Here you can find the statistics with combined mobile network data and survey data.
» Acess interactive tables and figures (In Swedish)Combined Mobile Network Data and Survey Data Describe Travel Patterns
Transport Analysis has combined mobile network data and survey data to describe travel patterns in Sweden. In an interactive publication, we present the number of trips made in Sweden during the years 2020–2023, divided by county, month, mode of transport, and purpose of the trip.
During 2023, Transport Analysis conducted an analysis of how well mobile network data can be used to describe our travel habits. We concluded that it is possible to break down mobile network data by month and by within county to describe travel volumes. At the same time, we identified shortcomings in using mobile network data to describe travel relations. Read more about the analysis in Mobilnätsdata som källa till Resvanor in the right-hand column.
The next step was to find suitable methods for combining mobile network data with the existing national travel survey (RVU).
During the autumn of 2024, Transport Analysis worked on combining mobile network data and survey data from the RVU, which in the spring of 2025 resulted in a methodology memo describing this work. Transport Analysis did this methodological work in cooperation with MNO-MINDS. To combine two such different data sources, a methodology with a mathematical and statistical approach is required, one that is sustainable over time.
We have tested which methods are most suitable for combining the data sources. We concluded that a combination of linear prediction with transfer learning is most appropriate for describing travel volumes broken down by month. We also found that transfer learning is the most suitable method for describing travel volumes broken down by county. Read more in the methodology memo Combined mobile network data and survey data to describe travel patterns – method memorandum in the right-hand column.
The statistics are experimental and may be subject to change; therefore, they are not part of Sweden's official statistics. The statistics are based on statistical implementation methods that lead to differences in the number of trips between the two sources (Telia and RVU).
