Press

June 24 2025

Transport ministers open LEGOLAND® exhibition on the construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel

On Monday 23 June, the Danish Minister for Transport Thomas Danielsen and Claus Ruhe Madsen, Minister for Transport in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, inaugurated the new 250 m² exhibition on Denmark's largest infrastructure project at LEGOLAND® in Billund. The LEGO models in the new attraction show the construction of the world's longest immersed tunnel – the Fehmarbelt tunnel – and are intended to inspire children and young people through play and learning to consider an education in the construction trades.

May 21 2025

Sund & Bælt partners with LEGOLAND for a new Fehmarnbelt tunnel exhibition

In collaboration with Sund & Bælt, LEGOLAND is opening a large exhibition in Billund (Denmark) this year, which shows the construction of the world's longest immersed tunnel – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel – using more than 800,000 LEGO bricks.

April 10 2025

Pilen: Over 10,000 visitors in first month

Pilen, the newly opened viewpoint for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel in Rødbyhavn, has welcomed more than 10,000 visitors since its opening on 6 March 2025.

March 7 2025

Apprentices open new viewing platform for the construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel

The construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel to Germany has acquired a new viewing platform known as 'Pilen', or the 'Arrow'. Apprentices to the tunnel project officially opened the new structure today. The viewing platform is intended to fascinate and inspire the 100,000 visitors that are drawn to the project every year.

March 5 2025

Fehmarnbelt project halfway to apprenticeship target

The construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel provides an apprenticeship for hundreds of young people. The project is now halfway to the target of 500 apprentice FTEs (Full-Time Equiva-lents).

February 6 2025

Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s first two elements have left the factory

The first two completed elements for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel have now been moved out into the basin in front of the tunnel factory at Rødbyhavn.

February 5 2025

Sund & Bælt partners with Copenhagen ZOO to protect endangered toads

Copenhagen ZOO and Sund & Bælt are joining forces in a unique project to conserve and strengthen the local amphibian population at the Storebælt Bridge and in the area where construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is taking place.

November 13 2024

Fehmarnbelt project tests CO2-reduced concrete of the future

The Fehmarnbelt project is participating in a crucial trial casting of concrete with a reduced car-bon footprint – the first major civil engineering project to do so.

November 6 2024

Fehmarnbelt project’s new nature wins favour

Sund & Bælt’s extensive efforts to create new nature as part of the Fehmarnbelt project are paying off. Some 40 hectares of new nature, with a large lake and a diversity of birds and pro-tected plants, has recently been designated a 'protected nature' area.

October 16 2024

Safety event on Northern Europe’s largest construction site

A hand or finger injury can happen in a split second and have a serious impact, but we can take safety precautions to prevent it.

September 26 2024

Arrival of the special immersion vessel for the Fehmarnbelt project

A unique vessel, which will play a crucial role in the immersion of the enormous tunnel elements, has arrived at the Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s construction site at Rødbyhavn on Lolland.

July 26 2024

The Heart of Steel in the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel

Two new robotic welding machines have accelerated the production of reinforcement steel for casting the elements of the Fehmarn Belt connection. Currently, 1,500 tons of reinforcement are being produced weekly.

July 17 2024

The EU Commission awards the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link EUR 159.5 mio. subsidy

At a meeting on 16 July 2024, the EU's member states approved the European Commission's proposal for the allocation of funding for European transport infrastructure projects. One of the recipients is the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel, which has been awarded EUR 159.5 mio.

June 17 2024

H.M. King Frederik X inaugurated the first tunnel element for the Fehmarnbelt Link

Monday 17 June was a historic day for the construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. On this day His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark officially inaugurated the first tunnel element in what will be the world's longest immersed tunnel.