Sustainable infrastructures
The first national transport system plan for 2021–2032 was completed
The purpose of the national transport system plan, or ‘Transport 12,’ is to increase longevity in transport policy. It helps maintain and develop the Finnish transport system to meet the various mobility and transport needs of people, trade and industry around the country.
Transport system refers to an entity comprising passenger and goods transport, means of transport, transport services and information, traffic control and management systems and the related infrastructures, such as the transport networks and communications connections in service of transport.
During the drafting of the plan, Traficom participated in planning measures, assessed impacts and commissioned reports, among other things. Traficom also published the first transport system analysis in 2021, which described the current status and future of the transport system and monitored the realisation of the objectives outlined in the Transport 12 plan.
In the coming years, Traficom will continue its transport system analysis and do its part in implementing other tasks specified in the 12-year operational programme.
Our efforts to promote digital connections make daily life easier
Digital connections ensure that people are able to work remotely as well as use digital services provided by authorities and companies. Future solutions as well, such as smart mobility and virtual reality, require comprehensive communications networks of high quality. The EU has set a goal that all European households are covered by a gigabit network by 2030, with all populated areas covered by 5G.
Traficom promotes the joint construction and use of networks. Joint construction means that the excavation work required for the construction of various networks, such as electrical power, telecommunications, transport, water supply and sewerage networks, is implemented together. This allows for more affordable construction of these networks, and the environmental impact of construction can also be minimised. We also grant government support for the construction of fast broadband networks in sparsely populated areas.
The 5G Momentum ecosystem coordinated by Traficom strengthens Finland’s status as a 5G pioneer. Traficom has opened new frequencies in the band 25 GHz for applications, enabling super-fast private, local 5G networks.
New services to be launched in 2022 include the Bittimittari.fi service, allowing users to measure the speed of their broadband subscriptions. We are also actively preparing for the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2023, which will draft an international framework for future uses of frequencies.