Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland

Finland: Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type was 8,086 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,086
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
8,136
in 2016
All-time low
6,072
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720241990: 6.1k1991: 6.1k1992: 6.1k1993: 6.1k1994: 6.1k1995: 6.1k1996: 6.1k1997: 6.2k1998: 7.8k1999: 7.8k2000: 7.8k2001: 7.9k2002: 7.9k2003: 7.9k2004: 8.0k2005: 8.0k2006: 8.0k2007: 8.0k2008: 8.0k2009: 8.0k2010: 8.0k2011: 8.0k2012: 8.0k2013: 8.1k2014: 8.1k2015: 8.1k2016: 8.1k2017: 8.1k2018: 8.1k2019: 8.1k2020: 8.1k2021: 8.1k2022: 8.1k2023: 8.1k2024: 8.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland is 8,086, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland peaked at 8,136 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,072, in 1990.

That places Finland 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 6,072
1991 6,072 +0.0%
1992 6,072 +0.0%
1993 6,120 +0.8%
1994 6,120 +0.0%
1995 6,120 +0.0%
1996 6,120 +0.0%
1997 6,245 +2.0%
1998 7,787 +24.7%
1999 7,842 +0.7%
2000 7,842 +0.0%
2001 7,872 +0.4%
2002 7,872 +0.0%
2003 7,884 +0.2%
2004 8,018 +1.7%
2005 8,029 +0.1%
2006 8,045 +0.2%
2007 8,049 +0.0%
2008 7,983 -0.8%
2009 8,002 +0.2%
2010 8,006 +0.0%
2011 8,013 +0.1%
2012 8,014 +0.0%
2013 8,052 +0.5%
2014 8,052 +0.0%
2015 8,127 +0.9%
2016 8,136 +0.1%
2017 8,136 +0.0%
2018 8,132 -0.0%
2019 8,125 -0.1%
2020 8,133 +0.1%
2021 8,082 -0.6%
2022 8,086 +0.0%
2023 8,086 +0.0%
2024 8,086 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,457 6,072 7,842 10
2000s 7,960 7,842 8,049 10
2010s 8,079 8,006 8,136 10
2020s 8,095 8,082 8,133 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 1 France 8,507 compare
  2. 3 Germany 7,675 compare
  3. 4 Netherlands 6,920 compare
  4. 5 Poland 3,767 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland?
Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type in Finland was 8,086 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 8,136 in 2016.
What is the lowest length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,072 in 1990.
How does Finland rank for length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type?
Finland ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 navigable inland waterways by waterway type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
27 places, 722 data points, 1962–2024
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