TRAKET deals with transit traffic, and focuses on the competitiveness of transit chains in South-East Finland and North-West Russia.
Project summary is available:
in English (pdf, 985 KB)
suomeksi (pdf, 957 KB)
на русском (pdf, 761 KB)
The full project publications (only in Finnish) are also available:
Julkaisu 42: TRAKET – Transitoketjujen kilpailukyky
Julkaisu 43: TRAKET II - Turvallisuus ja ympäristövaikutukset transitoliikenteessä
Background information
When considering transit traffic to Russia, South-East Finland is an extremely important region: the most frequently used border crossing points to Russia, as well as Kotka and Hamina – two remarkable harbours in transit traffic to Russia – are located there. From the point of view of transit traffic to Russia, also Hanko, Helsinki, Turku and Loviisa are very important harbours. In addition, Vuosaari is included in this project, as it will definitely have an effect on transit traffic in future. In order to consider the big picture of transit traffic routes, E18-highway and the train connection Turku-Helsinki-Lahti-Vainikkala are taken into account as well.
Transit traffic has an influence on the business life in Southern Finland, especially on the logistics companies as well as companies offering value added services in logistics. In Russia the project will be geographically mainly carried out in St. Petersburg, which is the biggest logistics centre in North-West Russia mostly due to its outstanding harbour.
Topics to be covered within the project
- Identification of the decision-making criteria related to transit traffic routes in South-East Finland and North-West Russia
- Identification of the competition factors of the transit route in South-East Finland and North-West Russia and comparing it to alternative routes
- Applying tools, such as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Sensitivity Analysis to transit traffic
- Suggestions for development of the competitiveness of transit traffic in South-East Finland
- Creating conditions for generating new service concepts to enhance the development of transit traffic
Project’s duration: 1.1.2006 - 31.7.2007.
Finance: South-East Finland – Russia Neighbourhood Programme.
Partner: Trans Veritas Oy.
Contact persons:
Jari Jumpponen
Project manager, Northern Dimension Research Centre
Tel. +358 5 621 2673
firstname.lastname@lut.fi
Ari Arposalo
Managing director, Trans Veritas Oy
Tel. +358 40 520 4179
firstname.lastname@transveritas.fi