Finland Trans EU networks

Central

Transport

  • Draft legislation on transport infrastructure;
  • Sets out the basic rules for planning, constructing, maintaining and closing transport infrastructure;
  • Develops and maintains infrastructure

The Finnish Transport Agency

  • Develop and use of the nationwide transport system;
  • Monitor use of the funding;
  • Cooperate in regional development carried out with regional and local authorities.

Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (State authorities)

  • Road maintenance;
  • Road projects;
  • Transport system management.


 

Energy

Ministry of Employment and the Economy

  • Energy policy
  • Financing research associated with the development of Europe-wide energy networks though the  TEN-E (Trans-European Energy Networks)


 

Regional

Transport

Regional Council competences

  • Planning the regional transport system.

Åland competences

  • Transport network.

 

Energy

Cooperate on Energy projects

 

Local

Construction and maintenance of local infrastructure.

Cooperate on Energy projects


Responsible ministries/bodies

Transport

Parliament decides on large investments and on the funding of the infrastructure management.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Finnish Transport Agency

Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

Regional Council

Åland Government

Municipalities 


 

Energy

Ministry of Employment and the Economy

 

Sources:

Act on the autonomy of Åland (1991/1144), Section 18 and 27

Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

Finnish Transport Agency: TENT-T portal

Ministry of Employment and the Economy

Ministry of Transport and Communications

 

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