Sweco is part of an alliance that has been contracted to provide design services in a project for the first tramway to be established in the City of Turku in Finland, including the design of 19 new stations. The value of Sweco’s part of the project is approximately EUR 6 million.

The new tramway will extend for approximately 12 kilometres with 19 stops from the harbour via the city centre to the Varissuo area. The tramway will increase the capacity of Turku’s public transport, accelerate the city’s growth and support the achievement of the city’s climate goals.

“We are excited to be involved in designing the new tramway in Turku. This is a comprehensive urban development project that will impact the development of the city, and its urban region, for decades to come. The establishment of a sustainable public transport system will contribute to Turku’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2029 and, in the future, becoming one of the world’s leading cities in the climate transition and in protecting nature,” says Thomas Hietto, President of Sweco Finland.

The development phase will start in April 2024 and based on a preliminary estimation, construction will take place between 2026 and 2031. Passenger traffic is expected to start in the early 2030s.

The large-scale project will be implemented through an alliance model consisting of Sweco, GRK Suomi, Ramboll Finland and NRC Group Finland.

Sweco is a leading European consultancy in transportation, with 6,000 experts in mobility and active travel, electrification and fossil-free fuels, traffic safety, and climate adaptation of infrastructure. Sweco has extensive experience from rail projects across Europe and is part of expanding the light rail system in the City of Tampere and Helsinki in Finland.