{"id":4432,"date":"2024-12-13T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T11:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/?page_id=4432"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:11:08","slug":"why-tramway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/homepage\/why-tramway\/","title":{"rendered":"Why tramway?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"hero hero-50 position-relative bg-bright-yellow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row h-100 align-items-md-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-title pb-2\">Why tramway?<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-subtitle\">Tramway drives urban growth and a smoother everyday life in Turku<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 offset-md-1 px-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Group-147.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-100\" loading=\"eager\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb mt-4 mb-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/\">Homepage<\/a> <p>><\/p><p>Why tramway?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<section class=\"text-field pt-4 container\" >\n\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For decades, Turku&#8217;s growth was very slow, but now the city is booming. In just 15 years, Turku is will have 40 000-60 000 more inhabitants than today.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tramway is one of the major development projects of a growing Turku, which aims to ensure a vibrant, functional and comfortable city for all residents, now and in the future. The city is not only developed to meet the needs of the present, but the future, too.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Tramway connects and regenerates\u202f<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tramway, which will be part of F\u00f6li, will improve and complement Turku&#8217;s public transportation system. With the tramway, more and more of us will choose public transport which is effective.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Homes, workplaces, schools, educational institutions, public services and cultural, leisure and recreational facilities are located along the tramline.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tramway will create 12 kilometers of new, pleasant and functional city environment in Turku. Pavements will be improved, cyclists will have high-quality routes, and new lanes will be built for cars. Public transport lanes will be built for trams and buses, making public transport fast and convenient.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>The tramway\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serves customers in an accessible, reliable and smooth way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Increases the use and attractiveness of public transport in a growing city.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improves the city environment throughout the tramline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supports the growth, competitiveness and attractiveness of the city and expands the commercial center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creates denser and therefore more sustainable city<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"news bg-yellow ptb-80 \">\n\t<div class=\"container arts overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 pb-2\">\n            <div class=\"hls h-100\">\n                <a class=\"link-arts\" href=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/the-implementation-phase-of-the-turku-tramway-begins-the-alliance-agreement-has-been-signed\/\" aria-label=\"Read entire article:\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrapper mb-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tuomiokirkkosilta-ilmakuva-1920px-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tuomiokirkkosilta-ilmakuva-1920px-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tuomiokirkkosilta-ilmakuva-1920px-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tuomiokirkkosilta-ilmakuva-1920px-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tuomiokirkkosilta-ilmakuva-1920px-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tuomiokirkkosilta-ilmakuva-1920px-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tuomiokirkkosilta-ilmakuva-1920px-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"blog-cat\">News<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"date-separator\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date pb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t28.9.2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post-hls-title pb-1\">The implementation phase of the Turku tramway begins \u2013 the alliance agreement has been signed<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p class=\"post-excerpt\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        he implementation phase of the Turku tramway on 28 September 2026. Construction will begin in the Turku Cathedral Bridge area in early 2027, and trams will return to Turku in 2033.                    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"margin-top: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead article\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                \t<\/div>\n                <\/a>\n\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 pb-2\">\n            <div class=\"hls h-100\">\n                <a class=\"link-arts\" href=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/refurbishment-of-turku-cathedral-bridge-to-alter-city-centre-traffic-in-2027-2028\/\" aria-label=\"Read entire article:\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrapper mb-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Turun-Tuomiokirkkosillan-alue-kesalla-2026-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kes\u00e4ll\u00e4 otettu kuva Tuomiokirkosta. Puut vihert\u00e4v\u00e4t. Kadulla ajaa autoja. Taivas on kirkas.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Turun-Tuomiokirkkosillan-alue-kesalla-2026-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Turun-Tuomiokirkkosillan-alue-kesalla-2026-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Turun-Tuomiokirkkosillan-alue-kesalla-2026-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Turun-Tuomiokirkkosillan-alue-kesalla-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Turun-Tuomiokirkkosillan-alue-kesalla-2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Turun-Tuomiokirkkosillan-alue-kesalla-2026.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"blog-cat\">News<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"date-separator\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date pb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10.9.2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post-hls-title pb-1\">Refurbishment of Turku Cathedral Bridge to alter city centre traffic in 2027\u20132028<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p class=\"post-excerpt\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        The refurbishment of Turku Cathedral Bridge will require the bridge to be closed to all traffic in 2027\u20132028. The decision to refurbish the bridge was made in connection with the Turku tramway decision in May 202&#8230;                    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"margin-top: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead article\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                \t<\/div>\n                <\/a>\n\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 pb-2\">\n            <div class=\"hls h-100\">\n                <a class=\"link-arts\" href=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/turku-tramway-alliance-gets-the-go-ahead-to-build-a-12-kilometre-tramway-line-in-turku-tram-services-will-resume-in-turku-in-2033\/\" aria-label=\"Read entire article:\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrapper mb-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TR_Paatosviestinta_4-3_EN-1280x960.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TR_Paatosviestinta_4-3_EN-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TR_Paatosviestinta_4-3_EN-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TR_Paatosviestinta_4-3_EN-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TR_Paatosviestinta_4-3_EN-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TR_Paatosviestinta_4-3_EN-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TR_Paatosviestinta_4-3_EN-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"blog-cat\">News<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"date-separator\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date pb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18.5.2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n                    <h3 class=\"post-hls-title pb-1\">Turku Tramway Alliance gets\u00a0the go-ahead\u00a0to build a 12-kilometre tramway line in Turku \u2013 tram services will resume in Turku in 2033<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p class=\"post-excerpt\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        Turku City Council has decided to commission the Turku Tramway Alliance to build a tramway in Turku. The tramway will be constructed in accordance with the Alliance\u2019s implementation plan and a binding target cost&#8230;                    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"margin-top: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead article\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                \t<\/div>\n                <\/a>\n\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"py-3\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta news-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/homepage\/news\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAll news\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6323,"parent":1142,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4432","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why tramway?\u00a0 - Turun raitiotie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tramway drives urban growth and a smoother everyday life in Turku\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/homepage\/why-tramway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why tramway?\u00a0 - Turun raitiotie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tramway drives urban growth and a smoother everyday life in Turku\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/en\/homepage\/why-tramway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Turun raitiotie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-11T12:11:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/turunraitiotie.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Turun_raitiotie_havainne-crop.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1125\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why tramway?\u00a0 - Turun raitiotie\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Group-147.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-13T11:55:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-11T12:11:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"Tramway drives urban growth and a smoother everyday life in Turku\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Group-147.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Group-147.png\",\"width\":635,\"height\":508},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/why-tramway\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Etusivu\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Homepage\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Why tramway?\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/turunraitiotie.fi\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Turun raitiotie\",\"description\":\"Kasvavan kaupungin joukkoliikennett\u00e4 t\u00e4ytyy kehitt\u00e4\u00e4 isommin harppauksin. 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