Blog: Interview with Arctic Corridor Spokesman Timo Lohi | Alaska Dispatch
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The Arctic Corridor is described as a “new cross-border economic area as well as a transport and development corridor.” Financed by municipalities in Northern Lapland, the City of Rovaniemi, and the Regional Council of Lapland, the project began approximately five years ago as a means of capitalizing on the potential of Arctic resources and the Northern Sea Route, which shortens the distance between Asia and Europe by up to 40 percent. Lohi, who works on marketing and networking for the Arctic Corridor, explained, “We would like to connect these opportunities here in Finland, Norway, and Europe to this new transport route. The shorter distance is business opportunity for our company.” To connect Finnish businesses into the Northern Sea Route, a crucial part of the project is a proposed railway connection between Rovaniemi, Finland and Kirkenes, Norway. Earlier this month, the project released a video visualizing their aspirations for the transportation route. Arctic Corridor is marketing their efforts to a wide spectrum of interests but has honed in specifically on mining, especially since the industry is developing in northern Finland.
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