Finland allocates funding for major transport projects and defence infrastructure
The Finnish government has approved funding for a series of transport infrastructure projects and defence-related upgrades as part of its 2027–2030 budget framework, public broadcaster Yle reports. The package includes significant investments in eastern Finland and military mobility initiatives.
Key transport projects receiving funding include:
- Deepening the Loviisa maritime fairway
- Upgrades to Highway 51 at the Kela intersection
- Improvements to Highway 9 junctions in Suonenjoki town centre
- Deepening the Vaasa harbour fairway and electrifying its rail connection
- Widening Highway 8 between Bäckliden and Brännbacken
- New interchanges in Inkoo, Kirkkonummi, and Lepplax
- Expansion of the Karelian Railway, including double-track sections (Luumäki–Joutseno, Lappeenranta–Lauritsala) and passing tracks between Imatra and Joensuu
- Electrification planning for the Joensuu–Uimaharju and Vuokatti–Kontiomäki rail lines
- Road improvements in Heinävesi, Juuka, and Korsnäs (Luoto)
The government will also launch defence infrastructure projects totalling €112 million in the first phase, focusing on reinforcing bridges, planning European rail connections from Tornio to Kemi and northward, upgrading critical road links, and designing military transport routes. Additional funding decisions will be prepared for the autumn budget session.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s administration finalised the budget framework on Monday, with broader public finance plans for 2027–2030.