Sea transport increased in August 2022

General goods were transported most in foreign sea traffic in August

In August, the majority of sea transports were transports of general cargo. A total of 1.3 million tonnes of general cargo were transported. Imports of general cargo amounted to 0.7 million tonnes and exports to 0.6 million tonnes. The next most transported goods were crude oil, 0.9 million tonnes, and oil products, 0.9 million tonnes.

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The most import-dominated types of goods were crude oil, coal and coke, timber and cereals. The most export-dominated type of goods were sawn timber, plywood and veneers, paper, wood pulp and fertilizers.

Measured by volume of goods transported, the largest ports were, in order, Sköldvik, Helsinki, HaminaKotka, Rauma and Hanko. Transports at Sköldvik consisted almost entirely of oil-related products and chemicals, while transports at Helsinki, Hanko and Naantali consisted mostly of general cargo. Most of the transports through Raahe, Pori, Kokkola and Tornio were manufactured in mining and metal industries, while transports from HaminaKotka and Rauma consisted mostly of forest industry products.

A total of 2.4 million tonnes, or 30 per cent of all sea transports, were transported in containers and transport units. Altogether 1.4 million tonnes of goods were transported in transport units and 1.0 million tonnes in containers.

Of the goods transported in transport units, 0.8 million tonnes were transported in lorries, 0.5 million tonnes in trailers and 0.1 million tonnes in other transport units. In addition to the transport units used for goods transport, 227,332 passengers’ cars and 2,857 buses and coaches were transported.

A total of 69,886 containers were transported, which corresponds to 123,582 TEU units.

A total of 1.5 million persons were transported in passenger traffic

A total of 1.5 million persons were transported in passenger traffic in August 2022. In all, 739,162 passengers travelled between Finland and Estonia, 676,513 passengers between Finland and Sweden and 22,981 passengers between Finland and Germany. Compared with August 2021, the number of passengers increased by 94 per cent. Compared with August 2019 the number of passengers was, however, just 68 per cent. In August 2022, 50,043 passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.