Kakola Funicular

The Kakola Funicular (Finnish: Kakolan funikulaari; Swedish: Kakolafunikularen) is an inclined lift in Turku, Finland.^[4] The lift has been in operation since 2019.^[1][5] Despite its name, the Kakola funicular is not a true funicular, as it does not have a human operator^[2] nor a second carriage as a counterweight. It is the first outdoor inclined lift in Finland.^[3]

The lower station

The upper station

Interior of the carriage

Kakola Funicular
Kakola funicular arriving at Linnankatu
Overview
Owner	The City of Turku
Locale	Turku, Finland
Coordinates	60°26′28.64″N 22°14′42.29″E
Termini	Linnankatu 55b (lower station) Graniittilinnankatu 3 (upper station)
Stations	2
Service
Type	Inclined lift
History
Planned opening	2018[1]
Opened	24 May 2019 (2019-05-24)[2][3]
Technical
Track length	0.130[3] km (0.081 mi)
Operating speed	7 km/h (4.3 mph)

Technical problems

The funicular has suffered from numerous technical difficulties throughout its lifetime, with downtimes extending sometimes to weeks.^[6] On average it has suffered a problem of some sort every six days, and been halted a total of 130 times during the first two years of its operation.^[7] Because of its excessive downtimes and technical problems, the funicular has gained the nickname "jumikulaari", a portmanteau of "jumissa" ("stuck") and "funikulaari" ("funicular").^[8]