Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

D4 – TransportationD4.1 Transportation ProfileEnergy consumption in the Finnish transportation sector has beengrowing over the last two decades. Oil consumption has increased by 19%since 1995 and transport consumption remains high relative to other EUstates. Growing consumption of goods, suburbanization, increased vehicleownership, and consumer preference for larger vehicle engines have drivenup the energy curve in the transport sector. Meanwhile, the use of publictransportation has remained unchanged since the 1990's.Currently, transportation policies in Finland are focused on improvingenergy efficiency and to some extent, carbon emissions:➢ Coordinating transportation systems with sustainable land use (promotingpublic transportation options, cycling and waking; furtherinvestment in transportation information systems)➢ Voluntary agreements with commercial carriers➢ "Ecodriving"➢ Coordination with the EU (manufacturers and taxes)As is the case with climate, Finland has looked to the EU for transportationpolicy direction. With the Ministry of Transportation and Communication'sTransport 2030 plan released in 2007, new legislation shouldbegin to exceed EU directives and help Finland better incorporate the sectoras part of its overall climate change mitigation strategy.D4.2 Passenger TransportIndex (1990=100)130125120115Finland's domestic transportation has been increasing despite manyFinns moving into built-up areas. Since 1990 passenger-kilometres hasincreased by as much as 19%. Passenger cars make up 82% of transport, anincrease of about a quarter since 1990. While overall use of public transportationremained flat, there has been a decline in bus use while rail andairline use has increased.Passenger CarPassengerTransport, Total110105100Public Transport9590| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007SourceStatisticsFinlandPassenger-kilometres in Domestic Transport 1990-2008245