According to Fintraffic’s traffic data, approximately half of drivers on Finland’s main roads exceed the speed limit. Most drivers exceed the speed limit by only a small margin, but even minor speeding increases the risk of a serious traffic accident.

Despite rising fuel prices and the overall economic situation, mobility in Finland is still very much car-driven. When choosing their mode of transport, Finns put priority on the practical aspects of everyday life, costs and quick connections. Car remains the dominant mode of transport for everyday journeys and holiday trips.

Sanna Järvenpää, CEO of Fintraffic Rail, believes that the best ideas are born in an environment where people dare to think out loud, challenge old practices, and boldly try new things.

In the second quarter of this year, extensive track work was apparent in the volumes of train traffic and the punctuality of passenger traffic. However, maintenance and development work on the railway network is a key part of ensuring safe and reliable rail traffic. Road traffic volumes remained stable on main roads, air traffic showed a slight positive trend, and Fintraffic’s digital services set a new record for visits in June.

Recently, Finns have encountered news about airspace restrictions, closures of sea areas, military exercises, tunnel closures due to maintenance work and other exceptional traffic arrangements more frequently than in the past. Many are wondering who decides on such restrictions, what the role of different authorities is and where to find up-to-date information. We collected answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Fintraffic is responsible for road, rail, sea and air traffic control in Finland. In 2025, traffic control services helped to prevent major accidents, improved punctuality and reduced traffic emissions. This improvement in efficiency has saved our society millions.

Fintraffic’s Air Navigation Services (ANS) is enhancing its air traffic control training by combining the real world with a virtual one through extended reality (XR) technology.

The closures of the airspace of St. Petersburg have temporarily increased traffic in Finnish airspace. There has also been a slight increase in the number of overflights, and positive developments are observable in international traffic. The total volumes of road traffic early this year remained at the same level as in the previous year despite increased fuel prices. The total volume of train traffic increased moderately in both commuter and long-distance traffic.

In 2025, Fintraffic’s VTS Centres prevented eight merchant shipping vessels from potentially running aground and stopped near-misses from turning into accidents. The year was marked by GNSS disruptions on satellite positioning systems, which caused trouble for vessels traversing the Gulf of Finland.

Emissions from traffic can also be reduced by keeping vehicles moving. Fintraffic reduces emissions by improving road traffic flow through predictive disruption alerts and speed management, and by coordinating flight routes and landings to minimise unnecessary waiting and acceleration.

2025 brought a number of transport-related challenges, including unpredictable geopolitical turmoil, quickly shifting weather conditions and numerous disruptions. These circumstances emphasise the key task of Fintraffic – ensuring safe, smooth and reliable flow of traffic across all modes of transport.

Rail and road traffic increased in Finland towards the end of the year. Passenger numbers increased for commuter trains and long-distance services, and the number of passenger cars and vans on roads also grew year over year. On the other hand, the number of aircraft flying over Finnish airspace is historically low. At the same time, use of Fintraffic’s digital services grew by almost 30 per cent, and the Fintraffic App reached 130,000 downloads.

The cooperation between the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and Fintraffic is one of the backbones of the Finnish transport system. The partnership ensures smooth, safe and efficient mobility on roads, rails and at sea while providing significant added value to Finnish society.

What does “Export as a Service” mean in practice? Accelerating export-driven growth is an important part of the task assigned to Fintraffic by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. What have we done to promote the export efforts of Finnish companies in practice? Let’s hear it from companies that are members of the export cluster coordinated by Fintraffic.

The Act on Digital Information Services in the Transport System was ratified last Friday. The Act, effective from 2026, increases Fintraffic’s responsibilities, further focussing its role in controlling traffic data across Finland.