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Nordic Road & Transport Research
Nordic Road & Transport Research is a collaboration between public road and transport research organisations in the Nordic countries. The main objective of the website is to disseminate research results and news from the institutions, especially to researchers and decision makers. Each institution is responsible for the selection and presentation of the material from its own scope of activities.
General information
Reproduction and quotation of the texts are allowed if reference is made to the author and source. However, legislation regulates and restricts the right to reproduce the illustrations. Please contact the respective publishing institution for information. Advertising is not accepted.
Our mission is making Nordic transport research travel further
Inform decisions
We put results in front of the researchers, planners and policymakers who shape Nordic mobility — through the site and a newsletter.
Make it accessible
We turn dense reports into clear, readable news — free to read, free to quote with credit, and never behind advertising.
Gather the research
Each of the four institutes curates the most relevant findings from its own field, so the best of Nordic road and transport research lands in one place.
The publishing institutes
VTI, Sweden
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), is an independent and internationally prominent research institute in the transport sector. Its principal task is to conduct research and development related to infrastructure, traffic and transport. The institute holds the quality management systems certificate ISO 9001 and the environmental management systems certificate ISO 14001. Some of its test methods are also certified. VTI has about 240 employees and is located in Linköping (head office), Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Lund.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a contract research organisation with a staff of 2,800. In this joint publication, the VTT expertise areas cover research and development of transportation, logistics and road structures. The work is carried out in five research groups employing a staff of 60.
The IRCA’s mission is to provide the Icelandic society with a road system in accordance with its needs and to provide a service with the aim of smooth and safe traffic on land and on sea. The number of employees is about 300. Applied research and development and to some extent also basic research concerning road construction, maintenance, traffic and safety is performed or directed by IRCA. Development division is responsible for road research in Iceland.
The Institute of Transport Economics is the national institution for transport research and development in Norway. The main objectives of the Institute are to carry out applied research and promote the application and use of results through consultative assistance to public authorities, the transport industry and others. The Institute is an independent research foundation employing about one hundred persons.
