There are suggestions to build a railway Skibotn (Norway)– Kolari (Finland) for this traffic and mining products from the Kolari region, or a railway from Kirkenes.
Geographically the townships and municipalities that make up the area are Haparanda, Övertorneå, Pajala and Kiruna in Sweden, and Tornio, Ylitornio, Pello, Kolari, Muonio and Enontekiö in Finland.