A study within FLINC maps infrastructure capacity, east–west connectivity and preparedness needs across large parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway. The work supports strategic decision-making in a changed security environment. Robin Häggblom, Project Manager at Risk Intelligence.
Within the Interreg Aurora project FLINC – Financing Large-scale Cross-border Infrastructure – Case Nordic Connector, the military mobility and preparedness study is currently being carried out.
Following a competitive procurement process, Risk Intelligence was awarded the contract to assess current and future needs for military mobility and security of supply across Central Finland, the Kvarken region and the connected regions of Sweden and Norway.
The study examines infrastructure capacity, strategic bottlenecks and resilience in an east–west perspective across the northern Nordics, in light of Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership and the changed security environment.
While FLINC is funded through the Interreg Aurora programme, this specific study is co-financed by Fellesrådet and MidtSkandia, reflecting the shared cross-border interest in strengthening preparedness and east–west connectivity across large parts of the northern Nordics.
Interviews are currently being conducted in Finland, Sweden and Norway.
“The Finnish and Swedish NATO membership have created new demands on the transport infrastructure in the region and highlighted the east–west direction as well as the need for efficient cross-border connections across all three countries,” says Robin Häggblom, Project Manager at Risk Intelligence.
The results will contribute to FLINC’s broader objective of developing methods for analysing the wider benefits and financing structures of large-scale cross-border infrastructure. While Nordic Connector serves as the case study, the methodology is intended to support other border regions facing similar strategic infrastructure challenges.
