Load capacity of lorries in Finland
Finland: Load capacity of lorries was 1,356 Thousand tonnes in 2012. ▲ Rising
Load capacity of lorries in Finland, 1990–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
In 2012, load capacity of lorries in Finland stood at 1,356 Thousand tonnes. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, load capacity of lorries in Finland peaked at 1,356 Thousand tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 649 Thousand tonnes, in 1993.
That places Finland 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 702.3 Thousand tonnes | 649 Thousand tonnes | 772 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 933 Thousand tonnes | 801 Thousand tonnes | 1,157 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,291 Thousand tonnes | 1,222 Thousand tonnes | 1,356 Thousand tonnes | 3 |
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- Population in the largest city 32.2% (2025)
- Population density 18.37 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 4.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.35 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 1.35 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by d 1,361 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guidel 0.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urba 23.29 million (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 4.7 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2,719 Million euro (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is load capacity of lorries in Finland?
- Load capacity of lorries in Finland was 1,356 Thousand tonnes in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest load capacity of lorries recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,356 Thousand tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest load capacity of lorries recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 649 Thousand tonnes in 1993.
- How does Finland rank for load capacity of lorries?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2012.
- Is load capacity of lorries rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Load capacity of lorries (until 2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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