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Goods transport by road 2025, 2nd quarter

Volume of goods transported by lorries decreased by 24 per cent in the second quarter of 2025

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According to Statistics Finland, a total of 45 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries in domestic road transport during the second quarter of 2025. The volume of goods transported decreased by 24 per cent compared to the previous year. The transport performance declined by 11 per cent and totalled 6 billion tonne-kilometres.

Change

Changes in the sampling frame of goods transport by road have an effect on performances starting from 2025Q1

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Key selections

  • In the second quarter of 2025, the volume of goods transported in domestic road transport decreased by 14 million tonnes compared to the same period of the previous year.
  • The volume of soil material transport decreased by 34 per cent, while other transport decreased by 20 per cent. Soil materials accounted for 26 per cent of the total volume of goods transported.
  • Of the goods transported, 62 per cent was carried by full trailer combinations, 16 per cent by semi-trailer combinations and 22 per cent by trucks without trailers.
  • 95 per cent of the transport performance was carried out in licensed transport and 5 per cent in private transport.

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Goods transport by road [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, 2nd quarter. ISSN=2342-3617. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 29.4.2026].
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