Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Finland? Finland has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 8,000 km (2013) (includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia; water transport used frequently in the summer and widely replaced with sledges on the ice in winter; there are 187,888 lakes in Finland that cover 31,500 km); Finland also maintains 8,200 km of coastal fairways. The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is OH
Transportation in Finland
| Number of Airports | 98 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 15 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 1,288 km gas transmission pipes, 1,976 km distribution pipes (2016) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 5,918 km (2020) 3,349 km electrified |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 108,637 km (2019) |
| Private and forest roads | 350,000 km (2012) |
| Urban | 26,000 km (2012) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 3 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 77 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 13,364,839 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 957.64 million (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 282 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 9, general cargo 75, oil tanker 4, other 194 |
All Important Facts about Finland
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