New train service connects Finland and Sweden for first time in decades

The service will enable rail travel from Portugal to Lapland - what is believed to be the longest train journey in Europe.

OULU, Finland - A new passenger train service linking Finland to Sweden began running on Aug 10, creating a rail route stretching from northern Finland to southern Europe for the first time since the 1990s.The atmosphere at the Oulu train station in northern Finland was filled with excitement as passengers boarded a tr

A new passenger train service linking Finland to Sweden began running Monday, creating a land route by rail stretching from northern Finland to southern Europe for the first time since the 1990s.