Finland vs. Sweden
Transportation
| Finland | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 5,926 km (2016) broad gauge: 5,926 km 1.524-m gauge (3,270 km electrified) (2016) | total: 14,127 km (2016) standard gauge: 14,062 km 1.435-m gauge (12,322 km electrified) (2016) narrow gauge: 65 km 0.891-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2016) |
| Roadways | total: 454,000 km (2012) highways: 78,000 km (50,000 paved, including 700 km of expressways; 28,000 unpaved) (2012) private and forest roads: 350,000 km (2012) urban: 26,000 km (2012) | total: 573,134 km (includes 2,050 km of expressways) (2016) paved: 140,100 km (2016) unpaved: 433,034 km (2016) note: includes 98,500 km of state roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,600 km of municipal roads |
| Waterways | 8,000 km (includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia; water transport used frequently in the summer and widely replaced with sledges on the ice in winter; there are 187,888 lakes in Finland that cover 31,500 km); Finland also maintains 8,200 km of coastal fairways (2013) | 2,052 km (2010) |
| Pipelines | 1288 km gas transmission pipes, 1976 km distribution pipes (2016) | 1626 km gas (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Helsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Porvoo, Raahe, Rauma | major seaport(s): Brofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby LNG terminal(s) (import): Brunnsviksholme, Lysekil |
| Merchant marine | total: 274 by type: bulk carrier 9, container ship 1, general cargo 77, oil tanker 4, other 183 (2020) | total: 368 by type: general cargo 49, oil tanker 20, other 299 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 148 (2013) | total: 231 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 74 (2017) over 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 26 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 21 (2017) under 914 m: 14 (2017) | total: 149 (2013) over 3,047 m: 3 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 12 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 75 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 22 (2013) under 914 m: 37 (2013) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 74 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2013) under 914 m: 71 (2013) | total: 82 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2013) under 914 m: 77 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 77 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 13,364,839 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 957.64 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 11 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 316 |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | OH | SE |
Source: CIA Factbook
