Program

Rata 2025 is a versatile, two-day seminar event. The theme of 2025 is ‘attractive rail traffic’. The program includes an opening seminar common to everyone and a large number of parallel themed seminars in Finnish and English.

In addition, the event has a large exhibition and an evening gathering. The seminar program is built based on the selected abstracts.

We reserve the right to make changes to the program.

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The chairpersons of english theme sessions:

Tuesday 11 February 2025 

Location: Maestro

Time: 15.40–17.00

Digitalization and automation

Juha Lehtola, Jari Pylvänäinen

Wednesday 12 February 2025 

Location: Maestro

Time: 9.00–10.20	Abstracts in English	Kevin Lane
Time: 10.50–12.10	Abstracts in English	Kevin Lane

Other theme sessions are held in Finnish. More information about the Finnish theme sessions and the entire theme session program can be found on the Finnish program page: https://rataevent.fi/ohjelma/.

The Program Committee of Rata 2025

The Program Committee of Rata 2025 is responsible for building the seminar program of the event. The Program Committee has a wide representation from authorities and clients of the field, which ensures that the content of the Rata event remains at least as high-level as in previous years.

The members of the Program Committee 2025:

Markku Nummelin, Chair
Kati Korpinen, Secretary
Ministry of Transport and Communications: Janne Hauta ja Maria Torttila
Traficom – Finnish Transport and Communications Agency: Sanna Mäkitalo ja Anne Silla
Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency: Heidi Niemimuukko ja Jukka Ronni
Fintraffic: Lauri Ahtiainen ja Sanna Järvenpää
Tampere University: Tiia Loponen ja Heikki Luomala
Digirail: Juha Lehtola ja Jari Pylvänäinen
Rautatietekniikka magazine: Laura Järvinen ja Miia Kari

The exhibitors of the event