Finnish airports see higher passengers in Jan but below pre-pandemic level

A total of 1.5 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in January 2024 but the number of passengers was still behind the level prior to the corona pandemic, according to Statistics Finland.

The number of passengers was 2 per cent higher than in the previous year, but still a quarter lower than in January 2019.

The number of passengers on domestic flights decreased by 2 per cent, while the number of passengers on international flights increased by 4 per cent compared to January 2023.

In January, Helsinki Airport accounted for 74 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports.

The share of international flights was high at Helsinki Airport, while at other domestic airports the share of domestic flights was higher.

In January 2024, a total of 1.1 million passengers flew through Helsinki Airport and altogether 370,000 passengers flew through other domestic airports.

Compared to January 2023, passenger volumes at Helsinki Airport were at the same level, while at other domestic airports, the number of passengers were 9 per cent higher.

Seventy-four per cent of the air passengers travelled on international flights and 26 per cent on domestic flights. The share of passengers on international flights was 83 per cent at Helsinki Airport and 48 per cent in total at other domestic airports.

The number of passengers at Helsinki Airport was 29 per cent lower and the combined number of passengers at other domestic airports 6 per cent lower than in January 2019.

Among the domestic airports, the airports of Enontekiö, Kittilä, Kuusamo and Rovaniemi stood out, with the number of passengers exceeding the 2019 level. The year 2019 is used in the statistics as the comparison year to describe the number of air passengers before the pandemic.