Finnish Minister Lulu Ranne criticized West Rail Line funding based on EU evaluation document

Finnish Minister of Transport Lulu Ranne has seemingly based her public assessment of the West Rail Line’s economic unfeasibility on a section of an EU funding evaluation document that primarily addresses a different issue. This is revealed in the evaluation paper obtained by STT.

In the portion referenced by Ranne, the focus is on assessing the potential of EU funding to stimulate additional financing. While the mention of the West Rail Line’s economic unprofitability appears in this section, another part of the document evaluating the project’s impact concludes that it is financially viable or feasible based on a cost-benefit analysis.

Iltalehti also reported on the same document earlier on Monday.