Finland/Railroads
The Finnish Rail Administration and currently the only operator VR.
A railway overlay by Daeron shows a good overview of the current state.
Surveying
It can be problematic to get a proper GPS fix inside a train. Try to sit/put your GPS by a window and try to get a fix before entering the train. Best of all would be to get some train personnel involved... :)
Kaukoliikenne
| Route | Progress | Who | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seinäjoki - Vaasa | 100% | User:Onion | |
| Seinäjoki - Kokkola | 100% | ||
| Oulu - Kokkola | 100% | User:Sparkly | |
| Oulu - Kemi | 100% | ||
| Kemi - Kolari | 20% | Kemi - Tornio only. | |
| Kemi - Rovaniemi | 95% | Missing a short piece between Kemijoki and Rovaniemi | |
| Rovaniemi - Kemijärvi | 99% | Mapped from landsat. Missing a small piece in Kemijärvi. | |
| Turku - Toijala | 100% | User:Onion | Turku - Aura and Humppila - Toijala from Landsat. |
| Riihimäki - Tampere | 100% | User:Boozeman, Mehu, Geosapiens, User:Onion, User:Ij | Improved with full length gps traces (2 consistent traces, on different days). |
| Tampere - Seinäjoki | 100% | User:Onion,User:LH | |
| Tampere - Pori | 100% | lhahne, Juhe, Lakedrive, GRinda, Galactic | Mapped in Tampere based on surrounding roads. Nokia-Pori from Landsat. Should be checked with gps. |
| Turku - Helsinki | 100% | User:Onion and others | Seems to be completely mapped from landsat. Railway and platforms at Kupittaa needs to be corrected. |
| Hyvinkää - Karjaa | 100% | Mapped from Yahoo satellite imagery | |
| Karjaa - Hanko | 100% | Mapped from landsat. | |
| Tampere - Jyväskylä | 100% | User:Ij | Mapped fully from traces+imagery, much better quality than it used to be. |
Pääkaupunkiseutu
Most of these could be (and is) mapped from Yahoo! images.
| Route | Progress | Who | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki - Lahti | 100% | Unknown | Small part is visible in Lahti aerial imaginery. |
| Helsinki - Martinlaakso - Vantaankoski | 100% | Unknown | |
| Helsinki - Karjaa | 100% | Unknown | |
| Helsinki - Riihimäki | 100% | Unknown | |
| Vuosaari harbour - Savio (freight tunnel) | 80% | User:Skela | extrapolated, missing vertical shafts and service ramps south of Kuusijärvi |
Museoradat
| Route/Location | Progress | Who | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki - Pasila - Tikkurila - Kerava - Nikkilä - Porvoo | 100% | Liimes, Juhe | |
| Kovjoen Museorautatie/Nykarleby Jernväg [1] | 100% | Narrow gauge |
Rataverkon kuvaus
The Finnish Rail Administration publishes the biyearly Rataverkon kuvaus (Description of the rail network) which includes potentially useful information. The thing that comes to mind first is electrification; the publication contains a list of electrified rail lines. Maybe maximum speeds too. I contacted RHK about the usage of the information and senior officer Soile Tissari replied that it's OK as long as RHK is mentioned as the source of the information(see discussion page for e-mails).