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Helsinki currently operates 12 tramlines on a network of approximately of track in passenger service.

Nearly all of the network consists of double track route, such that the route length is approximately half of total the track length.

Around 200, 000 passengers use the tram network each weekday and within the inner city of Helsinki, trams have established a position as the main form of public transport.

The system is being expanded substantially in 2010 – 2015 to new residential areas and, as of May 2010, the city is in the process of selecting among bids to deliver a series of 40 new trams, with an option for more.