Janne Lautanala: Creating efficient and safe traffic in a data ecosystem
In the traffic data ecosystem, our community creates solutions for mobility by combining platforms and service providers. Building the transport system of the future requires cooperation from the entire sector.
Transport volumes down in the midst of a sluggish economy – but passenger traffic still growing
The slowdown of Finland’s national economy has been reflected in traffic volumes and heavy goods transport in particular during the first three months of the year.
Route planner updated: easier travel with route searches and real-time stop information
Finding public transport services, timetables and routes is now easier than ever in Finland. The route planner opas.matka.fi was updated on 30 March 2023. The route planning services of other public transport service providers will also improve, as they mainly use data from the same backend system, which is now even more comprehensive for Finland as a whole.
Help to avoid traffic jams: Fintraffic Road will be utilising Waze’s real-time congestion alerts and estimated driving times on Ring Road III
As of autumn 2023, Fintraffic Road will be utilising Waze’s data in traffic information displays to streamline traffic flow on Ring Road III. Fintraffic is involved in the “Waze for cities” programme, in which partners can utilise traffic data collected by Waze and also share their own data with Waze.