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Number of trips by train in passenger traffic increased by 7 per cent in the second quarter of 2023

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release | Railway statistics 2023, 2nd quarter

According to Statistics Finland, a total of 21 million trips was travelled by rail in the second quarter of 2023, which was 7 % more than in the same quarter of 2022. Freight transferred by rail was 7 million tons, which was 2 % less than in the second quarter of 2022.

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  • In the second quarter of 2023, 7 million tons of goods were transported by rail.
  • Tonnage decreased by 2 % from the same quarter of 2022.
  • A total of 21 million trips were made by rail in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Trips in railway traffic increased by 7 % from the second quarter of 2022.
  • The amount of trips was 8 % lower than the second quarter of 2019.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Railway statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2023, 2nd quarter. ISSN=2670-3351. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 1.9.2025].
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