Finnish Road Administration plans, maintains and develops transport system in cooperation with the authorities responsible for the other modes of transport. Our clients are road users and those who need transport, information or official services.

As a road management expert, Finnish Road Administration participates actively in the planning of land use and transport systems. Cooperation is the key to giving clients better service. Our service includes those intended for road users, information information about road and weather conditions, traffic delays and obstacles as well as recommending routes.

Importance of Environmental Issues

Environmental issues are vital to Finnish Road Administration, and we take them into consideration in both transport system planning and road management. Finnish Road Administration also plays an active role in international environmental cooperation.

Finnish Road Administration also offers official and information services. The most important of these include permits and agreements regarding the use of roads and road areas, for example transporting special loads or building private road intersections. Information services are provided for the public, other authorities and government bodies as well as for businesses.

Statistical information

- Length of highways approximately 78,000 km: main roads approximately 13,000 km, motorways approximately 700 km

- Pedestrian and bicycle routes approximately 4,900 km

- Approximately 14,200 bridges

- Value of road assets approximately 15 billion euros

- Annual road traffic driving costs approximately 10 billion euros

- Road management financing approximately 700 to 800 million euros

- 69% of goods traffic and 93% of passenger traffic takes place on roads