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Transport in domestic waterborne traffic increased by 57 per cent in December 2022

Release related to topics:Transport and tourism
release | Domestic waterborne traffic 2022, December

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the goods volume in domestic waterborne traffic totalled 0,7 million tonnes in December 2022. Transport in domestic waterborne traffic increased by 57 per cent compared to December 2021. In December 2022 68 per cent of domestic water transport took place in coastal waterways.

Key selections

  • Oil products accounted for 46 per cent of all transport in December 2022.
  • In December 68 per cent of domestic water transport took place in coastal waterways.
  • No transport was registered through the Saimaa Canal in December.
  • Preliminary data on wood transport in domestic waterborne traffic have become revised starting from the data for April 2022. The total volume of transported timber amounted to 1.0 million tonnes in 2022.

Oil products and timber were transported most in domestic waterborne traffic in December

Oil products were transported most, in total 304,341 tonnes, which was 46 per cent of all transport. The second most transported was timber, 291,106 tonnes, which was 44 per cent of all transport.

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      Referencing instructions

      Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Domestic waterborne traffic [online publication].
      Reference period: 2022, December. ISSN=2670-1979. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.4.2025].
      Access method: https://stat.fi/en/publication/cl8lcj1ifmkup0cvz0u3e8bub

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