Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy won the Lake Finland tender

Published on 11.10.2024

On October 8, 2024, Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy submitted a bid for the Varsinais-Suomi ELY Centre’s tender “Maantielauttaliikennepalvelu Järvi-Suomi 2026-2046”. Today, October 11, 2024, the ELY Centre announced the procurement decision, according to which Suomen Lauttaliikenne Oy won the tender. The other bidder was the Norwegian company Torghatten Nord As.

The company has developed a highly ecological transport concept for the 12 cable ferry locations in Lake Finland, which will also increase the transport capacity on all routes. The cable ferry fleet in Lake Finland will be renewed and electrified, reducing traffic emissions in the area by approximately 98% from the current level by 2027.

The appeal period for the procurement decision is 14 days.

Further information:
Håkan Fagerström, CEO, Finferries
Tel: +358 40 515 6329, email: hakan.fagerstrom(at)finferries.fi