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Railway statistics 2025, 1st quarter

Rail freight traffic increased by 46 per cent in the first quarter of 2025

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According to Statistics Finland, 21.9 million trips were made in railway passenger transport in the first quarter of 2025, which is one per cent more as in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. A total of 8.2 million tonnes of goods were transported in freight transport, which is 46 % more than in the corresponding quarter of 2024.

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  • In the first quarter of 2025, a total of 21.9 million journeys were made in passenger transport, covering 1.4 billion passenger-kilometres.
  • The number of passenger-kilometres on rail increased by 6 % compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
  • In freight transport, a total of 8.2 million tonnes of goods were transported, which corresponded to 2.4 billion tonne-kilometres.
  • The number of tonne-kilometres in rail freight transport increased by 50 % compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Railway statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, 1st quarter. ISSN=2670-3351. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.11.2026].
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