
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.
You can find the up-to-date programme from here:
Seminar program is published
A detailed program below. Please note when downloading the PDF-file that the program files are updated to the website when necessary.
The opening ceremony of the Rata 2025 event will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in the Main Auditorium of Tampere Hall. The event will be inaugurated by Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne. The opening ceremony will also include a keynote speech and a panel discussion titled ”Houkutteleva raideliikenne – miten se toteutuu?”
The panelists will include:
Jukka Ronni from the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Heidi Niemimuukko from the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom)
Timo Antikainen from the City of Tampere
Lauri Helke from Fenniarail
Marika Schugk from VR
Alina Koskela from the Finnish Forest Industries Federation
Atte Mantila from Pro Rautatie
The PDF file is not updated. The up-to-date programme: https://rata2025.exordo.com/programme
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