Tunnel to Finland

  • 2008-08-15
  • In cooperation with BNS

TALLINN - Mayor of Tallinn EdgarSavisaar visited Helsinki to discuss with Mayor of Helsinki Jussi Pajunen the building of arailway tunnel between Estonia and Finland.

Savisaar and Pajunen are to discuss the rail tunnel feasibility study andits financing, the Tallinn pressservice informed BNS.

The issue of the Estonian-Finnishrail tunnel has been on the agenda with varied success since the mid-1990s.Savisaar has discussed the issue with the mayor of Helsinkiseveral times in the past few years.

Savisaar and Pajunen agreed on this non-official meeting at their spring meetingin Tallinn.

The mayors will also discuss Tallinnbecoming a European capital of cultural in 2011 and opportunities of organizingjoint events.