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List of town tramway systems in Finland

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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|June 2022}}, the Tampere light rail{{cite web |url=https://www.tampereenratikka.fi/en/ |title=Welcome to the tramway era! |author= |date= |website=tampereenratikka.fi |publisher=Tampere Tramway Ltd. |access-date=2022-06-23 |quote=}} is in service and two systems are under construction: Jokeri light rail{{cite web |url=http://raidejokeri.info/in-english/ |title=In English |author= |date= |website=raidejokeri.info |publisher= |access-date=2018-11-28 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/helsinki_espoo_approve_459-million-euro_inter-city_express_tramway/8936456 |title=Helsinki, Espoo approve 459-million-euro inter-city express tramway |author= |last= |first= |date=2016-06-07 |website=yle.fi |publisher=Yle |access-date=2018-11-28 |quote=}} and the Crown Bridges.{{cite web |url=https://kruunusillat.fi/en/construction/ |title=Construction |author= |date=2022-05-12 |website=hel.fi |publisher=City of Helsinki |access-date=2022-06-23 |quote=}}

In addition, further research is being conducted on Turku light rail.{{cite web |url=https://www.turku.fi/en/tramway |title=Tramway |author= |date= |website=turku.fi |publisher=City of Turku |access-date=2018-11-28 |quote=}}

There are also early-stage plans of a new tramway in the city of Vantaa.{{cite web |url=http://www.vantaa.fi/housing_and_environment/streets_and_green_areas/traffic/tramlines |title=Tramlines |author= |date= |website=vantaa.fi |publisher=City of Vantaa |access-date=2018-11-28 |quote=}}

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width="17%" | Location

! width="17%" | Name of system

! width=12% | Traction type

! width=12% | Date
(from)

! width=12% | Date
(to)

! class="unsortable" width=30% | Notes

rowspan="2" style="background:#CFECEC" | Helsinki

| rowspan="2" style="background:#CFECEC" | Trams in Helsinki

| Horse

| 21 Jun 1891

| 21 Oct 1901

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sparvagssallskapet.se/atlas/atlas.php?land=fi&ling=en |title=Atlas Finland (fi) |publisher=Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society] |date= |accessdate=2014-12-29}}

style="background:#CFECEC"

| Electric

| 4 Sep 1900

| -

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}{{cite web |url= http://www.raitio.org/ratikat/helsinki/hki1.htm |title= Tramways of Helsinki |author= |date= |website= |publisher= Finnish Tramway Society |access-date= 2017-09-18 |quote= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170917150830/http://raitio.org/ratikat/helsinki/hki1.htm |archive-date= 17 September 2017 |url-status= dead }}

♦ Kulosaari

| Kulosaari tramway

| Electric

| 25 Sep 1910

| 14 Feb 1951

| Unconnected to main system as built, connection to Helsinki (Sörnäinen) by tramcar ferry. Connection (bridge) opened 1919.{{cite web |url=https://www.raitio.org/suomen-raitiotiet-ja-raitiovaunut/helsingin-raitiotiet/raitiovaunut-muut-yhtiot/ |title=Tramways of Helsinki: Other companies |author= |date= |website= |publisher= Finnish Tramway Society|access-date=2018-11-28|quote=}}

♦ Lauttasaari

| Lauttasaari tramway

| Horse

| 1913

| 31 Oct 1917

| Unconnected to main system.

♦ Munkkiniemi & Haaga

| Munkkiniemi and Haaga tramways

| Electric

| 1914

| 1938

| Rails owned by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius, operated by Helsinki tram. Merged 1938.

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| Helsinki & Espoo

| Jokeri light rail

| Electric

| 21 Oct 2023

| -

| Gauge: {{track gauge|1000mm|lk=on}}{{cite web |url=https://hel.fi/uutiset/en/helsinki/construction-of-jokeri-light-rail-will-start|title=Construction of Jokeri Light Rail will start at the beginning of June|author= |date=2019-04-30|website=hel.fi|publisher=City of Helsinki|access-date=2019-04-30|quote=}}

style="background:#CFECEC"

| Tampere

| Tampere light rail

| Electric

| 9 Aug 2021

| -

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|standard|lk=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.raitio.org/ratikat/tampere/treindex.htm |title=Tampereen raitiotie |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Suomen Raitiotieseura [Finnish Tramway Society] |access-date=2017-09-18 |quote= |language= fi}}

rowspan="2" | Turku

| rowspan="2" | Trams in Turku

| Horse

| 4 May 1890

| 31 Oct 1892

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|standard|lk=on}}

Electric

| 2 Dec 1908

| 1 Oct 1972

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.raitio.org/ratikat/turku/tku1.htm |title=Tramways of Turku |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Finnish Tramway Society |access-date=2017-09-18 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724080639/http://www.raitio.org/ratikat/turku/tku1.htm |archive-date=24 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}
Reintroduction approved in 2009.

Vyborg*

| Trams in Vyborg

| Electric

| 28 Sep 1912

| 25 Apr 1957

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.raitio.org/ratikat/viipuri/viipuri1.htm |title=Tramways of Vyborg |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Finnish Tramway Society |access-date=2017-09-18 |quote=}}
*The city was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940 and 1944.

Note: The city of Tampere formerly operated a trolleybus system (1948–1976).{{cite web |url=http://www.raitio.org/trolley/tampere/tpelinja.htm |title=Trolleybus city of Tampere |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Finnish Tramway Society |access-date=2017-09-18 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605024517/http://raitio.org/trolley/tampere/tpelinja.htm |archive-date=5 June 2008 |url-status=dead }} The city of Helsinki also had a one-line trolleybus system (1949-74 and 1979-85) in addition to trams.{{cite web |url=https://www.raitio.org/suomen-johdinautot/helsinki/ |title=Trolleybuses in Helsinki |author= |date= |website=raitio.org |publisher=Finnish Tramway Society|access-date=2018-11-28 |quote=}}

See also

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