EU invests in Sweden-Finland transport link

The project, which has been selected for funding under the 2012 TEN-T Multi Annual Programme, will design, construct and improve the transport links through new transport patterns, multimodal logistics and cost efficient solutions.

Infrastructure investments will be made in both countries in order to improve port logistics, rail connections and port intermodality.

The project will also carry out an analysis of traffic management and the organisational aspects of the transport link, known as the “Bothnian Corridor”.

A new transport concept will also be developed, as well as the necessary paperwork ahead of the procurement of a ferry.

Once complete, the EU says it will have a positive impact on the cohesion of the entire Baltic Sea region and will improve the environmental performance of the sea connection and the accessibility of the region.

This initiative will be monitored by the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) and is set to be completed by December 2015.

The EU will also contribute to the ‘Motorways of the Sea’ project.