Kakola Funicular

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



Technical problems
The funicular has suffered from numerous technical difficulties throughout its lifetime, with downtimes extending sometimes to weeks. 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. Because of its excessive downtimes and technical problems, the funicular has gained the nickname "jumikulaari", a portmanteau of "jumissa" ("stuck") and "funikulaari" ("funicular").