Length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland

Finland: Length of paved and unpaved roads was 108,637 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
108,637
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 54 countries
All-time high
108,637
in 2019
All-time low
76,855
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2019

Length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland, 1990–2019

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1990200420191990: 76.9k1991: 77.0k1992: 77.1k1993: 77.2k1994: 77.3k1995: 77.3k1996: 77.4k1997: 100.9k1998: 101.5k1999: 101.7k2000: 101.9k2001: 102.3k2002: 102.4k2003: 102.7k2004: 103.2k2005: 103.7k2006: 104.2k2007: 104.9k2008: 104.8k2009: 105.7k2010: 105.1k2011: 106.3k2012: 106.2k2013: 78.1k2014: 106.8k2015: 105.1k2017: 107.6k2018: 108.0k2019: 108.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Finland recorded 108,637 for length of paved and unpaved roads in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland peaked at 108,637 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76,855, in 1990.

That places Finland 18th out of 54 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 76,855 —
1991 77,034 +0.2%
1992 77,091 +0.1%
1993 77,162 +0.1%
1994 77,256 +0.1%
1995 77,328 +0.1%
1996 77,351 +0.0%
1997 100,945 +30.5%
1998 101,472 +0.5%
1999 101,650 +0.2%
2000 101,892 +0.2%
2001 102,273 +0.4%
2002 102,362 +0.1%
2003 102,742 +0.4%
2004 103,212 +0.5%
2005 103,709 +0.5%
2006 104,191 +0.5%
2007 104,903 +0.7%
2008 104,768 -0.1%
2009 105,714 +0.9%
2010 105,068 -0.6%
2011 106,322 +1.2%
2012 106,228 -0.1%
2013 78,093 -26.5%
2014 106,809 +36.8%
2015 105,118 -1.6%
2017 107,554 +2.3%
2018 108,034 +0.4%
2019 108,637 +0.6%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 108,637 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,131, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 108,637 is above the median for high income countries, which is 87,713, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +36.8% 78,093 106,809
1997 +30.5% 77,351 100,945
2013 -26.5% 106,228 78,093

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84,414 76,855 101,650 10
2000s 103,577 101,892 105,714 10
2010s 103,540 78,093 108,637 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 16 Czechia 129,386 compare
  2. 17 Austria 126,518 compare
  3. 19 Ireland 103,577 compare
  4. 20 Norway 95,488 compare
  5. 21 Estonia 89,716 compare
  6. 21 Estonia 89,716 compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland?
Length of paved and unpaved roads in Finland was 108,637 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 108,637 in 2019.
What is the lowest length of paved and unpaved roads recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 76,855 in 1990.
How does Finland rank for length of paved and unpaved roads?
Finland ranks 18th out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
Is length of paved and unpaved roads rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of paved and unpaved roads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Length of paved and unpaved roads
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,647 data points, 1970–2024
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