Sea transport decreased by 14 per cent in October 2023

General cargo were transported most in foreign sea traffic in October

In October, 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 oil products, 1.1 million tonnes, and crude oil, 0.7 million tonnes.

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The most import-dominated types of goods were crude oil, coal and coke and ores and concentrates. The most export-dominated type of goods were sawn timber, plywood and veneers and paper.

Measured by volume of goods transported, the largest ports were, in order, Sköldvik, Helsinki, HaminaKotka, Raahe and Rauma.

A total of 2.2 million tonnes, or 31 per cent of all sea transports, were transported in containers and transport units. Altogether 1.3 million tonnes of goods were transported in transport units and 0.9 million tonnes in containers.

Of the goods transported in transport units, 0.8 million tonnes were transported in lorries and 0.5 million tonnes in trailers. In addition to the transport units used for goods transport, 151,970 passengers’ cars and 2,114 buses and coaches were transported.

A total of 64,106 containers were transported, which corresponds to 115,502 TEU units.

A total of 1.0 million persons were transported in passenger traffic

A total of 1.0 million persons were transported in passenger traffic in October 2023. In all, 561,811 passengers travelled between Finland and Estonia, 476,750 passengers between Finland and Sweden and 11,022 passengers between Finland and Germany. Compared with October 2022, the number of passengers decreased by five per cent. Compared with October 2019 the number of passengers was, however, just 68 per cent.

In October 2023, no passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.