Editing Transport in Finland (section)

=== 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.