Finland – Arctic Ocean rail route proposed

Map of the proposed routes for a railway from Finland to coastal towns in Norway or Murmansk in Russia.

EUROPE: A report into options for a rail link from Finnish Lapland to the Arctic Ocean has been published by Finland’s Ministry of Transport & Communications. This concludes that a 465 km route from Rovaniemi via Sodankylä to Kirkenes in Norway would be the best option.

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