Supply security project

Newly electrified Finnish line could bring in Italian wine and pasta

Rail bridge across the Swedish-Finnish border. Image: Shutterstock. © Roland Magnusson

Sweden and Finland have finished the electrification of the Laurila – Tornio – Haparanda line. The line connects the two countries via rail in the far north, and its development is a supply security project for Finland. The project is bearing its first fruit for Finnish fans of Italian cuisine, as wine and pasta supplies may now be secured via rail.

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