The project company launched its operations in December 2020. The purpose of the company is to prepare the railway plans for the Espoo–Salo direct railway line and Salo–Turku double-track railway line and construct the new railway link.
West Railway Ltd is a project company with the purpose of preparing the railway plans for the Espoo–Salo direct railway line and Salo–Turku double-track railway line and construct the railway link.
The shareholders of the company during the planning stage are the Government of Finland, the cities of Turku, Espoo, Helsinki, Salo and Lohja, and the municipalities of Vihti and Kirkkonummi.
A project company is a new way of planning, implementing, and to its own extent financing major railway investments for the benefit of society in general.
The organization and operations of the company are for the sole purpose of the project’s needs. The company seeks out the best partners from the perspective of the project. Project monitoring is straightforward, systematic and efficient.
The company’s Managing Director is Pekka Ottavainen, Msc (Tech). The company’s board has 13 members, and it is chaired by Minna Forsström, Msc (Tech), MBA.
Board of Directors
Minna Forsström, Chair
Eeva-Liisa Virkkunen, Vice Chair
Pia Björk
Erkki Eerola
Päivi Hakala
Olli Isotalo
Arja Koski
Sami Kurunsaari
Mika Mannervesi
Rikhard Manninen
Aki Markkola
Pekka Puistosalo
Jarkko Virtanen