A total of 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in October 2024

The number of air traffic passengers have remained at 1.7 million since June

In October 2024, a total of 1.5 million passengers flew through Helsinki Airport and altogether 220,000 passengers flew through other domestic airports. Compared to October 2023, the total number of passengers was 10 per cent higher at Helsinki Airport and 18 per cent higher at other domestic airports.

Eighty-three per cent of the air traffic passengers travelled on international flights and 17 per cent on domestic flights in October 2024. The share of passengers on international flights was 90 per cent at Helsinki Airport and 34 per cent in total at other domestic airports. Of all passengers, 96 per cent travelled on scheduled flights.

In October 2024, air freight and mail transport totalled 14,386 tonnes. In all, 99 per cent of the tonnes were transported through Helsinki Airport and 99 per cent in traffic between Finland and foreign countries. Altogether 6,814 tonnes (47 %) of the transported volume of goods were incoming and 7,572 tonnes (53 %) were outgoing.

During January to October in 2024, a total of sixteen million passengers flew through Finnish airports, which was 6 per cent more than in the same period in 2023. From the beginning of 2024, the volume of freight and mail transport totalled 153,000 tonnes, which was 6 per cent more than in January to October 2023.