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Finnish road statistics 2023

Traffic performance of lorries decreased by 6 per cent in 2023

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According to Statistics Finland, the total number of kilometres driven in road traffic in Finland was 47.8 billion car kilometres in 2023, which was nearly the same as in 2022. The traffic performance of lorries decreased by six per cent. The volume of road traffic grew by 0.4 per cent on highways but decreased by 0.7 per cent on streets and private roads.

Change

Changes were made to the database tables of the Finnish road statistics and the data for the two latest statistical reference years, 2022 and 2023, were published in the tables.

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Key selections

  • In 2023, a total of 36.3 billion kilometres were driven on Finnish highways. A total of 11.4 billion kilometres were driven on streets and private roads.
  • In 2023, altogether 38.6 billion kilometres were driven with passenger cars, which is 0.5 per cent more than in 2022.
  • The traffic performance of lorries decreased by six per cent but that of buses and coaches grew by seven per cent from the year before.
  • At the end of 2023, the length of highways in Finland totalled 77,804 km, which is 44 km less than one year earlier.

Database tables

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Updated database tables
12jx
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  • Road class
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12jy
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12jz
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  • Area
  • Road class
  • Pavement
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12k1
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  • Regional centre (ELY)
  • Speed limit
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12k2
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  • Regional centre (ELY)
  • Pavement
  • Distribution of traffic volume
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12k3
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  • Regional centre (ELY)
  • Pavement
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12k4
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  • Regional centre (ELY)
  • Road class
  • Roadwidth
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Pavement
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  • Road class
  • Regional centre (ELY)
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  • Road class
  • Type of bridge
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  • Road class
  • Regional centre (ELY)
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12kd
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  • Regional centre (ELY)
  • Road class
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12ke
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12kg
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12jw
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  • Road class
  • Type of bridge
  • Regional centre (ELY)
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Future releases

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Finnish road statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=2670-3386. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.5.2026].
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Contact information

Service email
liikenne.matkailu@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Sami Lahtinen
Senior Statistician
029 551 3207

Other experts

Matti Kokkonen
Senior Statistician
029 551 3770
External link Twitter@mattijkokkonen
Henna Ylimaa
Senior Statistician
029 551 3832

Head of Department in charge

Hannele Orjala
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3582