Finnish airports see higher passengers but below pre-pandemic level

Altogether 19.8 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in 2024 and the number was seven per cent higher compared to the number in previous year, according to Statistics Finland.

The number of passengers, however, was one quarter lower than before the coronavirus pandemic in 2019.

The number of passengers on domestic flights increased by four per cent and on international flights by eight per cent in 2024.

Helsinki Airport accounted for 83 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports in 2024.

Altogether 1.3 million more passengers flew through Finnish airports than in 2023.

The number of passengers was 6.5 million lower than before the coronavirus pandemic in 2019.

Ninety-five per cent of all passengers were on scheduled flights and five per cent on chartered flights.

Altogether 81 per cent of air traffic passengers, or around 16 million, travelled on international flights in 2024. Nineteen per cent, or around 3.8 million passengers, travelled on domestic flights.

The share of passengers on international flights was 89 per cent at Helsinki Airport and 44 per cent in total at other domestic airports.