In an era marked by climate change, planetary crisis and rapid urbanisation, our infrastructure must evolve beyond single-purpose designs to meet the wider demands of an ever-changing world. In her recent presentation at the…
We in Finland are excited to welcome you all to Finland’s chairmanship of the Nordic Road Association (NVF). Denmark handed over the chairmanship to Finland for the next 4-year period at the ending ceremony of Via Nordica 2024. Finland’s chairmanship period is starting on 1st of July 2024.
Due to the start of Finland’s chairmanship period, the NVF website will be updated. In accordance with the new language policy, the language of the website will be changed to English. At the same time, some small changes are also made to the structure of the website and membership information will be updated.
There are nine working groups beginning on 1st July 2024. The working groups have been formed to engage major stakeholders in the road and transport sector. The groups are Bridges, Nordic Construction Market, Operation and Maintenance, Road Design, Road Freight Transport, Road Technology, Road Traffic Safety, Tunnels, and Urban Transport and Transport Planning. The strength of the NVF lies in our working groups and their specialists.
A strategy is crafted for the upcoming period. It can be found on the page About NVF/Strategy. The UN Sustainable Development Goals will be the strategic basis of the NVF also during Finland’s chairmanship period. Together we will continue working on achieving the goals!
Thank you for 2 inspiring days at the Via Nordica 2024 and maybe an extra day for one of the Special Technical Tours to the New Storstrøm Bridge or the…
Have you ever wondered how big of a difference a noise barrier makes? One of the exciting tours you can experience at the Via Nordica 2024 Congress, is Auralisations of…
Via Nordica 2024 offers a wide range of parallel sessions, plenary sessions and technical tours. Take a look at the PDF file here and get a clear overview of the full…
In Reykjavik an extensive transport treaty has been adopted as to increase public transport and cycling in the capital area. The treaty is also part of a national plan to…
At the Via Nordica 2024 Congress, we have several sessions dedicated to this exact question. Two of which is called Biodiversity – Vegetation Covered Road Verges Part 1 and Part…
Roads are one of the major assets in modern society and are financial and community assets. Road asset management is about optimizing the investment in new roads and the maintenance…
Update: The file with the candidates is now attached to this post (08.04.24) Just before easter, the NVF Bridge Group selection committee met and selected the candidates for the Nordic…
Road procurement in the Nordics is in the forefront internationally in taking into use new more cooperative and relational contracting models. The Via Nordica 2024 Congress includes a session dedicated…