Railways
total: 5,859 km
broad gauge: 5,859 km 1.524-m gauge (2,073 km electrified; 480 km double- or more-track) (1996)

Highways
total: 77,782 km
paved: 49,780 km (including 431 km of expressways)
unpaved: 28,002 km (1996 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, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Turku, Uusikaupunki, Varkaus

Merchant marine
total: 93 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,069,794 GRT/1,127,087 DWT
ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 22, chemical tanker 5, oil tanker 11, passenger 1, railcar carrier 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 34, short-sea passenger 11 (1997 est.)

Airports 158 (1997 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 69
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 23
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 9 (1997 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 89
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 84 (1997 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Finland on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Finland Transportation 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Finland Transportation 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.