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Buses by operator

[Concordia Bus, Connex, Etelä-Suomen Linjaliikenne, HKL-Bussiliikenne, Liikenne, Lähilinjat, Metsälän Linja, Pohjolan Liikenne, P. Tyllilän Linja, Suomen Turistiauto, Taksikuljetus, Tammelundin Liikenne, Westendin Linja, Åbergin Linja]

The this page the buses are sorted according to their operator. Under each operator we have listed all the models that we know of. The picture pages can be accessed via the introductions or directly from the list by manufacturer.

Operators:

Concordia Bus Finland, ex-Stagecoach, ex-Swebus, ex-Espoon Auto / TransBus. Now mainly owned by Goldman Sachs and the Schoyen Group.

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Connex Finland, ex-Linjebuss, ex-Vantaan liikenne, is part of an international public transport consortium owned by the French Veolia Environnement.

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Etelä-Suomen Linjaliikenne, part of the Finnish Savonlinja-group.

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HKL-Bussiliikenne, the bus unit of the Helsinki City Transport Department. The largest operator in the region with over 350 buses. HKL's fleet contains the best selection of new and interesting buses in the region.

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Keskuslinja, was a small operator that subcontracted for Condordia and HKL-Bussiliikenne and offers depot services. Bus operations ceased in June 2003.

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Liikenne Oy ended its operations from the beginning of June 2001 after losing all but one of its routes. A few Carrus City remain in the region after being relocated inside the Koiviston Auto -group to Lähilinjat. The rest of the buses were shipped to other towns.

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Lähilinjat is the only flag-bearer of the Koiviston Auto -group in the region.

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Metsälän linja Oy ended its operations from the beginning of june 2001 after losing 69, its only own route. The newest two Ikaruses were sold to HKL-Bussiliikenne. The rest of the fleet was sold to other towns.

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Pohjolan Liikenne, or more precisely Pohjolan Kaupunkiliikenne is part of a nation-wide bus group.

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P. Tyllilän Linja Oy is a private company that mainly operates charter buses. An articulated bus is used to subcontract for Connex.

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The Suomen Turistiauto -group currently operates routes in and between Helsinki and Espoo.

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Taksikuljetus mostly runs charter buses, but also operates a host of access routes and the Espoo internal route 16.

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Tammelundin Liikenne subcontracts for HKL almost completely with CNG buses.

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Westendin Linja has regained some routes and also subcontracts for HKL-Bussiliikenne.

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Åbergin linja Oy

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