Sweco Lands Eur6-Million Design Contract for Finland Tramway

Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Sweco, a leading European engineering and architecture consultancy, announced on April 17 it has been awarded a EUR6-million (US$6.4 million) contract to design the first tramway in the City of Turku, Finland. Including the design of 19 new stations along the 12-km stretch between the city center and the Varissuo area, construction of the tramway is expected to take place from 2026 to 2031. Passenger traffic is expected to commence in the early 2030s. The major infrastructure project is being implemented through an alliance of Sweco, GRK Suomi, Ramboll Finland and NRC Group Finland. Sweco has experience with rail projects across Europe and is part of the expanding light rail system in the Finnish cities of Tampere and Helsinki.