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Working Groups Accelerate Danish-German Integration in the Fehmarn Belt Region

The Danish and German partners of the Fehmarn Belt Committee are stepping up their efforts to create a stronger and more integrated Fehmarn Belt Region ahead of the opening of the fixed Fehmarn Belt link. With a focus on the economy, labour market...

First Tunnel Element Successfully Installed

On Wednesday, 6 May, the first of 89 concrete elements for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel was placed in the dredged trench on the seabed off Rødbyhavn following an operation lasting several days. The historic operation began on the evening of 4 May, when...

Historic day for the Femern Link project

Monday, 4th May marked the day when the first of 89 concrete elements that will form the future Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany was towed out to the immersion site , off the coast of Rødbyhavn on Lolland. The 217-metre-long and 73,500...

New analysis paints a positive picture of development along the Oslo–Hamburg axis

The STRING region, stretching from Oslo via Copenhagen to Hamburg, is performing better economically and demographically than other comparable regions in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The upcoming fixed Fehmarnbelt connection will further...

Sund & Bælt: Preparations underway for immersion of the first tunnel element

The specialised vessel IVY is undergoing its final tests in these months, and preparations of the tunnel trench for the immersion of the first tunnel elements are underway. The contractor expects the immersion of the first tunnel element in the...

Facts about the Femern Belt Fixed Link

The Femern tunnel will be an 18 kilometer long immersed tunnel between Denmark and Germany. It will be the world's longest immersed tunnel combined for both cars and trains.

Get a quick overview and keyfigures about the project.

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