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Fewer goods transported by lorries in Finland last year
April 18, 2026
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A total of 200 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries in domestic road transport in 2025, which is 13 per cent lower from 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The transport performance decreased by seven per cent and amounted to 24 billion tonne-kilometres. The volume of goods transported by lorries in domestic transport has been falling since 2018.
The traffic performance decreased by 14 per cent in 2025. In 2025, the volume of transported goods decreased by 30 million tonnes (13) and the transport performance fell by 1.800 million tonne-kilometres (7) compared to the previous year. The transport performance of vehicle combinations of more than 68 tonnes decreased by 16 per cent and traffic performance by 17 per cent in 2025. Ninety-six per cent of the transport volume was transported in professional transport and four per cent in private transport. In 2025, the volume of goods transported by domestic lorries in international transport was 2.2 million tonnes, which was 34 per cent less than in 2024. The transport performance amounted to EUR 1.5 billion, which was 18 per cent less than in 2024.
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