All Finland articles – Page 7
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NewsOperator aims to benefit from Finland – Russia freight liberalisation
EUROPE: Ahead of the expected imminent ratification of a bilateral agreement liberalising the market for cross-border rail freight between Finland and Russia, Finland’s Nurminen Logistics Group and Russia’s Rustranscom have announced the formation of NR Rail as a jointly-owned company to handle international traffic. Nurminen said the end of ...
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NewsPolarteknik brand to be launched at InnoTrans
POLARTEKNIK: A new branding associated with a restructuring which is scheduled to take effect on October 1 will be highlighted by Finland’s PMC Group at InnoTrans 2016. The group's Polarteknik Pneumatics and Door Systems businesses are to be merged into a Polarteknik Oy business unit. This follows the ...
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NewsMipro wins yard resignalling contract
FINLAND: National transport agency Liikennevirasto has awarded Mipro a €22·3m contract to undertake signalling renewals at the marshalling yards at Niirala, Vainikkala and at Kotolahti-Mussalo in Kotka. The work is to be undertaken in 2016-18, with each yard commissioned as a separate entity. Announcing the contract on September 13, ...
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NewsEIB signs Helsinki metro extension loan
FINLAND: European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer signed an initial €100m tranche of financing for the second phase of the extension of the Helsinki metro to Espoo on August 30. The 7 km extension from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti will add five stations. Opening is planned for 2020 at the earliest. ...