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Published: 28 May 2020

Number of passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 99 per cent in April 2020

Altogether 24,962 passengers flew through Finnish airports in April 2020, which was 99 per cent lower than one year before. There were 21,177 passengers at Helsinki Airport and a total of 3,785 passengers at other domestic airports. Helsinki Airport accounted for 85 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports.

In April 2020 the number of passengers at Helsinki Airport decreased by 99 per cent and the combined number of passengers at other Finnish airports went down by 99 per cent compared to April 2019.

Seventy-seven per cent of the passengers were from international flights and 23 per cent from domestic flights. Of the passengers at Helsinki Airport, 88 per cent were from international flights. Ninety-four per cent of the passengers at Helsinki Airport flew on scheduled flights and six per cent on chartered flights. At the other domestic airports, 3 per cent of the passengers flew on chartered flights.

Number of passengers at Finnish airports in January to April 2020

In the January to April period of 2020 altogether 4.9 million passengers flew through Finnish airports, which was 40 per cent lower than one year before. Seventy-one per cent of the passengers were from international flights and 29 per cent from domestic flights. There were 3.9 million passengers at Helsinki Airport and a total of 1.0 million passengers at other domestic airports. Helsinki Airport accounted for 79 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports.

In the January to April period of 2020 air freight and mail transports amounted to 51,047 tonnes in total, and 97 per cent of the tonnes were transported through Helsinki Airport. Ninety-nine per cent of the tonnes were transported between Finland and foreign countries. Altogether 28,750 tonnes of the goods were outgoing and 22,297 tonnes were incoming.

Source: Transport and Tourism, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Sami Lahtinen 029 551 3207, Matti Kokkonen 029 551 3770, matti.kokkonen@stat.fi

Director in charge: Mari Ylä-Jarkko

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Updated 28.05.20020