Denmark is Building a Tunnel to Germany

[@camdobson5433]

Traffic is expected to be 20% Germans, 25% Danes, and 85% Swedes going to Germany to buy obscene amounts of beer.

[@whiterosey4134]

120%

[@papalouis9111]

lol 99% of the Danes will be doing the exact same

[@camdobson5433]

Swedes do everything 120%

[@Kindasoftboi]

No more 5 hour ferry journey anymore

[@ConstantineJoseph]

Your Maths failed so this statement is discredited

[@kvthe2nd903]

When my grandma started working on the ferry, everyone said she'd lose her job soon because of the bridge. It probably won't be done in her lifetime lol.

[@skylineXpert]

are you referring to storebaelt or Fehmern?

[@iq4kr789]

Rødby - Puttgarden

[@jacobnorthstarstreet119]

The ferry will probatly run to 2030 with the /unstuck coronavirus delayed time:-) And then I bet, there will be 1-2 years extra delayed time due to problems and bad calculation.. lol

[@raraavis7782]

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about that, either. Our latest large scale building projects didn't go so well...*cough* Airport Schöneberg *cough*.

[@GeographyWorld]

I went on that ferry before when travelling from Copenhagen to Berlin.

[@macjonte]

As a Swede it’s nice to have a shorter route to Berlin! Buy beer! ;)

[@MW-dz1hg]

You guys like our beer and the prices here, cool but why don't you just build a pipeline from sweden to germany. First of all the beer is stlll cheap and youre costs will decrease since you don't have to pay for fuel anymore!

[@SoraldCp]

@@MW-dz1hg yo is German 🍺 better than budlight

[@caccioman]

Helan går 😆

[@nicolasblume1046]

Why not also visit Hamburg? Much closer and also nice!

[@TheByard]

I did see a street sign in Copenhagen that read.
Keep Copenhagen Tidy
Lead a Swede to the Ferry

[@te0nani]

This will get embarrassing when the Danes dig through and realize we didn't even start building the road.

[@usebrain514]

Never make deals with us where you pay 90% of the bill.

[@real.jeremy.clarkson]

i think they will just invade Fehmarn for 2 months and built it themselves :D

[@taumus1]

This is a bridge that only people in Copenhagen wants for their vacation trips. The Germans aren't interested. People in Jylland has no need for it. Yet, we get this bridge and a bridge connecting the two biggest cities in Denmark were dismissed at the time.

[@MrChaosi]

@@taumus1 people on falster/lolland want it, as it creates jobs and brings more tourists to the region, fuck jylland and københavn, they got enough shit allready

[@taumus1]

@@MrChaosi ok, but that's only 1.7% of the population in Denmark that lives there.

[@GD-pm8yc]

Germans and Danes are wonderful and amazing nations.
I wish the best both of two countries.
Greetings from Republic of North Macedonia.
Bye

[@ecwadorlife667]

Germany and Denmark are nations; Germans and Danes come from those nations, right?

[@burinvoyager8964]

Sorry, that’s not quite right English ain’t his native language most likely so let him be

[@ecwadorlife667]

Burin Voyager It most likely “ain’t” yours either. It obviously isn’t his first language and my comment was only meant as friendly correction. Most English learners appreciate that.

[@AndersGehtsdochauch]

@@ecwadorlife667 🙄

[@randomdude2026]

@@ecwadorlife667 You must be fun at parties.

[@louisll.nicholls5347]

You can tell the tunnel animations are German because of all the Audis.

[@jakobraahauge7299]

😂 What a keen observation!

[@cesteres]

Yes, hardly any Zenvos

[@redion8575]

And they have German
Number plates and German high speed trains (ICE)

[@oida10000]

Plus the ICEs.

[@danielsolberg1638]

One can tell it's danish by all the danish registerd cars

[@danielblom391]

Estimated cost: 8.9 billion, estimated construction time: 8.5 years.
I can already hear the dramatic documentary voice: "But twelve years later, the massive project was 5 billion over budget, and nowhere near completion."

[@bzdtemp]

Actually lately big public works constructions has been coming in ahead of time and below budget, so may not be as you suggest.

[@valdemarmikkelsen1141]

@@bzdtemp is it still being buildt today?

[@tobiashusum7675]

@@valdemarmikkelsen1141 Yes, it is still under construction, all the preparation work is finished and the construction for the concrete factory has started. You can watch the YT channel 'FemernAS' for regular construction updates.

[@danielblom391]

@@bzdtemp Here's hoping

[@jawadarif5676]

Give it to the Chinese, half the price and im half the time

[@kurtkatie1830]

My first thought when I saw the title was, 'Does Germany know?'

[@vldbzh]

No, it is to do diversions.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

During a prebuilt meeting between Danish and German Ingeniers for the Fehmarn connection, one German ingenier exclaimed, that this connection would be the connection of a Century for Germany, but for the Danes - just another tunnel/bridge!

[@Anas0312780]

@@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 ja fordi tyskerne har sikkert brug for en vej til Kbh og det er ikke omvendt 🙄

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

@@Anas0312780 Ja men nu kommer tyskerne til at betale danskerne for at måtte køre deres varer under, og vi vil få den mulige profit og forrentning af forbindelsen i de næste mange, mange år! Og det bliver med dansk udviklet teknologi og - viden som sikkert også kan sælges til mange andre steder. Lidt som vindmøllerne. Da andre fandt ud af, at det nok var en god idé, så havde vi allerede teknologien og kunne sælge den, så Vestas er stadig verdens største vindmølle-firma!

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

@SteelRodent As with southern Sweden, it is soon to be Danish again!

