Finland Road Network from OpenStreetMap

Finland's road network exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes all features tagged with `highway`, such as motorways, residential streets, service roads, footways, and trails. It was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Calculate optimal routes based on the detailed road network.
• Analyze accessibility to services based on road types and connectivity.
• Plan evacuation routes using the network of motorways and residential streets.

Strengths

• Includes all OpenStreetMap features tagged with `highway`.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Covers the entire region of Finland.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Export of volunteered geographic information.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:25:29.151656; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Finland