Cross-border truck traffic between Finland and Russia has increased over the past years at an annual rate of 15 to 20 per cent. During the current winter period the situation has nevertheless changed due to economic recession. Since October 2008 the volumes of transit traffic have been declining. At rush hours occasional queues can still occur as a result of insufficient handling capacity at the border. The amount of traffic varies substantially depending on the season, the day of the week and the hour of the day.

The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has carried out an extensive review of measures that could be taken to make Russia-bound traffic smoother and to improve traffic safety. One of these measures is increased provision of information.

This website presents the latest available information about traffic jams on the roads leading to the border. The length of queue is shown with a red line on the road, providing an approximation of the situation on the road at a specific time. Situations naturally change very quickly, so the information cannot always be totally up-to-date. This site also shows when the temporary truck parking areas on the motorway between Hamina and Kotka are available so that other road users can also better prepare for the situation and allow enough time for their journeys.

The development and production of this service has been carried out in cooperation with regional and local authorities.