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Finland closes the Archipelago Sea road-ferry competition with no winner
A Finnish award notice for year-round road ferries in the Archipelago Sea, titled for 2029–2050, gives an estimated value of EUR 260,000,000 and a duration of 276 months. It records that no winner was chosen and that all tenders, requests to participate or projects were withdrawn or found inadmissible.
Source: Tenders Electronic Daily (opens in a new tab)
Notice 675263-2026, published on 1 October 2026, is the award notice for year-round road-ferry services in the Archipelago Sea (Saaristomeri). The buyer named on the notice is Työllisyys-, kehittämis- ja hallintokeskus. The title covers 2029–2050. The notice gives the estimated value as EUR 260,000,000 and the duration as 276 months.
The crossings named are Hämmärönsalmi, Högsar, Högsåra, Keistiö, Kokkila, Kivimo, Mossala, Palva, Saverkeit, Skagen, Vartsala, Velkuanmaa and Våno. The service includes procuring the ferries and shore equipment needed to run them, operating the daily service to the defined service level, customer service, and care of the state-owned ferry shores. The notice says the service provider is responsible for the service being carried out. Production at the crossings was to start in stages.
The notice records that no winner was chosen and the competition is closed, because all tenders, requests to participate or projects were withdrawn or found inadmissible.