{"id":1884877,"date":"2026-04-15T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1884877"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:00:14","slug":"finland-and-sweden-set-to-finally-be-linked-by-rail-this-summer-creating-eus-longest-train-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1884877","title":{"rendered":"Finland and Sweden set to finally be linked by rail this summer, creating EU\u2019s longest train journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/05\/51\/1200x675_cmsv2_48a4e514-b27b-500c-b464-5f9ba199e440-9720551.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2886544-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2886544\" data-cid=\"9723630\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886544-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/36\/30\/189x106_cmsv2_6775b47d-7401-56b0-abf3-94e8e2e5638d-9723630.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news programme at Seoul Railway Station, 27 January, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    South Korea<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    North Korea boosting ability to make nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886389-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2886389\" data-cid=\"9722859\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886389-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/28\/59\/189x106_cmsv2_f9b2e2a0-6b94-5221-9254-2f28dea9d718-9722859.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MEPs Sander Smit (ECR) &amp; Daniel Freund (Greens\/EFA)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Ring<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Magyar beats Orb\u00e1n &#8211; What&#8217;s next for the EU? 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this summer, it will create what is thought to be the longest train journey that\u2019s possible to take in the EU.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              When the border rail link opens this summer, it will create what is thought to be the longest train journey that\u2019s possible to take in the EU.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Julius Jansson <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Julius Jansson\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div 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class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The long-delayed connection with Sweden could launch as early as June, authorities say.<\/p>\n<p>According to a European rail expert, the new route will create one of the longest journeys that can be taken by train within the EU. <\/p>\n<p>At the moment, travellers can only pass between the border towns of Tornio in Finland and Haparanda in Sweden \u2013 at the top of the Gulf of Bothnia \u2013 by bus or car. <\/p>\n<p>There is a rail line linking the two towns, but there\u2019s a practical stumbling block that dates back to Finland\u2019s inclusion in the Russian Empire in the 19th century. <\/p>\n<p>The Finnish track gauge is still set to the old Russian standard of 1524mm, compared to the standard European track gauge of 1435mm, which is used in Sweden, Finnish broadcaster Yle News explains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">This UK \u2018fish and chip train\u2019 blends nostalgia, delicious treats and sunny seaside vibes<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">A new high-speed rail link is launching between Tashkent and Khiva. Here\u2019s what to see and do<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>A solution has now been agreed upon. A historic station in Haparanda, dating from the early 1900s, is being restored, acting as a hub for passengers changing between the two lines at the border. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finnish VR trains will stop at the Tornio C station and then terminate at Haparanda,&#8221; Sampo Kangastalo, development director of Tornio, told Yle News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Haparanda station building is located between the Finnish and Swedish tracks. So to change from VR to Swedish Norrt\u00e5g trains, you\u2019ll just walk through the station building \u2013 it\u2019s easy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Finland and Sweden signed an agreement to simplify rail traffic between the two countries and confirmed a financing deal. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The grand opening of this route will hopefully be just before Midsummer in late June,&#8221; said Kangastalo.<\/p>\n<p>It means this summer Finnish trains will operate cross-border routes for the first time since suspending their service to St Petersburg in 2022 after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h2>A record-long train journey across the EU<\/h2>\n<p>When the border rail link opens this summer, it will create what is thought to be the longest train journey that\u2019s possible to take in the EU, Jon Worth, an independent railway consultant and writer, told Yle News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As far as I can tell Kolari [in Finland] to Lagos, Portugal, is the longest journey you can take on multiple trains within the EU,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>The new link brings other advantages too. &#8220;The real potential is for Rovaniemi and Oulu, which will have a rail route to Sweden without needing a plane or a boat, and that\u2019s excellent news,&#8221; said Worth.<\/p>\n<p>Travellers could also swap the roughly 18-hour passenger ferry between Helsinki and Stockholm for a just over 24-hour train journey. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2885753-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2885753\" data-cid=\"9719737\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885753-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/97\/37\/480x270_cmsv2_07e1b573-ca77-5493-b2eb-38c0bbea6077-9719737.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A poster of Celine Dion promoting her autumn concerts is pictured in Paris, France, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. 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Finnish broadcaster Yle News explains.A solution has now been agreed upon. A historic station in Haparanda, dating from the early 1900s, is being restored, acting as a hub for passengers changing between the two lines at the border.\u00a0&#8220;Finnish VR trains will stop at the Tornio C station and then terminate at Haparanda,&#8221; Sampo Kangastalo, development director of Tornio, told Yle News.&#8221;The Haparanda station building is located between the Finnish and Swedish tracks. So to change from VR to Swedish Norrt\u00e5g trains, you\u2019ll just walk through the station building \u2013 it\u2019s easy.&#8221;Last week, Finland and Sweden signed an agreement to simplify rail traffic between the two countries and confirmed a financing deal.\u00a0&#8220;The grand opening of this route will hopefully be just before Midsummer in late June,&#8221; said Kangastalo.It means this summer Finnish trains will operate cross-border routes for the first time since suspending their service to St Petersburg in 2022 after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.A record-long train journey across the EUWhen the border rail link opens this summer, it will create what is thought to be the longest train journey that\u2019s possible to take in the EU, Jon Worth, an independent railway consultant and writer, told Yle News.&#8221;As far as I can tell Kolari [in Finland] to Lagos, Portugal, is the longest journey you can take on multiple trains within the EU,&#8221; he said.\u00a0The new link brings other advantages too. &#8220;The real potential is for Rovaniemi and Oulu, which will have a rail route to Sweden without needing a plane or a boat, and that\u2019s excellent news,&#8221; said Worth.Travellers could also swap the roughly 18-hour passenger ferry between Helsinki and Stockholm for a just over 24-hour train journey.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2026\/04\/15\/finland-and-sweden-set-to-finally-be-linked-by-rail-this-summer-creating-eus-longest-train&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/05\/51\/1200x675_cmsv2_48a4e514-b27b-500c-b464-5f9ba199e440-9720551.jpg&#8221;] South Korea North Korea boosting ability to make nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says The Ring Magyar beats Orb\u00e1n &#8211; What&#8217;s next for the EU? 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