Transport and tourism

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Transport network and passenger transport

Transport network 1990 2000 2010 2020 2022 2023
km
Length of railway line 5 846 5 854 5 919 5 918 5 918 5 915
Length of tram line 1) 88 84 91 l   2) 50 76 106
Length of underground line 16 21 21 36 43 43
Highways 3) 76 407 77 993 78 162 77 908 77 848 77 804
Coastal waterways 7 690 9 261 10 073 10 442 10 455 10 470
Inland waterways 9 460 8 894 9 747 9 806 9 877 9 885
Passengers 1990 2000 2010 2020 2022 2023
Million trips
Railway transport 46,0 54,8 69,0 59,5 76,1 81,4
Tramway transport 1) 48,6 56,7 54,5 34,9 53,3 60,3
Underground transport 35,4 51,9 57,1 60,4 69,9 79,0
Bus and motor coach transport 4) . . . . 339,8 229,0 280,3 . .
Taxi traffic . . . . 57,0 38,3 53,2 . .
Water transport 5) 14,0 20,7 21,7 9,6 17,1 18,4
Air transport 5) 11,3 13,7 16,4 l    6,5 15,6 18,5

Corrected on 13 December 2024. The corrections are indicated in red.

l     line across a time series shows substantial breaks in the homogeneity of a series

1) Incl. Tampere Tram from 2021 and Jokeri Light Rail from 2023
2) Change in statistics compilation. The length of line calculated in one direction.
3) Excl. ramps and ferry routes
4) Includes charter transport but not private transport
5) Domestic and international

Registered vehicles on 31 December

  2000 2010 2020 1) 2023 1)
Passenger cars 2 134 728 2 877 484 3 632 851 3 744 469
- per thousand inhabitants 412 535 656 668
- electric cars 2) 4 34 9 959 86 011
- plug-in hybrids 2) . . . . 46 538 139 338
Vans 239 095 347 258 502 047 533 633
Lorries 65 223 117 150 166 760 177 288
Buses, coaches 9 852 13 650 19 282 19 619
Special automobiles 16 924 12 646 10 759 10 143
All automobiles 2 465 822 3 368 188 4 331 699 4 485 152
Motorcycles 90 877 226 877 283 214 296 571
Mopeds 102 545 259 889 353 243 367 317
Tractors 332 584 376 807 466 551 503 305
Snow mobiles 2) 90 511 121 976 163 318 176 593
All vehicles 3 697 037 5 331 582 6 926 137 7 247 926

1) Incl. vehicles temporarily decommissioned from traffic
2) Excl. Åland

Registered vehicles on 31 December 1923–2023

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Persons killed in road traffic accidents

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* preliminary data

Overnight stays by foreigners at accommodation establishments

Country of residence 2022 % 2023 % Change of nights spent, %
Germany 580 713 11,7 680 486 11,8 17,2
United Kingdom 507 660 10,2 567 125 9,9 11,7
Sweden 467 878 9,4 503 920 8,8 7,7
United States 271 330 5,5 382 658 6,7 41,0
France 333 250 6,7 377 216 6,6 13,2
Netherlands 247 667 5,0 278 613 4,8 12,5
Estonia 203 337 4,1 198 000 3,4 -2,6
Italy 160 258 3,2 192 512 3,3 20,1
Spain 160 344 3,2 178 060 3,1 11,0
Switzerland 146 191 2,9 161 366 2,8 10,4
Other 1 896 367 38,1 2 231 876 38,8 17,7
Total 4 974 995 100 5 751 832 100 15,6

Finns' leisure trips abroad, 2023

Trips with overnight stays in destination country made by the population aged 15 to 84

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Last updated 17 Dec 2024