Finland plans to extend domestic timber transport
Russia's attack on Ukraine and the consequent subsequent sanctions have put an end to imports of raw timber from Russia to Finland.
Now, Finland’s ministry of transport and communications in Finland proposes that section 80 of the rail transport act be amended so that the rolling stock units used for international rail transport of timber may be temporarily also used for transporting timber within Finland.
The derogation will be valid if the owner of the rolling stock unit is a Finnish forest industry company, or if the company has concluded a long-term lease agreement. Raw timber has been imported from Russia to Finland deploying rolling stock units for international transport that may not be used for domestic rail transport. (ben)