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Railway statistics 2024, 4th quarter

Number of trips made by rail grew in the last quarter of 2024

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According to Statistics Finland, 22.5 million trips were made in railway passenger transport in the last quarter of 2024, which is one per cent more than in the corresponding quarter of the year before. A total of 7.1 million tonnes of goods were transported in freight transport, which is as much as in the corresponding quarter of 2023.

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  • In the last quarter of 2024, a total of 22.5 million trips were made in passenger traffic and 1.4 billion passenger-kilometres were covered.
  • The number of passenger-kilometres by rail grew by five per cent from the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
  • A total of 7.1 million tonnes of goods were transported in freight transport, which corresponded to 2.1 billion tonne-kilometres.
  • The tonne-kilometres of freight transport by rail increased by four per cent from the corresponding quarter of the year before.

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Railway statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 4th quarter. ISSN=2670-3351. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.11.2026].
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