway 3, Ylöjärvi–Hämeenkyrö, road plan
4.    Highway 4, bypass at Ii, road plan *
5.    Highway 4, improvements at Joutsa emergency landing site and Joutsansalmi II bridge, road plan
6.    Highway 5, Savilahti bridge, Mikkeli, road plan
7.    Highway 6, Kouvola section, phase 1, road plan
8.    Highway 6 and Road 365, pedestrian and bicycle path between Koria and Kuusankoski
9.    Highway 6, Kullasvaara interchange, road plan
10.    Highway 8, planning of bypass lanes between Vaasa and Kokkola, road plan
11.    Highway 8, widening between Bäckliden and Brännbacken, road plan
12.    Highway 8, Ytterjeppo interchange, road plan
13.    Highway 9, Tampere–Orivesi, motorway road plan for section Alasjärvi–Käpykangas
14.    Highway 9, Turku–Tampere connection improvement, road plan
15.    Highway 9, improvements at Leppävesi bridge, road plan
16.    Highway 9, improvements at Metsolahti bridge, road plan
17.    Highway 12, Tampere (Alasjärvi)–Kangasala (Huutijärvi), road plan
18.    Highway 12, Joutjärvi–Uusikylä, road plan
19.    Highway 12 and road 65, Vaitinaro interchange, Tampere, road plan
20.    Highway 18, Laihia–Seinäjoki, road plan
21.    Highway 19, Seinäjoki–Lapua, road plan
22.    Highway 20, Korvenkylä–Kiiminki, road plan*
23.    Highway 21, improvements at Tengeliönjoki bridges, road and construction plan
24.    Highway 22, Oulu–Muhos regional pedestrian and bicycle connection, road and construction plan
25.    Highway 25, Hyvinkää and Mäntsälä, road plan
26.    Highway 52, Salo section, Phase 2, road plan
27.    Highway 92, Karigasniemi border crossing point, road and construction plan
28.    Road 120, Vihdintie sustainable mobility quality corridor and its follow-up plans, road plan
29.    Road 642, Äänekoski bridge section, road and construction plan
30.    Road 749, Uusikaarlepyy–Pietarsaari, pedestrian and bicycle path, road plan
31.    Road 2555, Järvikylä–Noormarkku, pedestrian and bicycle path, road plan
32.    Road 6113 and 16620 (Highway 9), improvements of pedestrian and bicycle conditions between Muurame and Keljonkangas, road plan
33.    Road 7041, Lapua–Nurmo, walking and cycling project, road plan
34.    Road 11507, northern logistics link for Central Uusimaa, road plan
35.    Vaasa Port Road, road plan

*MAL measures 2024–2027

General plans

A. Highway 2, Nummela–Karkkila, general plan
B. Highway 3, Lempäälä–Pirkkala and ring road 2, environmental impact assessment and general plan
C. Highway 8, Rauma–Eurajoki, four-lane upgrade, environmental impact assessment and general plan
D. Highway 9, Kanavuori–Lievestuore, environmental impact assessment and general plan
E. Highway 9, Korpilahti–Jyväskylä, environmental impact assessment and general plan
F. Highway 20, Korvenkylä–Kiiminki, development of the section, environmental impact assessment and general plan
G. Highway 63, improvements at Ina–Kaustinen, general plan

Projects mentioned in the state budget

I. Highway 4, Hirvas—Rovaniemi—Vikajärvi project plan (II Supplementary Budget 2023)

Most important road planning projects placed on the map of Finland

Most important railway planning projects

 

Most important studies and plans

 

  1. Luumäki–Joutseno capacity study, railway plan
  2. Lappeenranta transport hub, railway plan
  3. Imatra–Joensuu, railway plan
  4. Kotolahti–Mussalo rail connection plan
  5. Savon railway, Iisalmi–Kontiomäki section, further planning
  6. Railway plan for Iisalmi raw timber loading site
  7. Kuopio–Iisalmi needs assessment
  8. Railway plan and construction plan for Kontiomäki raw timber loading site
  9. Tampere–Nokia additional track, environmental impact assessment and general plan
  10. Kokkola–Ykspihlaja, railway plan
  11. Preliminary study of railway yard projects (Pieksämäki, Rovaniemi, Imatra freight, Kouvola–Kuusankoski, Lahti, Ylivieska, Jyväskylä, Toijala, Oulu, Hamina, Kontiomäki)

Projects mentioned in the state budget

I. Advancement of the main railway plan between Tampere–Oulu
II. Tampere–Jyväskylä railway plan
III. Preparation for increasing rail capacity on the Helsinki–Pasila connection
IV. Design of the development of the Helsinki–Tampere main railway (Riihimäki–Tampere meeting points, railway plan and construction plan)
V. Plan for speed and capacity enhancement of the Savonrata railway between Kouvola and Kuopio
VI. Plan for electrification of the Tornio–Kolari railway section
VII. Development of the main railway: plan for Riihimäki–Tampere
VIII. Development of the coastal railway, Karjaa–Kauklahti (including the double track plan in Siuntio)
IX. Relocation of the Turku port railway track (including railway plan) *
X. Plan and repair of the Suupohja railway

*MAL measures 2024–2027

Other rail projects and studies

• Update of the overall railway network general view and broader network compilation studies
• Needs for improvement and prioritization of passenger transport hubs
• Studies and plans for railway yards, and updating of compilation studies
• Basic maintenance and repair plans for railways
• Safety improvement plans for level crossings
• Development projects for raw timber loading sites (e.g., Iisalmi, Riihimäki, Kyrö)
• Bridge projects (e.g., large bridge projects in Northern Finland)
• Separate studies (e.g., review of track gauge, further electrification of the railway network, infrastructure needs for rail reform, train ferry connection to Rail Baltica, maintenance needs)
• MAL study and planning projects in cooperation with other actors (e.g., local traffic, station areas, Hosantie railway plan) *

*MAL measures 2024–2027
 

Most important railway planning projects placed on the map of Finland

Most important waterway planning projects

1.    Åland Islands waterways, Eckerö and Färjsund, water permit application and construction plan
2.    Raahen waterway, general plan
3.    Loviisa waterway, deepening to 11 meters, water permit application
4.    Saimaa deep waterway improvements, water permit application
5.    Vaasa waterway, deepening to 10 meters, water permit application
6.    Oulu waterway, general plan and widening of the inner part of the waterway, water permit application
7.    Kvarken deepening, construction plan
8.    Improvements of the Inkoo waterway, general plan and water permit application
9.    Improvements of the Merikarvia waterway, general plan
10.    Hamina waterway, general plan
11.    Kaskinen waterway, deepening to 11 meters, general plan

Most important waterway planning projects placed on the map of Finland

 

 

 

 

Funding the planning programme

The projects in the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency planning programme are funded from two budget items of the state budget: the basic transport maintenance item for road maintenance, railway maintenance, and waterway maintenance, and the development item for project planning under other development. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency is allocated appropriations annually in the state budget. Read more about the Budget.

See also

National Transport System Plan (Transport 12; in Finnish)

Details of other planning projects under way at the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (in Finnish)

Investment programme of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency

Strategic situational picture for the transport network