Regardless of the fact that Finland or Estonia have not yet decided on whether to build a tunnel connecting Helsinki Tallinn tunnel, yet alone who should build it, Angry Birds founder Peter Vesterbacka pushes ahead with his own plans. He will conduct his own environmental impact assessment and afterwards will apply for a new spatial plan.
The interesting thing is, Estonian government had already announced in July that they had decided not to initiate the studies to build such a tunnel.
Peter Vesterbacka's tunnel plans are criticized for Chinese involvement as well as probable harm to ground water in Estonian side.
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Vesterbacka to handle Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel environmental survey
news.err.eeEven though the government decided not to initiate a state spatial plan for a tunnel between Tallinn and Helsinki, Finnish visionary Peter Vesterbacka has not given up on the plan. The developer wants to handle the tunnel's environmental impact...