Editing Transport in Finland (section)

== Roads ==
{{main|Roads in Finland}}

Road transport in Finland is the most popular method of transportation, particularly in rural areas where the railway network does not extend to. {{As of|2011}} there are {{convert|78162|km|mi}} of public roads, of which {{convert|51016|km|mi}} are paved.<ref name="Road_statistics_2010" />{{rp|42}} The main road network comprises over {{convert|13329|km|mi}} of road.<ref name="Road_statistics_2010" />{{rp|23}}

===Highways===
{{main|Highways in Finland}}
[[File:Lakalaivan eritasoliittymä 1.jpg|thumb|Lakalaiva interchange on the highways [[Finnish national road 3|3 (E12)]] and [[Finnish national road 9|9 (E63)]] in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]].]]
64% of all traffic on public roads takes place on main roads,<ref name="Road_statistics_2010" />{{rp|11}} which are divided into [[Highways in Finland|class I]] (''{{lang|fi|valtatie}}/{{lang|sv|riksväg}}'') and class II (''{{lang|fi|kantatie}}/{{lang|sv|stamväg}}'') main roads. Motorways have been constructed in the country since the 1960s, but they are still reasonably rare because traffic volumes are not large enough to motivate their construction. There are {{convert|863|km|mi}} of motorways.<ref name="Road_statistics_2010" />{{rp|23}} Longest stretches are [[Helsinki]]–[[Turku]] ([[Finnish national road 1|Main road 1]]/[[European route E18|E18]]), [[Vantaa]]–[[Ylöjärvi]] ([[Finnish national road 3|Main road 3]]/[[European route E12|E12]]), [[Helsinki]]–[[Heinola]] ([[Finnish national road 4|Main road 4]]/[[European route E75|E75]]), and [[Helsinki]]–[[Vaalimaa]] ([[Finnish national road 7|Main road 7]]/[[European route E18|E18]]). [[The world's most northern|The world's northernmost motorway]] is also located in Finland between [[Keminmaa]] and [[Tornio]] ([[Finnish national road 29|Main road 29]]/[[European route E8|E8]]).

There are no [[toll road]]s in Finland.<ref>[http://www.rhinocarhire.com/Drive-Smart-Blog/Drive-Smart-Finland.aspx Guide to Driving In Finland – Drive Safe in Finland] Rhino Car Hire</ref>

===Speed limits===
[[Image:Lassila KehaI+TietoEnator1m.jpg|right|thumb|Office buildings line [[Kehä I]] in Pohjois-Haaga, [[Helsinki]].]]
Speed limits change depending on the time of the year; the maximum speed limit on motorways is {{convert|120|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} in the summer and {{convert|100|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} in the winter. The main roads usually have speed limits of either 100&nbsp;km/h or {{convert|80|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}. Speed limits in urban areas range between {{convert|30|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|60|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}. If no other speed limit is signposted, the general speed limit in Finland is  {{convert|50|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} in built-up areas and  {{convert|80|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} outside.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitfinland.com/article/driving-in-finland/ |title=Driving in Finland |website=Visit Finland |access-date= 15 January 2017}}</ref>

