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Finland TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: 5,905 kilometers (Russian
gauge--1.524
meters) in operation, of which about 500 kilometers
multipletrack and 1,445 kilometers electrified in 1987. Railroads
used
primarily for bulk commodities because of growing
competition
from trucking.
Highways: About 76,000 kilometers in 1987
(including
43,000 paved). Another 30,000 kilometers of private,
statesubsidized roads.
Inland Waterways: About 9,200 kilometers of
floatways
used by wood industries to move forest products downstream
to
processing centers and on to ports for export. Another
6,100
kilometers of internal waterways for general use,
including about
70 kilometers of canals.
Ports: Seven major ports, many minor ports. Most
ports
blocked by ice in winter.
Civil Airports: Helsinki airport handled most
international traffic; about forty smaller airports served
secondary cities.
Telecommunications: Excellent system covering
most
cities; mobile telephones widely used in rural areas.
Data as of December 1988
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