List of town tramway systems in Finland

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This is a list of town tramway systems in Finland. It includes all tram systems in Finland, past and present; cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.

As of June 2022, the Tampere light rail[1] is in service and two systems are under construction: Jokeri light rail[2][3] and the Crown Bridges.[4]

In addition, further research is being conducted on Turku light rail.[5]

There are also early-stage plans of a new tramway in the city of Vantaa.[6]

Location Name of system Traction type Date
(from) 		Date
(to) 		Notes
Helsinki Trams in Helsinki Horse 21 Jun 1891 21 Oct 1901 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[7]
Electric 4 Sep 1900 - Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[8][7]
♦ Kulosaari Kulosaari tramway Electric 25 Sep 1910 14 Feb 1951 Unconnected to main system as built, connection to Helsinki (Sörnäinen) by tramcar ferry. Connection (bridge) opened 1919.[9]
♦ Lauttasaari Lauttasaari tramway Horse 1913 31 Oct 1917 Unconnected to main system.[9]
♦ Munkkiniemi & Haaga Munkkiniemi and Haaga tramways Electric 1914 1938 Rails owned by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius, operated by Helsinki tram. Merged 1938.[9]
Helsinki & Espoo Jokeri light rail Electric 21 Oct 2023 - Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[10]
Tampere Tampere light rail Electric 9 Aug 2021 - Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[11]
Turku Trams in Turku Horse 4 May 1890 31 Oct 1892 Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[7]
Electric 2 Dec 1908 1 Oct 1972 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[12][7]
Reintroduction approved in 2009.
Vyborg* Trams in Vyborg Electric 28 Sep 1912 25 Apr 1957 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[13][7]
*The city was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940 and 1944.

Note: The city of Tampere formerly operated a trolleybus system (1948–1976).[14][7] The city of Helsinki also had a one-line trolleybus system (1949-74 and 1979-85) in addition to trams.[15]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Welcome to the tramway era!". tampereenratikka.fi. Tampere Tramway Ltd. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "In English". raidejokeri.info. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Helsinki, Espoo approve 459-million-euro inter-city express tramway". yle.fi. Yle. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Construction". hel.fi. City of Helsinki. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Tramway". turku.fi. City of Turku. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Tramlines". vantaa.fi. City of Vantaa. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Atlas Finland (fi)". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Tramways of Helsinki". Finnish Tramway Society. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Tramways of Helsinki: Other companies". Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Construction of Jokeri Light Rail will start at the beginning of June". hel.fi. City of Helsinki. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Tampereen raitiotie" (in Finnish). Suomen Raitiotieseura [Finnish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Tramways of Turku". Finnish Tramway Society. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Tramways of Vyborg". Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Trolleybus city of Tampere". Finnish Tramway Society. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Trolleybuses in Helsinki". raitio.org. Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

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