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Transportation of Finland

Airports:148 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 76
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 27
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 14 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 72
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 67 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 694 km (2006)
Railways:total: 5,741 km
broad gauge: 5,741 km 1.524-m gauge (2,619 km electrified) (2006)
Roadways:total: 78,189 km
paved: 50,633 km (includes 653 km of expressways)
unpaved: 27,556 km (2006)
Waterways:7,842 km
note: includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia (2006)
Merchant marine:total: 87 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,250,600 GRT/952,072 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 22, chemical tanker 6, container 1, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 20, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 25
foreign-owned: 3 (Norway 1, Russia 1, UK 1)
registered in other countries: 48 (Bahamas 8, Germany 2, Gibraltar 3, Luxembourg 4, Marshall Islands 2, Netherlands 13, Norway 4, Sweden 11, UK 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Hamina, Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Porvoo, Raahe, Rauma, Turku

Finland Quickstats

  • Population: 5,238,460 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 338,145 sq km
  • Density: 16 /km² (190th)
  • GDP (total): $163 billion (52nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $34,819 (12th)
  • Literacy: 100%

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  • Currency: Euro (€)³ (EUR)
  • Dial code: +358

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