FINNISH LORRY DRIVERS JUST WANT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
December 1st, 2009
BY JOHN PAGNI
HAILING from arguably Europe's most egalitarian country, Finns take equality seriously. So when it appears that some are being treated differently from others, even the normally phlegmatic, taciturn Finnish trucker may be roused into voicing an opinion.
Being a large country with a small population and a good road network, congestion is rare. After Vuosaari Harbour (NOTE - SPELLING IS CORRECT) opened 15 months ago, replacing two Helsinki central docks with one located on the capital's edge, the last really serious bottleneck was removed. Finnish ...
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