owave radio relay, and an extensive cellular
net care for domestic needs
international: 1 submarine cable; satellite earth stations--access to
Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station,
1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note--Finland shares
the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark,
Iceland, Norway, and Sweden)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 105, shortwave 0

Radios: 4.98 million (1991 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 120 (in addition, there are 431
low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 1.92 million (1995 est.)

Transportation

Railways:
total: 5,859 km
broad gauge: 5,859 km 1.524-m gauge (2,073 km electrified; 480 km
double- or more-track) (1996)

Highways:
total: 77,796 km
paved: 49,789 km (including 444 km of expressways)
unpaved: 28,007 km (1997 est.)

Waterways: 6,675 km total (including Saimaa Canal); 3,700 km
suitable for steamers

Pipelines: natural gas 580 km

Ports and harbors: Hamina, Helsinki, Kokkola, Kotka, Loviisa,
Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Turku, Uusikaupunki, Varkaus

Merchant marine:
total: 101 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,192,559
GRT/1,161,594 DWT
ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 23, chemical tanker 6, oil tanker 11,
passenger 1, railcar carrier 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 38, short-sea
passenger 12 (1998 est.)

Airports: 157 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 68
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 9 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 89
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 83 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard
(includes Sea Guard)

Military manpower--military age: 17 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 1,274,654 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,050,944 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 34,336 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $1.8 billion (1999)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 2% (1999)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: none

Illicit drugs: minor transshipment point for Latin American
cocaine for the West European market

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