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<title>
Finland: Communications
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Finland
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: 5,924 km total; Finnish State Railways (VR) operate
a total of 5,863 km 1.524-meter gauge, of which 480 km are
multiple track and 1,445 km are electrified
</p>
<p>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
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: 6,675 km total (including Saimaa Canal);
3,700 km suitable for steamers
</p>
<p>Pipelines: natural gas 580 km
</p>
<p>Ports: Helsinki, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Turku
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 87 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 935,260
GRT/973,995 DWT; includes 3 passenger, 11 short-sea passenger,
17 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 26 roll-on/roll-off, 14 oil
tanker, 6 chemical tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 7 bulk
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 160</l>
<l> usable: 157</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 66</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 25</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 22</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: good service from cable and microwave
radio relay network; 3,140,000 telephones; broadcast stations -
6 AM, 105 FM, 235 TV; 1 submarine cable; INTELSAT satellite
transmission service via Swedish earth station and a
receive-only INTELSAT earth station near Helsinki
</p></body></article></text>