Proximity to markets: Scandinavia, Western Europe, Russia and the CIS

Lithuania is located on the very crossroads of 3 huge markets. It’s a springboard to the EU markets  of Western Europe and Scandinavian countries, while the Eastern markets of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are just to other side. Lithuania is a part of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), and has always been an active business partner with its neighbours in the region like Germany and the Scandinavian countries, as well as Poland, Latvia and Estonia. The BSR accounts for almost 70% of Lithuania’s foreign trade, and about 70% of foreign direct investment as well.

EU’s prime transport centre: hub and interconnection of international transport corridors, air, rail, sea and highway routes

Two Pan-European transport corridors. In 2007, Lithuania became a member of the Schengen area, the European territory without internal borders, allows free movement of people without internal border checks.The European Union has recognised Lithuania as a prime transport centre linking the EU with the East:

• Four international airports
• Ice-free Klaipėda State Seaport
• A transcontinental railway network (the ”Saulė” and "Viking" trains) links Lithuania with markets in the Middle and Far East
• The best network of roads and highways in the region
• Four multimodal logistic centers: Klaipėda (seaport–rail–highway), Kaunas (rail–airport–highway), Vilnius (rail–airport–highway), and Šiauliai (rail–airport–highway)