Finland's rail lines (total route-km) was 5,918 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.44% from 5,944 in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5,918 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 5,926 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 5,944 | 2011 |
| Highest | 5,944 | 2011 |
| Lowest | 5,732 | 2005 |
| Average since 2012 | 5,929 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 5,880 | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Finland's rail lines (total route-km) did not change 0% on 2020 (from 5,918 to 5,918).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +0% and a typical year strayed about 0.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.9% in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3.1 a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Finland had the 18th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Finland in the 2021 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 15th of 61: 9,455
- Czechia — 16th of 61: 9,357
- Hungary — 17th of 61: 8,037
- Belarus — 19th of 61: 5,474
- Austria — 20th of 61: 4,962
- Uzbekistan — 21st of 61: 4,732
What this measures
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.
Limitations: Data for transport sectors are not always internationally comparable. Unlike for demographic statistics, national income accounts, and international trade data, the collection of infrastructure data has not been "internationalized". The data from UIC is based on voluntary reporting by railway companies, and can show drastic increases or decreases for some of the years due to lack of reporting by some of the companies in that country.
All 27 values
| Year | Rail lines (total route-km) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,918 |
| 2020 | 5,918 |
| 2019 | 5,923 |
| 2018 | 5,926 |
| 2017 | 5,926 |
| 2016 | 5,926 |
| 2015 | 5,923 |
| 2014 | 5,944 |
| 2013 | 5,944 |
| 2012 | 5,944 |
| 2011 |
Rail lines (total route-km) in nearby economies
More infrastructure data for Finland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 150,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2.67 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 103,928 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 816.39 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 10.79 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 125.86 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents — 59 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 1,770 (2024)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Finland's rail lines (total route-km)?
- 5,918 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 0.65% from 5,880 in 1995. The highest value was 5,944 in 2011 and the lowest 5,732 in 2005.
- How does Finland rank?
- 18th highest of 61 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in rail lines (total route-km) unusual for Finland?
- In 2021, Finland's rail lines (total route-km) did not change 0% on 2020 (from 5,918 to 5,918). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +0% and a typical year strayed about 0.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.RRS.TOTL.KM, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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