Oulu - How the Best Winter Cycling City Became even Better?
Pekka Tahkola, Timo Perälä · 2022
Summary
Oulu, Finland, is internationally recognised for its high levels of winter cycling, supported by an extensive cycling network and consistently high standards of winter maintenance. This video introduces Oulu's Super Class Winter Maintenance Contract, a specialised approach to maintaining priority cycling routes throughout the winter. It explores how maintenance quality, service requirements and contractual arrangements contribute to reliable and attractive cycling conditions, even during challenging northern winters. The presentation provides a practical example for municipalities, transport planners and winter maintenance professionals interested in improving maintenance standards, procurement practices and the year-round usability of cycling infrastructure.
- Topics
- Maintenance & Operations
- Target audience
- Maintenance
- Mode
- Cycling
- Conditions
- Winter
- Countries
- Finland(Oulu Region)
- Language
- English
- Access
- Open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
Related resources
- Year-round cycling in Finland from the maintenance point of view · Presentation · 2025
- Joint Winter Maintenance of the Main Cycle Routes in the Urban Areas, Case: Oulu Region · Research · 2019