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Finland Transportation:

Railways:
total: 5,851 km (2004 est.)
broad gauge: 5,851 km 1.524-m gauge (2,400 km electrified)

Highways:
total: 78,197 km (2004 est.)
paved: 50,539 km (including 794 km of expressways)
unpaved: 27,658 km

Waterways:
7,842 km (2004 est.)
note: Includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia

Pipelines:
gas: 694 km (2004 est.)

Ports and harbors:
Hamina, Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Porvou, Raahe, Rauma, Turku

Merchant marine:
total: 94 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,152,175 GRT / 1,053,906 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 27, chemical tanker 6, container 1, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 20, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 25
foreign-owned: 2 (Norway 1, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 42
(2005)

Airports:
148 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 75
over 3047m: 2
2438 to 3047m: 27
1524 to 2437m: 10
914 to 1523m: 23
under 914m: 13
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 73
914 to 1523m: 4
under 914m: 69
(2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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