Finland has a long distance between cities and towns, a sparse population, and waterways freezing in winter. Therefore, a well-developed transport industry is necessary. The revenue of the
Passenger transport
Passenger cars constitute the highest share of
passenger transport by land in Finland. More than 83 percent of passenger kilometers traveled in 2019 were done by passenger cars. At the same time, public transport – buses, railways, tram, and metro – accounted for approximately 17 percent.
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many domestic airports witnessed the shutting down of passenger traffic in March 2020; flights on national and international routes had been significantly reduced and suspended. Although the country has lifted its travel restrictions, the
number of passengers at airports remained low in 2021 compared to previous years.
Are Finnish roads getting safer?
The
total length of the Finnish road network was approximately 78 thousand kilometers in 2019. Over the past few years, Finland’s roads have become safer. The
number of traffic accident fatalities declined steadily in recent years, with 223 road casualties reported in 2020. Along with the decrease in road casualties, the
number of non-fatal road traffic injury accidents also decreased from over 6.4 thousand in 2011 to less than 3.6 thousand in 2020.
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