The Arctic’s natural features and remoteness makes it a competitive and popular destination. It has come back strong from the pandemic, but its staffing challenges continue to hold back its potential.
euronews icons loading By
• Updated: 07/04/2021 - 14:50
Fans of slow travel might soon be able journey all the way from central Europe, through Sweden and Finland and ending up in Lapland.
Despite sharing a 545-kilometre border, Sweden and Finland s railways are not connected. But with a train station in the Swedish border town of Haparanda having just been refurbished, they are a step closer to allowing for travel between the neighbouring countries.
Eco travel in Scandinavia
Last Thursday, for the first time in 29 years, a train pulled into Haparanda s refurbished station. Trains can now travel between there and Luleå, a town further into Sweden.