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Rail freight traffic increased by 13 per cent in the second quarter of 2025

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release | Railway statistics 2025, 2nd quarter

According to Statistics Finland, 20.8 million trips were made in railway passenger transport in the second quarter of 2025, which is 2 per cent more than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. A total of 7.6 million tonnes of goods were transported in freight transport, which is 13 per cent more than in the second quarter of 2024.

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  • In the second quarter of 2025, a total of 20.8 million journeys were made in passenger transport, covering 1.3 billion passenger-kilometres.
  • The number of passenger-kilometres on rail decreased by 1 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
  • In freight transport, a total of 7.6 million tonnes of goods were transported, which corresponded to 2.3 billion tonne-kilometres.
  • The number of tonne-kilometres in rail freight transport increased by 5 per cent 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, 2nd quarter. ISSN=2670-3351. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 30.9.2025].
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