Minister of Transport Anu Vehvilainen of Finland

read more for rest of article!) Finland's government said Friday that Transportation Minister Anu Vehvilainen had pleaded for the European Commission to influence Russia to reduce the traffic blockage by increasing electronic customs services, reducing border bureaucracy and developing roads on the Russian side.

Finlands Transport Minister Anu Vehvilainen was elected as Chair of the International Transport Forum for a one-year mandate.

Petersburg will become available in 2010, Finnish Transport Minister Anu Vehvilainen said in comments on the Friday meeting with Russian counterpart Igor Levitin.