Sea transport decreased by 7 per cent in December 2023

Oil products were transported most in foreign sea traffic in December

In December 2023, the majority of sea transports were transports of oil products. A total of 1.4 million tonnes of oil products were transported. Imports of oil products amounted to 0.5 million tonnes and exports to 0.9 million tonnes. The next most transported goods were general cargo, 1.0 million tonnes, and crude oil, 0.9 million tonnes.

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The most import-dominated types of goods were crude oil, coal and coke and crude minerals and cement. The most export-dominated type of goods were sawn timber, plywood and veneers and fertilizers.

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

A total of 2.0 million tonnes, or 26 per cent of all sea transports, were transported in containers and transport units. Altogether 1.0 million tonnes of goods were transported in transport units and 0.9 million tonnes in containers.

Of the goods transported in transport units, 0.6 million tonnes were transported in lorries and 0.4 million tonnes in trailers. In addition to the transport units used for goods transport, 137,947 passengers’ cars and 1,891 buses and coaches were transported.

A total of 64,469 containers were transported, which corresponds to 116,421 TEU units.

A total of 1.1 million persons were transported in passenger traffic

A total of 1.1 million persons were transported in passenger traffic in December 2023. In all, 645,443 passengers travelled between Finland and Estonia, 402,230 passengers between Finland and Sweden and 9,191passengers between Finland and Germany. Compared with December 2022, the number of passengers increased by two per cent. Compared with December 2019 the number of passengers was, however, just 77 per cent.

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