Swedish Government Go-Ahead for Completion of Arctic Railway Sweden´s government has green-lighted the completion of the Skellefteå – Luleå section of the North Bothnia line, which would effectively complete the Umeå – Luleå project in the Swedish North.
Agreement on Arctic Railway Planning and Implementation: "What is happening today brings something new to the table" Finnish Bay Area Development Oy and Sør-Varanger Utvikling development company will enable and accelerate Northeast Passage related infrastructure development by providing modern railway connection from Finland to Kirkenes harbour. "What is happening today brings something new to the table" says Kenneth Stålslett, CEO in Sør-Varanger Utvikling.
Thumbs Down for the Arctic Railway The Finnish-Norwegian working group investigating the idea of an Arctic Railway have not found much to support such a railway, according to the working group report.
