Lapland has great facilties for vehicle cold testing

Innovations and testing under unique conditions

Photo by: Harri Tarvainen

Research and development

Extreme conditions in Lapland have always given rise to new types of development and innovations.

Many technologies, equipment and functions need to be tested and developed in the cold before being deployed, and to that end, Lapland offers a world-class framework and know-how. Arctic Vehicle Testing has been one of Lapland’s core businesses for decades, and now Lapland is testing autonomous driving and electric vehicles in particular.

However, research and development in Lapland is by no means limited to cold testing. The region has a large number of research and development organizations and companies from various fields, from service design and digital solutions to Arctic research and innovative infrastructure solutions.

World’s best winter testing environment for automated driving

Automated driving, hybrid technology, tires and components are tested in Arctic condition and top facilities in Lapland.

Arctic testbed and know-how supporting development of intelligent traffic systems

Finnish Lapland offers a platform for testing weather-proof technological solutions for intelligent transport systems

Lapland’s Arctic driving conditions are soon available for virtual testing

Research and development related to autonomous traffic are promoted in active cooperation.

Arctic know-how increases competitiveness

For Tapojärvi, the location in Lapland brings credibility, if the solution works in Lapland, it will work elsewhere as well.

World-class snow-how!

Hundreds of thousands of tourists land on airports of Finavia in Lapland each winter with holiday plans

Arctic research work utilised in business collaborations

The northern accessible location and long winter provide a framework for Arctic research.

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Infographic: Logistics in Lapland

Growing business and future investments will increase logistics needs.

Briefing paper: Winter testing

Lapland has excellent weather conditions for winter testing.