CHALLENGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT IN FINLAND : Ahola transport Oy.

Abstract

Road transport in Finland is the most commonly used method of transporting goods, people, and services from one point of location to the other. Finnish road transport industry boasts of 9,000 transport operators with 36,000 trucks in its capacity and generates a sum of 5 billion euros in a year which has served as a means of employment, means of economic boost and input, means of delivery of goods and services. Therefore, its challenges can’t be overlooked.

The research was done to address the main challenges of road transport in Finland as a country with sparse population, with its major population in the southern region which has a major impact on transport infrastructure and the Finnish transport system.

The aim of this thesis is to identify the challenges of road transport because it’s the most used form of transport in Finland, to present the models and structure of road transport in Finland, to analyze Finn-ish road transport policy.

The major challenges of road transport are geographical challenges, strict EU rules, climatic challenges, environmental challenges and use of intelligent transportation (information technology).

The research method used in this thesis research was qualitative research method in conjunction with semi structured interview to have a personal contact with the interviewee and to gain basic information on challenges confronting road transport in Finland. The internet was a primary source of information, journals, and articles on the thesis topic.

In conclusion, the basic solution to transport challenges is intelligent transport system, researchers are still studying the development of this unique system. This will pave way for a future of road transport where the challenges will be reduced to the barest minimum.