Transportation in Finland
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Transportation is well-handled in Finland. It includes high quality ExpressBus routes, fast Pendolino trains and also some air traffic between biggest cities.
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Traffic companies
- Airlines
- Bus companies
- Railway companies
- VR (Finnish State Railways -- VR Oy)
- Ship companies
General information
Railways
total:
5,865 km
broad gauge:
5,865 km 1.524-m gauge (2,192 km electrified; 480 km double- or multiple-track) (1998)
City with underground railway system: Helsinki (Metro)
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Russia - yes
- Sweden - yes break-of-gauge 1524mm/1435mm
Highways
total:
77,895 km
paved:
49,853 km (including 473 km of expressways)
unpaved:
28,042 km (1998 est.)
Waterways
6,675 km total (including Saimaa Canal); 3,700 km suitable for steamers
Pipelines
natural gas 580 km
Ports and harbors
Hamina, Helsinki, Kokkola, Kotka, Loviisa, Naantali, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Turku, Uusikaupunki, Varkaus
Merchant marine
total:
101 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,185,966 GRT/1,153,089 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 23, chemical tanker 6, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 11, rail car carrier 1, roll-on/roll-off 38, short-sea passenger 12 (1999 est.)
Airports
157 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
69
over 3,047 m:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
26
1,524 to 2,437 m:
10
914 to 1,523 m:
20
under 914 m:
10 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
88
914 to 1,523 m:
6
under 914 m:
82 (1999 est.)