Finland Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 6,071 km total; Finnish State Railways (VR) operate a total of 6,010 km 1.524-meter gauge, of which 480 km are multiple track and 1,257 km are electrified

Highways: about 103,000 km total, including 35,000 km paved (bituminous, concrete, bituminous-treated surface) and 38,000 km unpaved (stabilized gravel, gravel, earth); additional 30,000 km of private (state subsidized) roads

Inland waterways: 6,675 km total (including Saimaa Canal); 3,700 km suitable for steamers

Pipelines: natural gas, 161 km

Ports: 11 major, 34 minor

Prance

Civil air: 39 major transport

Airfields: 163 total, 160 usable; 47 with permanent-surface runways; 20 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: good telecom service from cable and radio-relay network; 2.78 million telephones (57 per 100 popl.); 6 AM, 99 FM, 193 TV stations; 3 submarine cables

NOTE: The information regarding Finland on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Finland 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Finland 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.