===Vehicles===
{{As of|2013}}, there are 4,95&nbsp;million registered [[automobile]]s, of which 2,58&nbsp;million cars. Average age of cars (museum cars excluded) is 12,5 years (in some regions even 15 years), and typically the cars are destroyed in age of 24 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trafi.fi/tietoa_trafista/ajankohtaista/2485/liikenteessa_olevien_ajoneuvojen_maara_kasvaa_tasaisesti_-_5_miljoonan_raja_lahella |title=Liikenteessä olevien ajoneuvojen määrä kasvaa tasaisesti – 5 miljoonan raja lähellä |date=2014 |publisher=Trafi |access-date=15 January 2017 |language=fi}}
</ref> In 2015, ca. 123&nbsp;000 new vehicles were registered in Finland. About 550,000–600,000 used automobiles are sold each year in Finland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autoalantiedotuskeskus.fi/en/automotive_industry_in_finland/automobile_trade |title=New Car Sales |publisher=Automotive Industry Finland |access-date=15 January 2017 |archive-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129162304/http://autoalantiedotuskeskus.fi/en/automotive_industry_in_finland/automobile_trade |url-status=dead }}</ref> During 2011–2014 the most sold car brand was Volkswagen. It had a market share of 12% of new cars.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/autot/art-2000000858311.html |title=Tämä auto oli Suomen myydyin vuonna 2014 – tarjolla kaikki käyttövoimaversiot |website=Iltasanomat |access-date=15 January 2017 |language=fi}}
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=== Public transport ===
{{See also|List of bus transit systems in Finland}}
[[Image:Volvo 7900 Electric Articulated HSL bus 570 to airport on Valkoisenlähteentie, Jokiniemi, Vantaa, Finland, 2022 December.jpg|thumb|Volvo 7900 [[Electric bus|Electric Articulated bus]] 570 to airport operated by HSL in Vantaa, Finland in 2022 December.]]
[[File:66 Finnair - Flickr - antoniovera1.jpg|left|thumb|A Finnair bus rushes passengers to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport]]
[[Coach (vehicle)|Coaches]] are mainly operated by private companies and provide services widely across the country. There is a large network of [[ExpressBus]] services with connections to all major cities and the most important rural areas as well as a burgeoning [[OnniBus]] 'cheap bus' network. Coach stations are operated by [[Matkahuolto]].<ref>[http://www.expat-finland.com/travel_finland/bus_train.html Long Distance Bus & Train Services in Finland] Expat Finland</ref>

Local bus services inside cities and towns have often been tightly regulated by the councils. Many councils also have their own bus operators, such as [[Tampere City Transit]] (TKL), which operates some bus lines on a commercial basis in competition with privately owned providers. Regional bus lines have been regulated by the provincial administration to protect old transit companies, leading to [[cartel]] situations like [[TLO]] in the [[Turku]] region, but strong regional regulating bodies, like the [[Helsinki Regional Transport Authority]] (HSL/HRT), whose routes are put out to tender exist as well and will become the norm after the transitional period during the 2010s.

=== Accidents ===
In 2015, number of road traffic accidents involving personal injury was 5,164. In them, 266 persons were killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tieliikenneonnettomuudet.stat.fi/tieliikenneonnettomuudet_en.html |title=Road Traffic Accidents |website=Statistics Finland |access-date=15 January 2017 |archive-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912095122/http://tieliikenneonnettomuudet.stat.fi/tieliikenneonnettomuudet_en.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The number of road deaths per million inhabitants is just below the European average. Traffic safety has improved significantly since the early 1970s, when more than one thousand people died in road traffic every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trafi.fi/filebank/a/1385544081/aacede60b181fe7444e0cd3d57ddfc51/13667-Trafi_Tieliikenteen_turvallisuuskatsaus_2013_eng.pdf |title= Finnish Annual Road Safety Review 2013  |publisher= Trafi |access-date= 15 January 2017}}</ref>

=== Parking ===
[[File:Entrance to Tikkuparkki underground parking in Tikkurila, Vantaa, Finland, 2021 April.jpg|thumb|Underground parking of noticeable size near Tikkurila railway station]]
Municipal law 30-31 § gives right to [[Referendum]] since year 1990. Citizens of [[Turku]] collected 15,000 names in one month for referendum against the underground car park. Politicians with in the elections unknown financing from the parking company neglected the citizens opinion.<ref>Kansan valta Suora demokratia politiikan pelastuksena Toim Saara Ilvessalo ja Hensrik Jaakkola into 2011 Saara Ilvessalo Byrokratiavyyhdistä suoraan demokratiaan pages 36–38</ref> According to International Association of Public Transport [[UITP]] parking places are among the most effective ways to promote private car use in the city. Therefore, many European cities have cancelled the expensive underground car parking after the 1990s. The EU recommended actions cover develop guidance for concrete measures for the internalisation of external costs for car traffic also in urban areas.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/environment/urban/pdf/framework_en.pdf WHAT EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK FOR A SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117055508/http://ec.europa.eu/environment//urban/pdf/framework_en.pdf|date=17 November 2012}} MAY 2007 [http://www.energy-cities.eu/-POSITIONS,10-]   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328231459/http://www.energy-cities.eu/-POSITIONS%2C10-|date=28 March 2014}}</ref> In Finland the shops routinely offer free parking for private cars.