Finland will pursue Rovaniemi-Kirkenes route for new Arctic railway link

A long-awaited report from Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communication released Friday says the agency will further explore an Arctic rail link from Finland to the port on Norway's Barents Sea coast.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer March 9, 2018
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Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a proposed railway route linking the nation — and eventually the rest of Europe — to the Arctic Ocean should explore using a route via Oulu, Rovaniemi and Kirkenes, Minister Anne Berner announced in a press conference Friday.

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