[@malthesse]

I feel like this tunnel will be great for bringing Scandinavia closer to continental Europe! Especially considering the huge success that the Öresund Bridge between Copenhagen and Malmö has been - despite some initial scepticism, I don't think anyone in the region could imagine being without it now. All that's really missing when the Fehmarn Tunnel is completed is a tunnel between Elsinore and Helsingborg at the northern end of the Öresund Strait to cut the travel times between continental Europe and the Scandinavian Peninsula even more. I am very much looking forward to doing day trips from southern Sweden down to Hamburg in the future!

[@1Life2Little]

We do not need to be closer to that huge pile of shit.

[@emaylii]

I agree! But at the moment, the Femern Bælt connection has a higher priority, which I also understand. We already have Øresundbroen yes, but of course, considering the future, it will not have enough capacity for future needs. So, a connection between Helsingør and Helsingborg, and a connection between Copenhagen and Landskrona too

[@soul_in_balance6923]

Johan Maltesson Sweden is such a great country, just like the rest of Scandinavia. Connecting our countries can be only a good thing for all of us. We need to be connected in peace and for economic reasons to have a strong Europe.
Greetings to Sweden! 🇩🇪🇸🇪

[@peterdavidasige8073]

It won't make any difference to the weather.

[@tipperarymick5337]

I had planned a road trip from Ireland to Sweden and Norway last year. With the rate the lockdowns are going this tunnel may actually be built before i get there!

[@GeoStreber]

As a german guy living and working in Denmark:
I would have preferred if they had build the Rostock-Gedser connection instead. That being said, the Danes are really good at building infrastructure like this. The Storebaelt, Öresund and Storstrom bridges and tunnels show that.

[@yottaforce]

Dane here. TNX. Glad you are here :-)

[@cia5649]

GeoStreber funny enough the Swedes stressed the danish by starting to build their side before any decision had been decided yet in Denmark

[@vanaox3690]

Are you mad dude ?? Gedser rostock is like 100 km, it would be such a cost for no purpose

[@GeoStreber]

@@vanaox3690 It's about 55 km if I remember correctly. A Rostock-Gedser link was in discussion, and in early planning. It would have been way better to link southern Europe, eastern Europe, and particularly eastern germany, including Berlin, to Scandinavia.

[@JohnnieHougaardNielsen]

Coast to cost from Gedser would be about 45 km. The needed freeway and railroad construction (on the Danish side) would also be a much larger project, adding a lot of noise in the region. The ferry company intends to keep the boats sailing, but let's see how the economy in that turns out.

[@l1ncs]

Having used the current crossing with vehicle and train multiple times, it makes complete sense to put a tunnel in. Connecting the hubs of Hamburg and Copenhagen makes complete sense and ties in nicely with the Baltic Highway project too.

[@Real_MisterSir]

Indeed. Using it every year, making a direct transport line from Hamburg (and other merging parts of Europe) directly to Copenhagen, Malmö, etc would not just ease traffic and help the environment, it would also increase business potential because you no longer have to factor in +30% fuel expenses for the increased distance it would take to travel through mainland Denmark first (or the wait and travel time with boat which on average would be 1 hour ish).

[@evanpaju8500]

Baltic Highwat project? I am from baltics and can you tell me more? I didnt even k now

[@Matti_us_Alpe]

It is good that the Germans left the construction to the Danes, otherwise the construction would take 50 years.

[@mrspencer9999]

I am a German and this is true

[@TheNewFaceOfHSP]

As long as the Germans build the trains.
We tried sourcing trains from Italy for a few billion. 15 years ago. They are still not functional.
Our most reliable workhorse trains are still Siemens-bombardier trains.
Source: Dane. IC4 train scandal is a thing.

[@Knakkerman-]

@@TheNewFaceOfHSP the Netherlands also got scammed by the Italians...

[@kungenkingen4605]

@@TheNewFaceOfHSP Sweden got scammed 2

[@Dovndyr13]

@@Knakkerman- Jup but at least the Dutch said, this is a scam, lets stop it. Danes in stead said no one would ever scam us so of course we believe in Italy.

[@niclas3672]

This will make driving to southern Europe for vacation much easier for half of us Danes who live on Zealand and near Copenhagen. And also make our regular trips to Germany for cheep alcohol easier.

[@Donnah1979]

And thus the Funen Highway (E20) will be relieved of a great deal of traffic.

[@lapernice6978]

😂😂😂

[@aniinnrchoque1861]

And cheap food!

[@bcxw]

Glæder mig til billig bajer skål!

[@dktroller1234]

Also For all the swedes and Norwegian travellers, they will save so much money going just through zealand instead of jutland

[@William_Saliba]

My first thought when clicking: "THEY'RE ALREADY CONNECTED BY LAND!"

[@jakobraahauge7299]

Yeah, but not here 😅 yet 😏

[@iq4kr789]

This is way shorter for people driving from Zealand (where the capital is - highest population density), and for people and transport to and from Sweden etc.

[@benyahun]

This will save actual hours if you wanna drive to Copenhagen

[@davrosdarlek7058]

Isn't there a canal there?

[@iq4kr789]

@@davrosdarlek7058 canal where? The other islands are connected by bridges - also Denmark / Sweden.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Ikea Land will be 30% closer to Mainland Europe :-)

[@kilian3203]

@Vulcan Logix ______ lmao??

[@Julebstube]

No, the travelling distance between Hamburg and Copenhagen will be 30% shorter. Rome to Stockholm will be a lot less in %. Puttgarten to Malmö more than 30%. Herning to Lund will change 0%.

