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.
, the Tampere light rail is in service and two systems are under construction: Jokeri light rail and the Crown Bridges.
In addition, further research is being conducted on Turku light rail.
There are also early-stage plans of a new tramway in the city of Vantaa.
Location Name of system Traction type Date (from) Date (to) Notes Helsinki Trams in Helsinki Horse 21 Jun 1891 21 Oct 1901 Gauge: Electric 4 Sep 1900 - Gauge: ♦ 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. ♦ 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. Helsinki & Espoo Jokeri light rail Electric 21 Oct 2023 - Gauge: Tampere Tampere light rail Electric 9 Aug 2021 - Gauge: Turku Trams in Turku Horse 4 May 1890 31 Oct 1892 Gauge: Electric 2 Dec 1908 1 Oct 1972 Gauge: Reintroduction approved in 2026. Vyborg* Trams in Vyborg Electric 28 Sep 1912 25 Apr 1957 Gauge: *The city was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940 and 1944.
Note: The city of Tampere formerly operated a trolleybus system (1948–1976). The city of Helsinki also had a one-line trolleybus system (1949–74 and 1979–85) in addition to trams.
See also Trams in Finland List of town tramway systems in Europe List of tram and light rail transit systems List of metro systems
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