Mirko Schönfeldt will have to take the ferry when he and his family move to the other side of the Baltic Sea from Ostholstein this summer. But the integration across the belt must be well thought out when the tunnel opens in 2029, he says.

The work on regional integration must start now

The integration work on both sides of the Baltic Sea must be started already now if the region is to function when the tunnel opens in 2029. This is according to the German lawyer Mirko Schönfeldt, who is himself moving to Lolland.

Femern A/S is now putting the railway contract (TTC) out to tender. The task is expected to be awarded at the end of 2024. Visualization: Femern A/S

Railway for 1.5 billion sent to tender

Femern A/S is now offering the task of establishing the railway of the future for the Fehmarn Belt tunnel. The contract is being tendered with an expected total offer price of around DKK 1.5 billion. DKK