[@julosx]

@Vulcan Logix ______ So explain us why the tunnel under the Channel has never been blown up.

[@zed.lmaooo]

@Vulcan Logix ______ are you okay?

[@zed.lmaooo]

@Vulcan Logix ______ my question is, what is the point of saying that terrorists will blow up whatever the danes and germans want to build?

[@julianosvonskingrad7009]

I am from Lensahn, a small town at the A1 (Autobahn 1) and I have to say: I am hyped and happy. I would love to drive for a day-trip to Denmark. It's beautiful there. But yet it costs me 65 € to take the ferry. That's simply too much for a day trip. And it annoyed me a lot.

[@agawokwo]

The price for using the bridge will be expensive as well!

[@chrissie9117]

@@agawokwo maybe 10€?🤷🏼‍♀️

[@agawokwo]

@@chrissie9117 No, much more, probably 35 or 40 EUR each way like the Storebæltsbroen or the Øresundsbroen which have a similar size.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

Any Road Price will be a hindrance for its full use and purpose! We have just built a second bridge outside the town of Frederikssund, to keep larger trucks outside the towns center, and because a small fee, it is mostly barren except for the few trucks which must use it, though it is faster than driving through the town!

[@flopunkt3665]

@@agawokwo there will be the option to cross over by train for a day trip. The ticket price should be significantly cheaper than the toll and fuel for a car.

[@yolo_burrito]

Europe is investing in their future. I wish the US could get back to doing that.

[@cptrofl1343]

matthew portilla well europe is building tunnels and bridges, US is building walls.

[@yolo_burrito]

cpt. Rofl I really hope this is just the last hoorah of the Baby Boomer generation.

[@martsmart3291]

Trump has already gotten the unemployment to drop a whole lot and that will give more money to invest in the future. He has also made medicin cost half the price it used to so it's affordable. He ain't so bad

[@googylon]

@@martsmart3291 did you see the hbo interview that is trending right now? "He ain't so bad", no, he's even worse. The management of the pandemic by the american Government shows how bad he really is.
ua-cam.com/video/eyc5xeyE4Q0/v-deo.html
in case you've missed it

[@berg8970]

@@martsmart3291 Surely you jest, the man is a walking buffoon.

[@neoscribe2295]

Great work!

[@FuturologyChannel]

Thanks man!

[@somebodystolemytoast7516]

Onion hahaha ahhahahahaha

[@johnnygomez7063]

The Czech republic will also built 24 KM long railway tunel through border Krušné hory/Erzgebirge mountines to Germany...

[@me262omlett]

I used to travel from Germany to Sweden with a youth group. I always loved the ferry conecting Germany and Denmark, especially, since we always were there at night.

[@checkcommentsfirst3335]

yes, i travelled with my confirmation team to sweden and the ferry was chill af

[@nebelung1]

As a Swede, this is really exciting. Makes travelling to the continent a lot easier!

[@michaelrenper796]

NEY! We don't want Covid-19 here. You stay where you are.

[@nebelung1]

@@michaelrenper796 Calm down lol, the tunnel won't be done until 2029

[@MK-vh9wz]

Thats why we're building it, you Swedes will pay for it.

[@skirata3144]

Eh if the toll price is going to be the same as the Øresundsbron you’re going to pay 200€ to get to continental Europe and back (price taken from the website of the Øresundsbron for one car).

[@sebastianadlercreutz]

You won't make it past Copenhagen without getting drunk, typical Swedes.

[@HansMilling]

I worked for Rambøll, the engineering company that did the calculations for the tunnel. They worked at the same time as the bridge solution, it was back in 2008. Both proposals was argued but a bridge was never decided, only the connection was agreed with the Germans. The solution chosen was the tunnel. As you say, lower impact on environment, and the tunnel will never close due to bad weather. The only reason a tunnel could be made without islands for fresh air, is because the emissions from cars are so low now. So 15 years ago, the emissions was too high, and a lot of air refreshing systems had to be installed, and even a fresh air island in the middle of the tunnel.

[@AmbivalentMind]

What is the solution in case of an fire emergency in the middle of the tunnel?

[@arneanka4633]

@@AmbivalentMind A rescue tunnel and ports from the main tunnel.

[@HansMilling]

@@AmbivalentMind For every few hundred meters there are doors into an escape tunnel or to go between the rail road tunnel and the car tunnel.

[@NuclearTopSpot]

​@@HansMilling Ought to just build some hatches into the tunnel, that flood it in case of a fire. And scuba gear/lifeguard positioned every hundered meters.
Why people be makin it complicated like extra tunnels smh my head u sdupit

[@thebeautifulones5436]

@@AmbivalentMind . They just Let the water in.

[@dinshawmuncherjee5123]

What I do admire about the Europeans is that even after the approved project of the bridge, further thinking on the feasibility of an alternate plan continued and when it was shown to be more advantageous, the governments readily accepted it, absorbed the initial costs incurred, and got on with it. Bravo!!

[@allmybasketsinoneegg]

Being Danish I have mixed feelings about this. I do wonder why they didn't examine both options from the get go. Tunnel could have been done already.
But no, let's decide on a plan and roll it back last second to do something different.

[@BizzMRK]

@@allmybasketsinoneegg still better than committing to the original plan disregarding everything else.

[@SandwichMitGurke]

but it takes them 20 years from planning to finished construction. way too slow

[@allmybasketsinoneegg]

@@SandwichMitGurke Agreed. Imagine if a private corporation did this. Shareholders would actually stop being angry because they'd forget. Then suddenly, there's a bridge that's actually a tunnel, and shareholders going either:
"Wait, who asked for this, and how much did it cost?"
Or
"So, are we still doing the bridge? Seems a bit redundant now."
I also remember Danes talking about the 'bridge' and how its either nice, or a waste of money, or convenient - depending on who you talked to.
Actually forgot about it until the video, I guess i just assumed it was canceled since it's been a decade and there's still no bridge.

