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{{Short description|Research institution in Linköping, Sweden}}
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| name =  Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut (VTI)
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| alt = VTI logo
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| type = [[Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment]]
| purpose = Swedish Institute for Research in Transportation
| headquarters = Linköping
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| region_served = Sweden
| language = Swedish
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| num_staff = 200 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vti.se/en/about-vti/about-vti/|title=About VTI|website=www.vti.se|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.vti.se}}
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The '''Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute''' ({{langx|sv|Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut}}, '''VTI''') is a public research institution with focus on transportation in Sweden. The head office is located in [[Linköping]], where most of the operations are located.
== History ==
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute was founded between 1923 and 1925. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vti.se/sv/om-vti/om-vti/historia/|title=Historia|website=www.vti.se|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref> Since then it has changed names from the National Road Institute in 1934 and then the Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute in 1971. It was renamed the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute in 1993.
== Sites ==
VTI also has offices in several sites all over Sweden. It has offices in [[Borlänge]] and [[Stockholm]] where the research is in transport economics and transport policy. Another office is located in [[Gothenburg]] with research focusing on vehicle technology and vehicle safety and in Lund with a focus on public transport. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vti.se/en/employees/|title=Employees|website=www.vti.se|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>
== Transport Forum ==
VTI is the main organizer of 'TransportForum' ({{langx|sv|Transportforum}}), a large Swedish conference gathering important national and international actors in the field of transportation. <ref>{{Cite web|title=VTI, Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut|url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/vti/pressreleases/transporteffektivitet-och-klimat-inleder-aarets-upplaga-av-transportforum-2958104|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Mynewsdesk|language=sv}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:Vägytemärning VTI 2019.jpg|Measurement vehicle
File:VTI driving simulator 3.jpg|VTI driving simulator III
</gallery>
== Notes and references ==
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== External links==
*[http://www.vti.se/en Official website (english)]
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[[Category:Research institutes in Sweden]]
[[Category:1920s establishments in Sweden]]