Fehmarnbelt Days 2025: A sign of cooperation and freedom!

Fehmarnbelt Days 2025: A sign of cooperation and freedom!

Lübecker Musik- und Kongresshalle, 23552 Lübeck, Deutschland - On June 17, 2025, the event "Fehmarnbelt Days 2025" took place in the Lübeck music and congress hall, which met with great interest. Over 25,000 visitors flocked to the citizens' festival, while more than 500 participants took part in the specialist conference. The focus is on the mega project of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, which was considered one of the central topics. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) organized the event that appealed to citizens from Hanseatic, Northern Germany and neighboring Scandinavian countries. As reported hl-live.de, the event presented a call for cross-border cooperation, in particular to strengthen democratic values ​​and resilience towards autocratic tendencies.

The specialist conference included interesting topics such as security, freedom and coexistence in Europe. The panel discussion was particularly noteworthy, in which the Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Agriculture and European Minister Werner Schwarz as well as the Swedish ambassador Veronika Wand Danielsson and Environment Minister Tobias Goldschmidt found words. Your message: cohesion against autocrats is important.

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel-a mammoth project

One of the largest construction projects in Northern Europe, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, has been in the headlines since the beginning of the work in 2021. This 18 -kilometer underwater tunnel will combine the German islands of Fehmarn and Lolland in Denmark. Completion is planned for 2029 and the tunnel will be the longest of its kind worldwide. In a period of only 10 minutes, drivers and 7 minutes of train travelers should get from one side to the other, such as meteoweb.eu emphasized.

The construction work is under the supervision of Femern, a subsidiary of Sund & Bælt. With a budget of 7.1 billion euros, not only a four -lane highway, but also an electrified high -speed railway is built. This will reach speeds of up to 200 km/h and significantly shorten the journey between Hamburg and Copenhagen - just 2.5 hours. In addition, the connection will promote lower mobility by reducing the need for flights and significantly reducing the time required for street trips.

ecological aspects of the project

The sustainability requirements for the tunnel are high. According to wikipedia, the concrete is produced with low carbon emissions and environmentally friendly technologies and recycling of waste materials are in use. The course of the tunnel under water also minimizes the risk of ship accidents and ensures that less is affected by the often challenging weather conditions that are typical of bridges.

Currently the construction work has to deal with some challenges. Even if the project has survived the Covid 19 pandemic, material availability and weather-related delays are the order of the day. Nevertheless, Henrik Vincentsen, CEO of Femern, is optimistic about the planned completion until 2029.