[@jasonleetaiwan]

The English Channel tunnel should have been a clear sign that tunnel is better.

[@meh23p]

There’s no way this will open this side of 2030. It just keeps getting delayed...

[@k7u5r8t4]

meh Not likely in this specific case?! It will be part of the "recovery-effort" after covid19 lockdowns etc.

[@SilverWave64]

Yeah, but mostly because the Germans don't want it.

[@SilverWave64]

@FPK Probably yes, but the very powerful truck and car industry doesn't 🙃

[@Monkeyninjaghost]

The Øresund Bridge was finished ahead of time, so maybe it will cancel it each other out. Maybe. It is pretty obvious that the Danes have had a much more positive experience with big infrastructure projects than the Germans.

[@Monkeyninjaghost]

​@SteelRodent The Danish government owns Femern A/S, they do not run it. The problem with public projects today is that they set completely unrealistic expectations in terms of cost while at the same time continually outsourcing in accordance with neoliberal ideology that makes an expansive economic policy almost impossible.
As for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, the delays are primarily due to appeals from German environmental organisations and the more decentralized German federation that makes protracting the process much easier. The Danish unitary state doesn't really have the same problem so even if there is some local opposition to the project (on the Danish side), they don't have a lot of power to prevent it.

[@stucrawford6230]

I love to see these Giant EU Mega Projects, bringing the People of the EU closer together.
While others are building walls the EU building connections.

[@Natializd]

Well, EU is also developing Frontex frontex.europa.eu/

[@Theorimlig]

The EU is one of the largest wall-builders in the world. It's outside border is a hard border.

[@0799qwertzuiop]

this isn't even a particulary long tunnel. There is multiple long tunnel project going on in the Alps right now. E.g. the Brenner Base Tunnel (55km) connecting Germany Italy and Austria

[@michelium106]

@@0799qwertzuiop it is underwater though :O

[@CustardInc]

@@0799qwertzuiop is that relevant to this being an EU megaproject that brings people closer together? Or did you just want to complain that this isn't a world record long tunnel and you regret watching the video?

[@HeartlandTuber]

Good information, well presented. Subscribed for more.
In 2015 we took the train ferry from Rødby in Denmark to Puttgarden in Germany, on our way to Lübeck and Hamburg. It was quite an experience, everyone has to disembark from the train during the passage. Later on that trip we did the Channel Tunnel on our way to London. Maybe we will live long enough to do this new tunnel in ten years, although that old clock keeps ticking. That 2015 was our 50th anniversary trip, seven weeks across the Atlantic, northern Europe, and back across the Atlantic, both ways by ship. It is good that Germany and Denmark have forward thinking leadership on infrastructure. Would that we had such leadership here in USA, where, frankly, things are just crumbling left and right.

[@hassanalihusseini1717]

Yes, the journey by train from Copenhagen via Rødby and Puttgarden to Hamburg was nice, especially on summer with the ferry. I am a frequent traveller between these cities, before Corona at least once a month. Now this service has been stopped (in the end of 2019), and the journey has been rescheduled via Jutland. It take now longer with fewer trains, and often with a change involved in Fredericia (Jutland). And I don't know if I will use the new connection ever as I don't think that I will live in Denmark anymore when it will be finished.
But happy that you have enjoyed your trip!

[@jamesfranciswalsh7091]

See you in ten years time, good luck. Jim, DK.

[@klizzard5166]

Germans and Danes talking about how good of an idea this is while Sweden is like Mr Burns from simpsons Running their hands together EXCELLENT Now we can go to Germany for cheap beer!

[@mister4701]

@JC1985 YES VERY MUCH SO

[@klizzard5166]

@JC1985 yea get beer soda and candy and Even everyday supply cheaper in Germany

[@klizzard5166]

@JC1985 i think so. im not into that whole ordeal but it is cheaper. like if you are in denmark you can get roughly 2 cases of cola where in germany you could get 3 for the roughly the same price so you do save some money and from where i live in denmark its just about 1 hour drive south to germany border

[@mister4701]

@JC1985 its almost half the price sometimes

[@26daniko]

You would have to pay for bridge and tunnel times two, I'm pretty sure it won't be worth it.

[@ryanflaherty3417]

Small space between to pieces of land
Countries: Wanna build a bridge there?

[@lunaticoni]

Ikr

[@mariushaakonssen]

Damn, as a local in Denmark living on Falster, then I wasn't aware of a tunnel was planned! Thank you so much for this video and all that information!

[@erik_griswold]

Go visit the Scandilines terminals on either side, they have displays which argue against it.

[@mariushaakonssen]

I were there just a little over a week ago, and I didn't see anything...

[@erik_griswold]

Marius Håkonssen Perhaps there isn’t one at Rødby but there certainly is one at Puttgarden, in the train station building.

[@Donnah1979]

Seriøst?!? har du aldrig hørt om Femern-forbindelsen?!?

[@sebastiangeorge7714]

Really I wait for years now 🎣

[@tancrator7885]

Smash like because of how much effort was put into this video(like seriously those calculations OMG)

[@montyandmaryv9340]

#one of the best youtubers

[@tomasmarques1985]

@@montyandmaryv9340 I Agree

[@MegaBuildsYT]

Great Content !

[@economicsinaction]

I love these construction project videos, *super* interesting!

