Number of trips by train in passenger traffic increased by 36 per cent in the third quarter of 2022

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release | Railway statistics 2022, 3rd quarter

According to Statistics Finland, freight transferred by rail in the third quarter of 2022 was 7,6 million tons, which was 24 % less than in the third quarter of 2021. A total of 20.6 million trips was travelled by rail, which was 36 % more than in the same quarter of 2021.

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  • In the third quarter of 2022, 7.6 million tons of goods were transported by rail.
  • Tonnage decreased by 24 % from the same quarter of 2021.
  • A total of 20.6 million trips were made by rail in the third quarter of 2022.
  • Trips in railway traffic increased by 36 % from the third quarter of 2021.
  • The amount of trips was 9 % lower than the third quarter of 2019.

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      Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Railway statistics [online publication].
      Reference period: 2022, 3rd quarter. ISSN=2670-3351. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 29.4.2025].
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