The Bothnian Corridor collaboration

Since more than 20 years, politicians, regional stakeholders, industry and national authorities have collaborated to improve the transport infrastructure along the so called Bothnian Corridor enabling the ongoing industrial growth in northern Scandinavia. The Bothnian Corridor has been acknowledged in both Sweden and Finland as the core north-south railway infrastructure at both sides of the Bothnian Gulf. In recent years the emphasis of the collaboration has been more and more focused on the development of the most environmentally friendly modes of transports such as railway and ports, but also on increasing the availability of alternative fuels for road transports.

The collaboration The Botanical Corridor is a joint endeavor between seven regions (Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, Jämtland, Dalarna, Gävleborg and Örebro), which together constitute two thirds of Sweden’s total surface. The purpose of the collaboration is to strengthen the transport infrastructure and improve the connections between northern Sweden and the rest of Europe, and to link northern Scandinavia, by drawing up a joint proposal on how the infrastructure can be expanded.

What do we do?

For many years, the focus of the Bothnian Corridor has been the development of the railway infrastructure, even though the corridor involves all modes of transport. The heavy industries in northern Sweden depend on functional transport systems in the corridor, with all modes of transport: railways, roads, sea transports and air.

The collaboration urges for increased national and European investments in the infrastructure to complete the Bothnian Corridor. We do this by describing and prioritizing the investments needed and its benefits for the people, regions, member states and the EU a whole.

The organisation

The Steering Group includes leading political representatives for the seven regions that are part of the cooperation. There is also a working group with civil servants from the different regions, as well as a secretariat. Representatives of the Norrbotniabanan and the Nya Ostkustbanan, as well as our EU offices North Sweden and Central Sweden, also participate in the work.

Contacts

Our owners

Joakim Berg

Project manager

+46(0)70-239 54 60

joakim.berg(at)norrtag.se

Christoffer von Bothmer

Project manager

+46 (0)72 – 718 87 30

christoffer.von.bothmer(at)norrtag.se

Central Sweden European Office

North Sweden European Office

Ebba Bjerkander

Central Sweden

ebba.bjerkander(at)centralsweden.be

Lotta Rönström

North Sweden

lotta.ronstrom(at)northsweden.eu

Steering committee for the Bothnian Corridor

Elvy Söderström

Elvy Söderström (S)

Intresseföreningen Norrtåg

Nils-Olov Lindfors (C)

Region Norrbotten

Anders Öberg (S)

Region Norrbotten

Glenn Nordlund (S)

Region Västernorrland

Jonny Lundin (C)

Region Västernorrland

Rickard Carstedt (S)

Region Västerbotten

Åsa Ågren Wikström (M)

Region Västerbotten

Eva Lindberg (S)

Region Gävleborg

Jan Lahenkorva (S)

Region Gävleborg

Elise Ryder Wikén (M)

Region Jämtland Härjedalen

Jonas Andersson (S)

Region Jämtland Härjedalen

Magnus Lagergren (KD)

Region Örebro län

Fredrik Askhem (L)

Region Örebro län

Birgitta Sacredeus (Kd)

Region Dalarna

Abbe Ronsten (S)

Region Dalarna

Working group

Jimmy Bystedt

Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten

Ulrika Nilsson

Region Norrbotten

Mårten Edberg

Region Västerbotten

Maud Ericson

Region Västerbotten

Roger Wetterstrand

Region Västernorrland

Henric Fuchs Region Västernorrland Fotograf- Ingela Bendrot_

Henric Fuchs

Region Västernorrland

Berit Eriksson

Region Jämtland Härjedalen

Anna Skytt

Region Gävleborg

Dino Keljalic

Region Örebro län

Martina Hellgren

Region Dalarna

Kent Söderling

Region Dalarna

Johan Öhrnell

Sundsvalls kommun

Friends of the Bothnian Corridor

Ingela Bendrot

Nya Ostkustbanan

Elisabeth Sinclair

Elisabeth Sinclair

Norrbotniabanegruppen