Editing Helsinki (section)

===Urban transport===
{{Main|Public transport in Helsinki}}
{{See also|Trams in Helsinki|Helsinki Metro|Helsinki City Bikes}}
[[File:Munkkisaari tram stop at Telakkakatu in Eira, Helsinki, Finland, 2021 April.jpg|thumb|right|[[Trams in Helsinki|Helsinki tram network]] is one of the most dense in Europe.]]
In the Helsinki metropolitan area, [[public transport]]ation is managed by the [[Helsinki Regional Transport Authority]], the metropolitan area transportation authority. The diverse [[Public transport in Helsinki|public transport system]] consists of [[Helsinki tram|trams]], [[VR commuter rail|commuter rail]], the [[Helsinki Metro|metro]], [[bus]] lines, two [[ferry]] lines and a [[Helsinki City Bikes|public bike system]].

[[Trams in Helsinki|Helsinki's tram system]] dates back to 1891 when the first [[horse-drawn]] trams were introduced; the system was electrified in 1900.<ref>{{cite book| title= Otavan suuri ensyklopedia, 7. osa (Optiikka–Revontulet) | page= 5563 | chapter= Raitioliikenne | publisher= Otava | year= 1973 | isbn= 951-1-02232-6 | language= fi}}</ref> {{As of|2024|01}}, the system consists of 14 routes covering the inner part of the city center and [[Helsinki light rail line 15|one]] newer [[light rail]] style line connecting [[Keilaniemi]] in Espoo with [[Itäkeskus]] in eastern Helsinki. The length of the network is [[Planned tram projects in Helsinki|planned to more than double]] during the 2020s and 2030s compared to 2021, with major projects including [[Vantaa light rail]], the [[Crown Bridges]] link to the island of [[Laajasalo]] and the [[West Helsinki light rail]] project connecting [[Kannelmäki]] to the city center.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salomaa |first=Marja |date=2021-05-29 |title=Helsingin ratikkavallankumous nostaa asuntojen hintoja lukuisilla alueilla, asuntosijoittaja vinkkaa sijoituskohteesta – "Hymyilyttää" |url=https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000007985482.html |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref> Construction work on the new tram as the number line 13 (Nihti–Kalasatama–Vallilanlaakso–Pasila) has begun in May 2020, and the line is scheduled for completion in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/paikalliset/2718947|title=Ratikka kulkee Nihdistä Pasilaan vuonna 2024|work=Helsingin Uutiset|date=25 August 2020| access-date = 30 December 2020 | language = fi}}</ref>

The [[Helsinki commuter rail|commuter rail system]] includes purpose-built double track for local services in two rail corridors along intercity railways, and the [[Ring Rail Line]], an urban double-track railway with a station at the [[Helsinki Airport]] in Vantaa. Electric operation of commuter trains was first begun in 1969, and the system has been gradually expanded since. 15 different services are operated {{as of|2017|lc=yes}}, some extending outside of the Helsinki region. The frequent services run at a 10-minute headway in peak traffic.