Railways, passengers carried in Finland
Finland: Railways, passengers carried was 2,903 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Finland, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2,903 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Finland peaked at 4,924 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,820 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Finland ranks 41st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,321 million passenger-km | 3,184 million passenger-km | 3,415 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,542 million passenger-km | 3,282 million passenger-km | 4,052 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,151 million passenger-km | 3,868 million passenger-km | 4,924 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,862 million passenger-km | 2,820 million passenger-km | 2,903 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 39 Uzbekistan 3,130 million passenger-km compare
- 40 Portugal 2,912 million passenger-km compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 2,340 million passenger-km compare
- 43 Slovakia 2,052 million passenger-km compare
- 44 Israel 1,956 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Finland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 150,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.07 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 10.79 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 816.39 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 103,928 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 107 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 19,258 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Finland?
- Railways, passengers carried in Finland was 2,903 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,924 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,820 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Finland ranks 41st out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.