[@carlmis4680]

Scandlines does not only have that one sailing route, they have plenty others around Denmark, so they would still be able to survive.

[@nevreiha]

Thank you Pepe, very cool.

[@observer3468]

Carlmis Brother?

[@carlmis4680]

rock we have finally met, our lives shall now be complete -_-

[@TruelzDK]

Nope they don't anymore, they only have 2 routes, this one getting replaced by the tunnel and then another Denmark-Germany going Gedser-Rostock

[@observer3468]

Yes, the final Pepe transformation.

[@joncalon7508]

Definitely glad I crossed the "take a train on a boat" off my bucket list back in 2016 when I rode the train from Copenhagen via Rodby and Puttgarden...That was a fun part of the journey!

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

That is all gone now....

[@jsmith1746]

The internet is spying on me. This pops up in my youtube feed literally minutes after I buy my ticket on the Rødbyhavn to Puttgarden ferry for tomorrow afternoon.

[@tubbeyt]

Always has been

[@victorselve8349]

You know those cooky popups?
Well yeah.

[@jonathanbell7752]

We're always watching 🙋

[@ingridsuhr993]

Great news for people like me who live in Belgium but travel often to Denmark!!! Tak skal du hav!!!

[@petterbirgersson4489]

The sad part is the delays.

[@nicoolasterl]

Chinese, ,,hold my beer"! :D

[@HolgerJakobs]

Even Italy managed to construct the new bridge in Genova within 2 years after the old one had collapsed. Yes, it's much shorter, but consider the total time that has already elapsed since the first agreement between the governments of Denmark and Germany, and they haven't even started the construction yet. I would regard it as a wonder if they finish and open the tunnel before 2030.

[@joeols90]

@@HolgerJakobs That was the worst comparison ever.

[@HingerlAlois]

Holger Jakobs
It’s much shorter and it’s not across the sea...
Kinda like comparing a paper boat to an aircraft carrier...

[@lizzymueller3604]

No. The sad part is the destruction of the already endangered baltic sea, the financial loss and the economical threat to the seaside region of Germany. It brings very few benefits compared to the impact it has on nature, landscape and people.

[@nicholasgalides3926]

Love these infrastructure vids, so happy i found this channel 😁

[@gnul]

Yes, build bridges and tunnels instead of walls or borders. :) 🌉

[@jsmgaming1062]

This just makes me want to play cities skylines.

[@justaguynamednoah2234]

These videos are just amazing!

[@FuturologyChannel]

Thanks!

[@nielsbor5916]

Im so happy i found this amazing channel keep up the good work (im danish) so im happy to see this video XD

[@nicklasnederskov2745]

Dansker her også

[@LOVESHARMA098]

Cowi already started the design process, proud to be a part of this big project.

[@jamesshunt5123]

Well, the ferry ride itself is 45 minutes. But every single time I've been waiting for the ferry to arrive another hour passes just waiting in line to drive onto the ferry. So the entire crossing plus the usual waiting time is often up to 2 hours in total. 10 minute drive in a tunnel to get to Germany from Denmark or a 2 hour wait+crossing? A vast difference. As for the ferries. They will still remain for all those who want a cheaper option and to rest and take a break on a ship. The ferries didn't disappear when the channel tunnel was opened between Britain and France. Sure they won't need as many ferries as they need today but there's bound to be travelers who can spare the time and take a break.

[@Lemanic89]

Do one on the Baltic projects, such as:
- The Helsinki - Tallin Tunnel
- The Stockholm - Mariehamn - Turku Project
- The Quark Bridge between Umeå and Vaasa.

[@FuturologyChannel]

Wow, these are all great ideas! Have put them on my video ideas list.

[@sagichnicht6748]

I know it's not as exciting like the Helsinki-Tallin tunnel which might or might not come eventually but I am very interested in Rail Baltica. The rail line which is actually connecting that tunnel with Warsaw and will be there first.

[@meh23p]

There’s no way they’re actually building a tunnel from Stockholm all the way to Finland. And how would the Ålanders like that anyway?

[@cr4his]

Helsinki - Tallinn will be interesting, the guy who wnats to build it is also the inventor of Angry Birds or Rovio

[@Nightskyline1]

@@meh23p It's not coming any time soon, but why would they not build it? Åland being part of finland I don't see why it would matter so much what they think. Sure the Åland islands are beautiful so it would be a shame to have a tunnel/bridge there

[@zapfanzapfan]

Glad they are keeping the old bridge, it looked awesome in the early morning light when I passed it.

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

The fehmern small sound bridge will luckily be kept. On the danish side, the 1930'ies iconic Storstrømsbro is extremly delapadated, and will be demolished. Only 30 years after it fell in disrepair..

[@zarlandris1605]

6:13 Finland is not a part of Scandinavia!

[@diegoborlini6840]

Should be

[@zarlandris1605]

@@diegoborlini6840 why

[@batughanuzun]

@@zarlandris1605 why not?

[@zarlandris1605]

@@batughanuzun because all of the countries in scandinavia sprak somewhat the same language and that is apparantly one of the reasons it was formed. Most people can understand eachother within Norway, Sweden and Denmark, which is not the case with finland as they have a completly different type of language.

[@marcusrehn5844]

"Denmark is Building a Tunnel to Germany"
Does Germany know?

[@yottaforce]

They've been told, but given their experience with the Berlin Airport they expect the project to be finished by 2142.

[@SubcribeMinecraftNOW]

@@yottaforce Just in time for GTA 6

[@chrisgriffiths2533]

The Tunnel Joins Must be Interesting.
Great Project, Well Done to the Danes for having the Courage to Switch Methods.

