Regional Working Group on Transport and Logistics
RWGTL meeting in Tromsø, March 2016
The Regional Working Group on Transport and Logistics (RWGTL) works with cross-border transport and logistics. The RWGTL aims to establish a working network and heavy freight network in the Barents area and create conditions for cross-border passenger transport. The RWGTL helps decision makers, planners, authorities and companies to see the region as a single transport area.
One of the main activities of the RWGTL has been the "Barents Freeway" project aimed at preparing a common Regional Transport Plan for the Barents Region. The work is based on studies made during the project, the national transport strategies and the ministerial level Joint Barents Transport Plan and is made in close cooperation with BEATA and NDPTL.
The mandate for the RWGC, adopted by the Barents Regional Committee November 2010.
Contacts:
Finland
Hannu Heikkinen (chair)
Planning Director
Regional Council of Kainuu
Tel: +358 44 7100864
E-mail: hannu.heikkinen@kainuu.fi
Sanna Nikola-Määttä (secretary)
Regional Council of Kainuu
Tel: +358 44 4100745
E-mail: sanna.nikola-maatta@kainuu.fi
Jussi Huotari
Project Manager, Kolarctic CBC Barents Transport
Regional Council of Kainuu
Tel: +358 44 410 0731
E-mail: jussi.huotari@kainuu.fi
Olli Kiviniemi
Manager, Civil Engineering
Council of Oulu Region
Tel: +358 40 6854017
E-mail: olli.kiviniemi@pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi
Jyrki Suorsa
Traffic and Transport Expert
Regional Council of North Karelia
Tel: +358 50 4668511
E-mail: jyrki.suorsa@pohjois-karjala.fi
Riitta Lönnström
Planning Director
Regional Council of Lapland
Tel: +358 40 0240504
E-mail: riitta.lonnstrom@lapinliitto.fi
Jaakko Ylinampa
Director
Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Lapland
Tel: +358 295037199
E-mail: jaakko.ylinampa@ely-keskus.fi
Russia
Alexey Markov
Chair Deputy
Committee on Transport of the Republic of Karelia
Tel: +7 8142578558
E-mail: goskomtrans@karelia.ru
Vadim Krivov
Minister on Transport of the Arkhangelsk Region
Tel: +7 8182656643, +7 9116805556
E-mail: transdep@dvinaland.ru, krivov@dvinaland.ru
Mikhail Yakovlev
Director
Road Agency of the Arkhangelsk Region (Arkhangelsk Avtodor)
Tel: +7 8182206455, +7 9210766020
E-mail: info@ador.ru
Alexander Melentev
Senior Engineer
Murmansk Avtodor
E-mail: melentyev@madroad.ru
Sergei Ivanov
Vice-Minister of Industry and Energy of the Republic of Komi
E-mail: s.o.ivanov@minprom.rkomi.ru
Sweden
Mikael Bergström
Chief Transportation Officer
County Administration of Västerbotten
Tel: +46 102254475, +46 708788264
E-mail: mikael.bergstrom@lansstyrelsen.se
Mårten Edberg
Infrastructure Strategist
Region Västerbotten
Tel: +46 90165745, +46 702168625
E-mail: marten.edberg@regionvasterbotten.se
Jimmy Bystedt
Social planning and Cultural heritage
County Adminstration of Norrbotten
Tel: +46 102255570
E-mail: jimmy.bystedt@lansstyrelsen.se
Norway
Siri Vasshaug
Adviser
County Council of Nordland
Tel: TBA
E-mail: sirvas@nfk.no
Eirik Selmer
Special Adviser
County Council of Finnmark
Tel: +47 78963120, +47 92249441
E-mail: eirik.selmer@ffk.no
Bjørn Kavli
Head of Transport Department
County Council of Troms
Tel: +47 99293028
E-mail: bjorn.kavli@tromsfylke.no
Marius Chramer
Adviser
NHO Troms
Tel: +47 92882360
E-mail: marius.chramer@tromsfylke.no