A rail journey to the outer reaches of the EU, and a record to set

Today, finally, the first passenger trains since 1988 have crossed the border bridge between Tornio &#x1F1EB;&#x1F1EE; and Haparanda &#x1F1F8;&#x1F1EA; ( OpenRailwayMap ), services finally resuming more than a year after the border bridge was repaired and electrified. When Finnish broadcaster YLE asked me about this connection back in the spring