Economy, Transportation

A system of canals, connecting Finland’s lakes with one another and with the Gulf of Finland, provides cheap and efficient transport for the forest industry; about 6,600 km (about 4,100 mi) of inland waterways are navigable. Railroad lines have a combined length of 5,836 km (3,626 mi), owned and operated by the state. Finland has about 77,900 km (48,405 mi) of roads, 65 percent of them paved. Finnair provides domestic and international flights; Karair and Finnaviation serve a number of Finnish cities.