Transport and Tourism
Finland in Figures is an information package about Finland and Finns.
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- Transport network and passenger transport
- Registered vehicles
- Registered vehicles 1922–2021
- Persons killed in road traffic accidents
- Number of overnight stays by foreigners at accommodation establishments
- Finns' leisure trips abroad
Transport network and passenger transport
| Transport network | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km | |||||
| Length of railway line 1) | 5 846 | 5 854 | 5 919 | 5 918 | 5 918 |
| Length of tram line | 88 | 84 | 91 | l 2) 50 | 56 |
| Length of underground line | 16 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 36 |
| Highways 3) | 76 407 | 77 993 | 78 162 | 77 908 | 77 906 |
| Coastal waterways | 7 690 | 9 261 | 10 073 | 10 442 | 10 435 |
| Inland waterways | 9 460 | 8 894 | 9 747 | 9 806 | 9 870 |
| Passengers by mode of transport | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Million trips | |||||
| Railway transport | 46,0 | 54,8 | 69,0 | 59,5 | 55,0 |
| Tramway transport | 48,6 | 56,7 | 54,5 | 34,9 | 31,5 |
| Underground transport | 35,4 | 51,9 | 57,1 | 60,4 | 56,0 |
| Bus and motor coach transport 4) | . . | . . | 339,8 | 229,0 | . . |
| Taxi traffic | . . | . . | 57,0 | 38,3 | . . |
| Water transport 5) | 14,0 | 20,7 | 21,7 | 9,6 | 9,6 |
| Air transport 5) | 11,3 | 13,7 | 16,4 | l 6,5 | 5,4 |
l line across a time series shows substantial breaks in the homogeneity of a series
1) State railway line
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) National and international
Corrected on 27 September 2022.
Sources: Statistics Finland, transport and tourism
Helsinki City Transport (HKL)
Helsinki Region Transport (HSL)
Finavia
Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Updated: 27.9.2022
Registered vehicles on 31 December
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 1) | 2021 1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars | 1 938 856 | 2 134 728 | 2 877 484 | 3 667 164 |
| per thousand inhabitants | 388 | 412 | 535 | 661 |
| Vans | 209 558 | 239 095 | 347 258 | 514 403 |
| Lorries | 54 599 | 65 223 | 117 150 | 170 679 |
| Buses, coaches | 9 327 | 9 852 | 13 650 | 19 524 |
| Special automobiles | 20 719 | 16 924 | 12 646 | 10 552 |
| All automobiles | 2 233 059 | 2 465 822 | 3 368 188 | 4 382 322 |
| Motorcycles | 60 170 | 90 877 | 226 877 | 287 628 |
| Tractors | 316 870 | 332 584 | 376 807 | 479 504 |
| Snow mobiles 2) | . . | 90 511 | 121 976 | 166 862 |
| All vehicles | 3 146 308 | 3 697 037 | 5 331 582 | 7 040 869 |
1) Incl. vehicles temporarily decommissioned from traffic
2) Excl. Åland
Registered vehicles on 31 December 1922–2021
Persons killed in road traffic accidents
* preliminary data
Sources: Statistics Finland, statistics on road traffic accidents
Updated: 24.1.2023
Number of overnight stays by foreigners at accommodation establishments
Accommodation establishments with at least 20 bed places or caravan pitches with electrical connection points, as well as hostels
| Country of domicile | 2020 | % | 2021 | % | Change of nights spent, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 168 341 | 7,3 | 268 282 | 12,9 | 59,4 |
| Germany | 246 184 | 10,7 | 257 836 | 12,4 | 4,7 |
| Sweden | 102 209 | 4,5 | 170 523 | 8,2 | 66,8 |
| Estonia | 151 971 | 6,6 | 163 431 | 7,8 | 7,5 |
| France | 157 520 | 6,9 | 110 016 | 5,3 | -30,2 |
| United States | 81 652 | 3,6 | 96 426 | 4,6 | 18,1 |
| Spain | 41 020 | 1,8 | 85 515 | 4,1 | 108,5 |
| Netherlands | 130 662 | 5,7 | 72 461 | 3,5 | -44,5 |
| Italy | 51 689 | 2,3 | 72 434 | 3,5 | 40,1 |
| Poland | 42 834 | 1,9 | 58 405 | 2,8 | 36,4 |
| Other | 1 117 254 | 48,8 | 730 037 | 35,0 | -34,7 |
| Total | 2 291 336 | 100 | 2 085 366 | 100 | -9,0 |
Finns' leisure trips abroad
Trips with overnight stays in destination country made by the population aged 15 to 84
| Country of destination | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Annual change 2020–2021, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 1 200 000 | 1 090 000 | 480 000 | 330 000 | -32 |
| Spain | 820 000 | 670 000 | 250 000 | 210 000 | -14 |
| Sweden | 700 000 | 720 000 | . . | 150 000 | . . |
| Norway | 190 000 | 220 000 | 110 000 | . . | . . |
| Germany | 130 000 | 340 000 | . . | . . | . . |
| Italy | 260 000 | 300 000 | . . | . . | . . |
| Greece | 250 000 | 250 000 | . . | . . | . . |
| Russia | 240 000 | 250 000 | . . | . . | . . |
| United Kingdom | 220 000 | 200 000 | . . | . . | . . |
| Other | 2 250 000 | 2 220 000 | . . | . . | . . |
| Total | 6 440 000 | 6 260 000 | 1 660 000 | 1 280 000 | -23 |
Main topic: Transport and Tourism
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Last updated 24 Jan 2023