Kakola Funicular

The Kakola Funicular (Finnish: Kakolan funikulaari; Swedish: 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.

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").