Cargo handling at Helsinki Port goes up in Jan-Sep but slowly

The volume of cargo transported by ship via Helsinki Port in January–September was about 8% higher than the previous year, although the sharpest growth was showing signs of slowing down in September, said the Port of Helsinki in a press release on Monday.

The total volume of cargo transported through the Port of Helsinki in January–September was 11.4 million tonnes. Of this amount, 5.4 million tonnes was in import (+12%), and 5.9 million tonnes in export (+3%).

The amount of unitised cargo traffic was 9.6 million tonnes (+6%). Measured in tonnes, container traffic gained 1.5% on the previous year and rubber-wheeled traffic just over 8%.

In the Port of Helsinki, cargo traffic has developed very positively, even though the general economic outlook has weakened, and economists predict that the boom in the Finnish economy will gradually fade.

Meanwhile, ship travel remains below pre-pandemic levels but is clearly higher than the previous year.

The number of liner traffic passengers in Helsinki in January–September was just over 6 million.

Almost 80% of the passengers travelled between Helsinki and Tallinn (4.8 million). The route between Stockholm and Helsinki was the second most popular, with just over one million passengers.