[@chrisgriffiths2533]

@muhahaha Muha, Are You a Subcontractor?.

[@yg6484]

I’m lovin’ your work. Every episode is great!

[@FuturologyChannel]

Thanks!

[@MisterPyOne]

@@FuturologyChannel Finland is not Scandinavian

[@nodiaqvonduck3873]

@@MisterPyOne but normaly People say it is bc else it Will be part of asia or baltics😄😄

[@MisterPyOne]

@@nodiaqvonduck3873 it has more similarities with the baltics and Languge wise with Hungary

[@nikolajnrgaardvrstein6124]

@@nodiaqvonduck3873 No. Finland is part of the Nordic countries if anything. They sure as shit are not part of Asia or the baltics.

[@bill5974]

I worked on the Ground Investigation for this (I'm a geologist) in 2016. Great project to be involved in.

[@thokim84]

The idea of tourists using an actual map is like time travelling backwards a decade.

[@AlexandraBryngelsson]

I live in Sweden but have taken the ferry from may times to go to Germany will miss the ferry, but will be nice with a faster tunnel.

[@hightidemidafternoon]

So will I =( We live very close to the ferry on the german side of the baelt and it's become such a big part of our culture.

[@AdamCrazyDude2007]

0:11 Germany Borders Jutland (Mainalnd Denmark), you could say it separates Mainland Germany from Lolland Island

[@erik_griswold]

The tunnel will link Lolland to Fehrman Island. Both are themselves connected to other islands and land masses by existing bridges.
Of course the eventual plan is to have Denmark reclaim all the German territory north of the Elbe, and restore the 1864 borders, but I shouldn’t be writing about tha....zxzxzxczczczcx...

[@hanszimmer9224]

@TheLastMcLaren is it not called Nord-Ostsee-Kanal?

[@tobib6885]

@@erik_griswold
As a German, I welcome our new viking overlords😄
Please be sure to bring some pastries and Smørrebrød

[@erik_griswold]

Brek Malotta That’s later on the list. Still figuring out how to implement a Systembolaget on what would then (again) be Danish Territory.

[@LPyourplay]

@TheLastMcLaren The canal doesn't follow the German-Danish border so there's still a land border between Germany and Denmark

[@tejjensen9402]

There will always be people who see something bad in everything new. We have it at Storebaetsbroen, Øresundsbroen yes every single bridge that Denmark has built in the last 100 years and there are many in such a small country. In fact, offshore wind turbines can not even be set up without complaints from high and low. I do not know if I will be able to see the Femern Sund connection finished, but heck, how proud I am that my small country - even though Germany was a big block around the leg - can now finally build the world's longest tunnel and make the connection easier for transport throughout Europe.

[@gustavengen6735]

I was close to there a few weeks ago (meaning this summer) and 24/7 (no, really all night also) they are making a shit ton of noise. It should be prep work as you say but they're making piers and producing the roads.

[@claas901]

Hopefully, it won't be delayed further...

[@sizanogreen9900]

Don't worry we germans are brilliant at not delaying expensive engineering projects. Just look at the new airport of Berlin or the new grand trainstation of Stuttgart.

[@purplestripes4484]

Lol

[@user-jb6zu1ux7d]

@@sizanogreen9900 You should also mention the Elbphilharmonie, which was built almost over night!

[@Mira_linn]

some german environmental NGO found a protected sandbank close to the trenche aswell as a protected reef that the femern company did not disclose on their survays submitted to the German state of Sleswig-Holstein when applying for building premission so whould not get my hopes up

[@mtl-ss1538]

Kiwi farmer breaks own world record with monster wheat crop.& Subsidy Free.!!!
New Zealander, - Eric Watson, has broken his own Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield with a crop producing 17.398 tonnes per hectare.-
A hectare is bigger than an acre (one hectare is equal to 2.47 acres.- www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/122074530/kiwi-farmer-breaks-own-world-record-with-monster-wheat-crop .. The kerrin wheat is to be milled for flour, or goes into feed for pork, chickens or cows..- .NZ - is at the forefront in developing farming techniques and technologies that could be utilised by other farming nations,.
www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/91162354/new-zealand-farmers-break-world-record-for-wheat-growing ..
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[@maven8653]

@Futurology does highest quality content here since 100 subs😎

[@iamdave84]

B1M does some pretty great quality content too if you're after more infrastructure/architecture videos

[@maven8653]

@@iamdave84 we watch em both

[@bigr6477]

Wow go ahead Germany and Denmark hope y'all get it done this sounds cool

[@hurmur9528]

Man what a project. Bridges or tunnels between countries means a lot. Oresund bridge is around 16 km so this tunnel will be more than 2 km more.

[@jakobraahauge7299]

Hi from Lolland! A lot of stuff is going on here around this! I'm very excited! Thanks for the video - I really liked it!

[@Saiboroshi]

The bridge between Denmark and Sweden has already been paid off (considering amount of money earned from the toll) much quicker than anticipated. and so will this tunnel. But just think of the implication /benefits. ppl can work in Germany or vice verse and be home much quicker than having to wait for the ferry.

[@Beringtom]

Both big bridges in Denmark have been paied of, yet we still have to pay to cross it

[@alexandrestenberg4440]

Danes wont work in Germany they Get a lot less money in wages

[@hansb.8]

I like that Idea. Fehmarn was my Holiday Island in the 1980ties. My In-laws had an apartment right at the sea. Very fond memories of the time.

[@Christin5554]

I live in Germany and didn't even know that the bridge is not being buid, I thought it was almost finished. Shows how much they tell us.

