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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

RouteProgressWhoComments
Seinäjoki - Vaasa100%User:Onion
Seinäjoki - Kokkola100%
Oulu - Kokkola100%User:Sparkly
Oulu - Kemi100%
Kemi - Kolari20%Kemi - Tornio only.
Kemi - Rovaniemi95%Missing a short piece between Kemijoki and Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi - Kemijärvi99%Mapped from landsat. Missing a small piece in Kemijärvi.
Turku - Toijala100%User:OnionTurku - Aura and Humppila - Toijala from Landsat.
Riihimäki - Tampere100%User:Boozeman, Mehu, Geosapiens, User:Onion, User:IjImproved with full length gps traces (2 consistent traces, on different days).
Tampere - Seinäjoki100%User:Onion,User:LH
Tampere - Pori100%lhahne, Juhe, Lakedrive, GRinda, GalacticMapped in Tampere based on surrounding roads. Nokia-Pori from Landsat. Should be checked with gps.
Turku - Helsinki100%User:Onion and othersSeems to be completely mapped from landsat. Railway and platforms at Kupittaa needs to be corrected.
Hyvinkää - Karjaa100%Mapped from Yahoo satellite imagery
Karjaa - Hanko100%Mapped from landsat.
Tampere - Jyväskylä100%User:IjMapped fully from traces+imagery, much better quality than it used to be.

Pääkaupunkiseutu

Most of these could be (and is) mapped from Yahoo! images.

RouteProgressWhoComments
Helsinki - Lahti100%UnknownSmall part is visible in Lahti aerial imaginery.
Helsinki - Martinlaakso - Vantaankoski100%Unknown
Helsinki - Karjaa100%Unknown
Helsinki - Riihimäki100%Unknown
Vuosaari harbour - Savio (freight tunnel)80%User:Skelaextrapolated, missing vertical shafts and service ramps south of Kuusijärvi

Museoradat

Route/LocationProgressWhoComments
Helsinki - Pasila - Tikkurila - Kerava - Nikkilä - Porvoo100%Liimes, Juhe
Kovjoen Museorautatie/Nykarleby Jernväg 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).

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