Editing Transport in Finland (section)

=== Trams and light rail ===
{{main|Trams in Finland}}
In Finland there have been two cities with trams: [[Helsinki]] and [[Tampere]]. Of the older systems only Helsinki has retained [[Trams in Helsinki|its tramway network]]. The [[Trams in Vyborg|trams in Viipuri]], having been lost to [[Soviet Union]] in 1945, ceased operations in 1957, while the [[trams in Turku|Turku tramway network]] shut down in 1972.

In November 2016, [[Tampere]] city council approved the construction of a new [[Tampere light rail|light rail system]]. Construction of phase 1 begun late 2016 and finished in 2021. Tampere trams are already operating but the official opening date is 9 August 2021. Turku also has preliminary plans for new tram system, but no decision to build it has been made.

Helsinki currently operates 10 tramlines on a network of approximately {{convert|90|km}} of track in passenger service.  The trams have annually 57 million passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hel.fi/www/hkl/en/by-tram/ |title=By tram |publisher=Helsinki |access-date=15 January 2017 |archive-date=9 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309052748/http://www.hel.fi/www/hkl/en/by-tram/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raitio.org/ratikat/helsinki/radat/radat.htm |title=Helsinki, tram track network |publisher=Raitio.org |access-date=15 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224084703/http://www.raitio.org/ratikat/helsinki/radat/radat.htm |archive-date=24 February 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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Image:Artic (tram) in Helsinki.jpg|New [[Škoda Artic]] tram in Helsinki
ForCity Smart Artic X54 in Helsinki city centre, 2021 November.jpg|New[[Helsinki light rail line 15|The Artic XL]] tram in Helsinki
Raitiovaunu Hämeenkadulla.jpg|New [[Škoda Artic]] tram in Tampere
Kakola Funicular 3.jpg|[[Funicular]] in Turku
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