[@MW-dz1hg]

Ne das zeigt wie wenig du Nachrichten/Zeitungen liest und wie viel du auf youtube gammelst!

[@Mixpiqz]

With all scandinavians travelling to Puttgarden to buy alcohol each year, this is totally justified. Add all the truck traffic going by road to the Scandinavian countries.

[@saqmadiq6924]

hej, hvor er afdeling for hård spiritus i denne butik?

[@soos1885]

really cool, now it's just a matter of a few hours to reach malmö, sweden from northern germany

[@k0mm4nd3r_k3n]

@Klint Beastwood We've found the manbaby. Repeat: we have found the manbaby!

[@kaimms9827]

@klint you even dont know the mean of stan ,if your are naming it after middle east .The stan means land in Persian,Arabic, sanskrit,Urdu ,the one of oldest languages in world.
Pakistan,hindustan ,Kzakistan
just for your knowledge

[@ristusnotta1653]

Swedistan and the burning streets of Malmö

[@kaimms9827]

@Klint Beastwood you r not hurting my feelings buddy but you are just suffering from lack of knowledge

[@rojavabashur6455]

@der Führer Third world country with a higher GDP than Germany? LMFAO. Do you people understand that Sweden have 10000 more in GDP than Germany and 15000 more than France.

[@jessestraube6157]

This is a great German-Danish partnership! I cannot wait until they get it all done! Astonishing!
Das ist eine grossartige deutsch-danische Partnerschaft! Ich kann nicht warten, wenn alles fertig ist! Erstaunlich!

[@captpanthergrenzent2963]

Man!!!! I miss germany 🇩🇪😢😢😢they know how to take care of their citizens. This is dope and absolutely amazing ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@Kafei01]

Wow, this is a massive project, well done Denmark.

[@mman2022]

@muhahaha yes

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

And finally, with only 40 years delay, the rail lines in the area will be upgraded.

[@tubbeyt]

@muhahaha yes

[@thoughtsofapeer]

I'll be looking forward to flying over the tunnel in my autonomous drone when it's done.

[@TheStyler2710]

I live in Germany but in the south and had no idea this was a thing. Thanks for the video

[@trumpalumpa9368]

Finally. Makes sense because that ferry is an unnecessary obstacle and just eats your time.

[@Ranukel]

10.000 cars every day is an unnecessary obstacle....

[@trumpalumpa9368]

@@Ranukel But there will be a train tunnel too, don't forget that

[@Ranukel]

@@trumpalumpa9368 Yes it only makes the problems even worse 10,000 cars and several thousand train passengers are pumped towards a crowded Copenhagen

[@yeahnoway111]

@@Ranukel so the same 10,000 cars going thru the ferry is better? Or flying?

[@Ranukel]

@@yeahnoway111 Its not 10.000 cars its 4.500 cars on hybrid ferries with low CO2 and its much better than a landscape destroying motorway

[@TheWarKettle]

Can't wait to see it when it's finished

[@jakobraahauge7299]

Being a tunnel it'll be somewhat underwhelming 🙈 the land filling projects, however, seem to have very interesting potential! Lolland municipality is great at fogging up anything that has to do with biodiversity and aesthetics, though

[@dambition7495]

but will you live that long?

[@TheWarKettle]

@@dambition7495 I hope so lol

[@Pilgerobst]

I hope, the tunnel construction won't take long, because i live at the alternative route to denmark and all the congestion at the border is annoying very much

[@m4rit928]

And now it is going to anoy us

[@yashshaligram6878]

Developing nations - Let's make new cities
Developed nations - Let's make tunnels

[@Orrinn123]

Why does it sound like the writer of the script just left random periods everywhere

[@nandomustermann8979]

🇪🇺💪🏻👍🏻
Greetings from Germany!
PS: Stay healthy!

[@jh5kl]

❤ :)

[@worldpeace1822]

Let’s hope it won’t be build by the same construction company that build Berlin airport

[@yottaforce]

Not build by Germans. Build by Danes. We already did it twice. (Storebælt og Øresund).

[@HugostarGames]

that is building Berlin airport*
dont let it sound like it finished
it will, just give it another 29 years

[@worldpeace1822]

Hugostar Games let’s just say it isn’t the same company building it anymore ;)

[@LDZMarder]

I hope they do and the project fails.

[@jakobraahauge7299]

😳 God forbid that! Love from Denmark

[@Nikkeftw]

Ive worked on one of those ferries, and people working there call the project "Der Untergang" :D :(

[@Arterexius]

Pretty certain they've already met that, but thanks to Covid-19 instead

[@FuturologyChannel]

Oh man, feel bad for the ferry employees. ;(

[@RedSntDK]

I saw something similar happen when the Great Belt Bridge was built in Korsør in Denmark. Darn tunnels and bridges taking our jerbs!

[@Timonster007]

Futurology they will find another. It’s not so bad being unemployed in Denmark.

[@surfarandrewboy]

I'm happy they'll build the tunnel now, why do you wonder, because Scandlines treats truck drivers like shit, especially those guards who take care of the traffic lights, and not only that, but they can not keep the departure time, if the boat is to leave according to departure times "16:15", it happens that it leaves at "16:03", and that pissis me of

[@DanDan100ism]

Absolutely stupendous engineering project !! Congratulations 😃 I wish all concerned a safe and successful conclusion.I hope you overcome any unexpected problems without compromising the well being of your work force.Good luck 🙂

[@prebenjaeger]

"Rootbihaun". That was adorable

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Yanks: "What is this 'public infrastructure investment' thing you speak of? Never heard of it."

