Juha Karjanlahti to head the Rail Regulatory Body

The Government has appointed Master of Economic Sciences, Master of Science Juha Karjanlahti as the Head of the Rail Regulatory Body for a fixed term of office of five years as of 1 June 2021.

“Things have changed quite a lot in our field in the eight years that I have worked for the regulatory body. We have learned more about the operators in our extensive field, and vice versa, and built trust in our work as the party to resolve disputes and claims for corrections. I now feel confident in starting to further strengthen our message to interest groups and streamline the impact of our operations. I am glad to continue with this work,” Juha says. 

Juha has worked as the acting head of the regulatory body since January 2021 and twice previously in 2015–2016 and 2018–​2019.