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 | | Finland lagged behind the other Nordic countries in developing railroads--as late as the early 1970s, Finland continued to lay tracks. |
 | | By 1987 Finland maintained about 76,000 kilometers of roadways, of which 43,000 kilometers were paved roads and 200 kilometers were divided highways. |
 | | Finland's position on the northern shore of the Baltic, far from the commercial centers of Western Europe, placed a premium on shipping. |
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