[@RaphIchNicht]

Let ne guess: USA?

[@Boyd2342]

@@RaphIchNicht Do you know what "Yanks" mean my dear friend? 😉

[@mans4104]

@@Boyd2342 Yanks are from the north and "Mericas are from the south.🤣

[@GludiusMaximus]

@@mans4104 as a american, i am very confused

[@Boyd2342]

@@GludiusMaximus As a non American I'm confused you don't know that Southern Rebels referred the the Northerns as Yanks in the civil war and beyond while they referred to each other as American

[@adelbaba8530]

This is danmark .the big heart the kind country and the kind people. God bless the queen and Danish people and protect the country . ❤🇩🇰

[@dominiqueflavigny9822]

Well, as it is, we love the ferries, it is nice and relaxing. The trip from Copenhagen to Hamburg is 320 km, if you take the ferry and not 450 km as suggested, but it is if you use the bridge over to Jutland..

[@paoloyvesdesilos7722]

It would be great to include Asian projects as well. There's so much happening in the region.

[@iyobyulius7355]

there would almost be too much to cover lol

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

In the Continent

[@machtmenschholger2317]

We already have your Asian Project in Germany..
IT IS CALLED CORONA VIRUS
THANK YOU

[@iyobyulius7355]

@@machtmenschholger2317 ew shut up

[@Cossfrack]

This is the difference between places like Germany and Denmark and say the UK and US. They had the option to get the job done with a bridge at a lower cost, but chose to build a tunnel for safety, reliability, and it's impact on the environment.

[@agawokwo]

Thank you for this great video. No danish videos can match up with the quality of your video.

[@FuturologyChannel]

Thank you!

[@THEbigNOOBS]

I actually work for scandlines, and most of the employees of the ferries are actually hyped for this tunnel

[@alexanderivkin7086]

Nobody will we layed of because first a lot of boomers retire until 2029 anyway AND Scandlines will find new routes to use with current and new ships.

[@randomperson288]

It talks about the Maputo-Katembe bridge, the longest suspension bridge in Africa. It is in my country, Mozambique, in the city where I live - Maputo.
ps: hears a car accident at the opening of the bridge

[@Dovndyr13]

No worries, when the Storebæltsbridge was opened 2 decades ago, the first week there were several people driving suddenly on the wrong lane of the highway. So accidents and incidents are normal with new infrastructure

[@LOLERXP]

I'm sure construction will finish on time without bloated costs. Especially the German part.

[@feshro]

I think you underestimate German bureaucracy. It will most likely take double the time and budget if German bureaucrats get their hands on this thing.

[@bjornhebergman8785]

It would be more realistic to build a "Channel Tunnel" between Sweden and Germany, rather than Denmark and Germany. It is possible to bore a tunnel under the bottom of the Baltic Sea, between Trelleborg and Rügen. It would give a more straight route for trains between Stockholm and Berlin.

[@richardsivertsen7047]

this is great but i don't think it was worth delaying the project by 10 years just to make the tunnel instead of the bridge

[@blavand7105]

Wasn't the only reason tbh. There were several setbacks, due to Germany originally being more involved in the beginning, but lost public interest in the project and backing out. Forcing the Danish government to find the funds themselves. Several environmental surveys needed to be done, after there were claims of tampering and low quality work with the first reports. Environmental groups also made claims, that had to be studied too. All small things adding up to huge delays.

[@ls200076]

reclaimed land?
Dutch: *Heavy breathing*

[@xl000]

How hard is it to get a realistic animation of gears, that actually mesh together at 2:15 ?
I assume the technology doesn't exist...

[@gwarlow]

How hard is it to resist leaving useless comments?

[@thulfiqarallebnani9420]

@@gwarlow fr

[@phdtobe]

I like the smiling people graphics sliding in from both sides to happily meet in the middle!

[@TheRailwayDrone]

Meanwhile, here in America, we can't even build a one mile railway tunnel between New York and New Jersey. The rest of the world is leaving us way behind.

[@Teds991]

We have the same problem here in the UK. For example, successive governments have been arguing for at least 25 years about whether or not to build another runway at London’s Heathrow airport.

[@richardc316]

@Teds991 Not to mention HS2

[@TheRailwayDrone]

@Brian Sandberg tell me something I don't know.

[@TheCandyVanMan]

Fun Fact: My father works in "Femarn bælt" and i really like how he pronounces "Rødbyhavn", it's not rutbihaun.

[@hendrikhardeman9832]

Ignoring the fact that the d in Rødby is hard to pronounce properly for non-native speakers, the closest German pronunciation of Rødby would be Rödbü.

[@ouuuouuu2598]

Nonono its "Rootbeerhaven". Thats basic knowledge 🤦‍♂️

[@solapowsj25]

A project that will bring multifold returns by improving transport efficiency.

[@rogink]

My only experience of the ferry ride is when I was travelling across Europe a few years ago. I hadn't had much sleep for days and when the coach boarded the ferry I found a comfortable place to grab 40 winks. 20 minutes later I was woken up by the cleaner telling me I had to get off! The ferry lands and there is less than 10 minutes before it is turned around.
Channel ferry operators were concerned that the tunnel would take all their business, but - up until Covid - they were as busy as ever. This tunnel will cost 2-3 times its estimate, and need to repay the cost. So the ferry will keep going, giving a much lower fare, costing a few minutes more time.

[@huusomlars5376]

The tunnel is being builted in my hometown, Rødbyhavn.

[@huusomlars5376]

@muhahaha thats to late

[@Bo_D_Hansen]

Rødbyhavn bliver lavet om til en stor p-plads 😉