A total of 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in January 2026

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release | Air transport 2026, January

According to Statistics Finland, altogether 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in January 2026. The total number of passengers increased 7 per cent compared to January 2025. The number of passengers on domestic flights increased 5 per cent and the number of passengers on international flights increased by 7 per cent from the previous year.

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  • In January 2026, Helsinki Airport accounted for 72 per cent of all air passengers at domestic airports.
  • Of air passengers, 1.3 million travelled on international flights.
  • In January 2026, the number of air passengers was higher than in January 2025.

Number of passengers on Finnish airport increased from last year

In January 2026, a total of 1.3 million passengers flew through Helsinki Airport and altogether 483,000 passengers flew through other domestic airports. Compared to January 2026, the total number of passengers was 7 per cent higher at domestic airports.

Of the air traffic passengers 77 per cent travelled on international flights and 23 per cent on domestic flights in January 2026. The share of passengers on international flights was 84 per cent at Helsinki Airport and 58 per cent in total at other domestic airports. Of all passengers, 94 per cent travelled on scheduled flights.

In January 2026, air freight and mail transport totalled 15,281 tonnes. In all, 97 per cent of the tonnes were transported through Helsinki Airport and 97 per cent in traffic between Finland and foreign countries. Altogether 6,614 tonnes (43 per cent) of the transported volume of goods were incoming and 8,667 tonnes (57 per cent) were outgoing.

In January 2026, a total of 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports, which was 7 per cent more than in 2025 during the same period.

From the beginning of 2026 the volume of freight and mail transport totalled 15,281 tonnes, which was 14 per cent less than in January 2025.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Air transport [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, January. ISSN=2670-1847. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 18.2.2026].
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