Infrastructure design

High-quality expert services

In the design work we consider the customer’s wishes and the details affecting the project comprehensively from the start to the end of the project.

We always strive for solutions that are sustainable for the environment, society and people. We have at our disposal the latest know-how and technology in the field. This guarantees that the customer can always be satisfied with the end result of the project.

Proxion is involved in all of Finland’s most significant rail transport investment and development projects, as well as in significant rail transport strategic assessments. More than 30 of the industry’s best experts work in our unit of railway technologies. The unit’s growth has been considerable in recent years, and our goal is to keep on growing in the future as well.

About 100 of the best experts in the field work in the design and specialist industry. Our special expertise is in infrastructure design commissions, especially in different forms of rail traffic. However, with strong expertise, we serve all fairway formats as well as other fields of critical infrastructure.

Railway design

Many top experts of the field work in our railway design team. We are involved in Finland's largest track and construction design projects, comprehensive renovations of track yards, basic improvements of line sections and double track projects, where we have been responsible not only for track engineering but also for project management and coordinating the design of all technical fields related to the track environment. In the preliminary survey and design phases we strive to find in cooperation with geodesign and traffic design the design solutions that will last through the following phases. We use information modeling in design and produce high-quality plans. We also have experience in Design and Build projects, so we know how to take into account the needs of construction sites and the requirements practical construction sets for design work.

Contact us

Juha Jalonen
Business unit director
juha.jalonen@proxion.fi
+358503415527

Geodesign

Our team of geodesign experts works seamlessly in cooperation with other technical fields and solves the big and small problems related to the track foundations with professionalism, from preliminary design to construction design. Our expertise includes but is not limited to frost protection design, drainage design including culvert design, base reinforcements, e.g. with abutments, retaining walls or stabilization, geodesign of pile slabs, bridges, electric railways, lamp masts, signal foundation and acoustic screening. In the future we want to be involved in the development of collective methods of geotechnical design and new cost-effective and safe solutions.

Environmental design

Proxion has taken environmental values into account in accordance with the company's strategy in both its design and development projects throughout its existence. With the help of environmental planning, we can design sustainable, accessible infrastructure that serves all users.

When moving from preliminary design and general plan stages to the track and construction plans, the environmental issues become more detailed step by step. In more detailed design stages, the importance of considering environmental impact increases. Our task is to map the environment risks, objects and values of the plans carefully so that the infrastructure will be environmentally friendly as well as accessible and functional for the users.

User orientation as well as as national and international criteria set requirements for landscape design. We make sure that the end result is visually pleasing, fits into the landscape, endures time and meets every design criterion. Stitching these requirements together into a seamless whole is an art form, which is mastered at Proxion.

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Jouni Mikkonen
Unit manager
jouni.mikkonen@proxion.fi
+358442101261

Tramway design

Our highly skillful tramway design team is ready to meet the challenge of the electrification of traffic and to develop urban public transport and transport systems.

Whether our customers need help with a tramway survey, a traffic or area reservation review, a maintenance perspective or tramway design from the general plan to the implementation plan, we meet their needs. Together with them we aim towards developing sustainable public transport and safe, smooth and carbon-neutral travel chains for peoples' daily transportation needs.

Our expertise covers traffic simulations, street, street milieu, lighting and municipal technical design, tram track design and geodesign as well as electrical and safety equipment design of tracks. In addition to this, we offer our expertise in telematics, camera systems and telecommunications.

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Mika Kaukoranta
Unit manager
mika.kaukoranta@proxion.fi
0408414421

Road, street and regional design

In road, street and regional design team we design fairway infrastructure that serves its users the best. Safe and seamless fairways enable our daily transportation, whether it happens on foot, bicycle, car or public transport, such as bus or a tram. Fairways are also a necessity for goods and distribution transport and an important part of commercial and industrial life.

In cities and municipalities municipal engineering is a significant part of well-working infrastructure (such as water supply and sewerage) which enables our daily life to be as smooth and easy as possible. In regional design we are responsible for designing parks and playgrounds as well as big industrial or commercial areas.

Roads connect our cities, us people and services to each other and enable us to move around freely. Highway designs (including broad plans building plans) are also a part the services of our evolving and growing team.

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Mika Kaukoranta
Unit manager
mika.kaukoranta@proxion.fi
0408414421

Bridge and engineering structure design

Our bridge and engineering structure unit designs safe, durable, aesthetic and cost-effective bridges and other engineering structures for fairways and traffic hubs. Building bridges and engineering structures often happens in already operated environment ja the design has a big impact on how smoothly the traffic can flow during the construction work.

With urbanization the placement, functionality and aesthetics of bridges and engineering structures are increasingly important. In addition, more attention must be paid to the use resources, which can be influenced when designing these structures. Bridges and engineering structures are usually designed for long-term use and therefore they need to be durable and of high quality.

Besides bridges, our selection of design services include retaining walls, pile slabs and other structures of fairways and urban environments, such as stairways. We design structures for all fairways from railways to private roads. We offer design services in all phases of the process, from preliminary and general planning to the administrative road and track design phase and all the way to the final construction design.

Contact us

Petteri Pakkanen
Unit Manager
petteri.pakkanen@proxion.fi
+358 (0)40 865 6248

Find out more

Mika Kaukoranta
Tramways, roads and streets
Unit manager
mika.kaukoranta@proxion.fi
0408414421
Juha Jalonen
Civil Engineering
Business unit director
juha.jalonen@proxion.fi
+358503415527

You don’t have to be an expert of rail sector to come work at Proxion. You will grow into one here.

Mikko Saarinen, Managing Director