Helsinki traffic

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Helsinki2024 traffic
Congestion levels, travel times and speeds are based on worldwide trip data spanning more than 737 billion km anonymously collected during the year from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) and central city area (“city center”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.


Work rank 2024
Travel time
46
Average travel time per 10 km
28
min
40
s
30 s more than in 2023
Average speed
20.9km/h
0.4 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
February 14, Wednesday
36 min 31 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
63%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
213
Average congestion level
30%
3%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Helsinki depending on the day and time of day?
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How busy was Helsinki during rush hour?

Let's take a closer look at rush hour. How much extra time was spent idling in traffic? What was the average speed?
One way commute
km


Rush hour
morning
Time taken to travel 10 km
32 min 30 sec
18.5 km/h
Average speed
51%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
33 min 28 sec
17.9 km/h
Average speed
55%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
87 hours = 3 days, 15 hours
7 h 24 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Helsinki

What did traffic look like over a week in Helsinki?
One way commute
km


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
04:00 AM
05:00 AM
06:00 AM
07:00 AM
08:00 AM
09:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
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02:00 PM
03:00 PM
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Sun
24 min 37 s25 min
24 min 7 s24 min
22 min 34 s23 min
22 min 12 s22 min
21 min 12 s21 min
20 min 40 s21 min
20 min 8 s20 min
20 min 22 s20 min
22 min 34 s23 min
24 min 31 s25 min
25 min 9 s25 min
25 min 50 s26 min
27 min 1 s27 min
27 min 25 s27 min
28 min 1 s28 min
28 min 31 s29 min
28 min 30 s29 min
28 min 4 s28 min
28 min 49 s29 min
26 min 53 s27 min
25 min 53 s26 min
26 min 14 s26 min
24 min 44 s25 min
24 min 36 s25 min
Mon
22 min 30 s23 min
22 min 36 s23 min
21 min 2 s21 min
20 min 46 s21 min
19 min 38 s20 min
19 min 59 s20 min
24 min 15 s24 min
26 min 56 s27 min
31 min 46 s32 min
30 min 27 s30 min
28 min 49 s29 min
28 min 58 s29 min
29 min 13 s29 min
28 min 53 s29 min
29 min 12 s29 min
30 min 58 s31 min
31 min 34 s32 min
29 min 16 s29 min
28 min 10 s28 min
27 min 12 s27 min
26 min 31 s27 min
25 min 44 s26 min
24 min 14 s24 min
23 min 19 s23 min
Tue
21 min 25 s21 min
22 min 10 s22 min
20 min 50 s21 min
20 min 32 s21 min
19 min 44 s20 min
20 min 6 s20 min
24 min 40 s25 min
27 min 50 s28 min
33 min 48 s34 min
31 min 54 s32 min
29 min 28 s29 min
29 min 46 s30 min
29 min 55 s30 min
29 min 31 s30 min
29 min 56 s30 min
32 min 13 s32 min
33 min 48 s34 min
31 min 11 s31 min
29 min 29 s29 min
28 min 1 s28 min
27 min 9 s27 min
26 min 28 s26 min
24 min 51 s25 min
24 min 23 s24 min
Wed
22 min 29 s22 min
22 min 48 s23 min
21 min 18 s21 min
21 min 5 s21 min
20 min 5 s20 min
20 min 24 s20 min
24 min 41 s25 min
28 min 3 s28 min
33 min 36 s34 min
32 min 1 s32 min
29 min 50 s30 min
30 min 12 s30 min
30 min 27 s30 min
29 min 59 s30 min
30 min 32 s31 min
33 min 3 s33 min
34 min 38 s35 min
32 min 19 s32 min
30 min 26 s30 min
28 min 32 s29 min
27 min 31 s28 min
26 min 50 s27 min
24 min 54 s25 min
24 min 6 s24 min
Thu
22 min 29 s22 min
22 min 47 s23 min
20 min 58 s21 min
20 min 44 s21 min
19 min 50 s20 min
20 min 20 s20 min
24 min 43 s25 min
27 min 45 s28 min
33 min 6 s33 min
31 min 39 s32 min
29 min 48 s30 min
30 min 12 s30 min
30 min 26 s30 min
30 min 2 s30 min
30 min 31 s31 min
33 min 12 s33 min
34 min 27 s34 min
32 min 20 s32 min
30 min 34 s31 min
28 min 34 s29 min
27 min 41 s28 min
26 min 59 s27 min
25 min 9 s25 min
24 min 18 s24 min
Fri
22 min 17 s22 min
22 min 49 s23 min
21 min 1 s21 min
20 min 47 s21 min
20 min 2 s20 min
20 min 20 s20 min
24 min 44 s25 min
26 min 50 s27 min
29 min 54 s30 min
29 min 18 s29 min
29 min 2 s29 min
29 min 46 s30 min
30 min 15 s30 min
30 min 46 s31 min
31 min 19 s31 min
32 min 37 s33 min
32 min 44 s33 min
31 min 41 s32 min
30 min 44 s31 min
28 min 39 s29 min
28 min 30 s29 min
27 min 43 s28 min
26 min 52 s27 min
26 min 37 s27 min
Sat
24 min 21 s24 min
24 min 17 s24 min
22 min 52 s23 min
22 min 28 s22 min
21 min 22 s21 min
20 min 42 s21 min
21 min 7 s21 min
23 min 18 s23 min
24 min 5 s24 min
25 min 38 s26 min
26 min 11 s26 min
27 min 27 min
28 min 11 s28 min
28 min 40 s29 min
29 min 10 s29 min
29 min 31 s30 min
29 min 28 s29 min
29 min 5 s29 min
28 min 42 s29 min
28 min 30 s29 min
27 min 51 s28 min
27 min 30 s28 min
27 min 3 s27 min
26 min 48 s27 min
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