The prime minister has been a big supporter of the planned Helsinki-Turku line and previously suggested that its construction would start during his government’s term.
Transport Minister Lulu Ranne (Finns) says a long-delayed cross-border train to Sweden should begin rolling this summer, allowing passengers to ride the rails from continental Europe to Finnish Lapland, or overland between the Finnish and Swedish capitals.
A Helsingin Sanomat column argues that people in Finland have lost faith in the welfare state’s promise of equal access to social and healthcare services.