List of town tramway systems in Finland

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 2014, it has been decided to build two new light rail systems: Tampere light rail and Turku light rail.

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Trams in Helsinki Helsinki Horse 21 Jun 1891 21 Oct 1901 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1]
Electric 04 Sep 1900   Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1]
  ♦ Kulosaari (Brändö) Electric 25 Sep 1910 14 Feb 1951 Unconnected to main system as built, connection to Helsinki (Sörnäinen) by tramcar ferry. Connection (bridge) opened 1919.
  ♦ Lauttasaari Horse 1913 31 Oct 1917 Unconnected to main system.
  ♦ Munkkiniemi, Haaga Electric 1914 1938 Rails owned by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius, operated by Helsinki tram. Merged 1938
Trams in Turku Turku (Åbo) Horse 04 May 1890 31 Oct 1892 [1]
Electric 02 Dec 1908 01 Oct 1972 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1]
Reintroduction approved in 2009.
Trams in Vyborg Vyborg** Electric 28 Sep 1912 25 Apr 1957 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1]
**The city was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940.

Note: The city of Tampere (Tammerfors) formerly operated a trolleybus system (1948-1976).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Atlas Finland (fi)". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 2014-12-29.

Bibliography

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