Helsinki Port sees more cruise passengers in 2024

Passenger traffic at the Port of Helsinki increased by 5% in 2024, and in autumn both the Tallinn and Stockholm routes had full ferry capacity available, said the port authority in a press release on Wednesday.

The Port of Helsinki served shipping companies, passengers and cargo carriers, invested in and maintained port infrastructure, reduced emissions in port areas, contributed to Finland’s security of supply and invested in the well-being of its own personnel last year.

The development of cargo traffic surprised positively. After the quiet strike spring, the port saw some strong growth in unitised traffic towards the end of the year.

Freight traffic was further strengthened, and the amount of cargo passing increased compared to the previous year.

During the year, the Port and the city of Helsinki promoted their joint projects, the end result of which will be the reorganization of port operations in the early 2030s and the South Harbour will be released mainly for the use of city residents.

Economically, the company had good results after the challenging early years of the 2020s.

The turnover of Port of Helsinki Ltd was 99.6 million euros, operating profit 9.5 million euros, and net profit after taxes 7.5 million euros.