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Merchant fleet 2026, 1st quarter

Vessels in the regular merchant fleet numbered 603 in the first quarter of 2026

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According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the size of Finland's regular merchant fleet was 603 vessels in January to Mars 2026. Small vessels included 168 vessels and barges and other engineless vessels 269 vessels. The total size of the Finnish merchant fleet was 1,040 vessels with gross tonnage of 1,902,989.

Key selections

  • Compared to the situation at the end of the last quarter of 2025, the number of vessels in the regular merchant fleet had decreased by eight and the number of vessels in the entire combined merchant fleet by 11 by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
  • The Register of Merchant Vessels, in which vessels operating mainly in foreign traffic can be entered, contained a total of 99 vessels in the first quarter of 2026.

Tables

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Regular merchant fleet at the end of the quarter in 2024Q2 to 2026Q1

Database tables

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Updated database tables
154g
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  • Ice class
  • Vessel type
  • Registration authority
  • Tonnage groups
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154h
Classifications used:
  • Kotikunta
  • Vessel type
  • Tonnage groups
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154i
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Vessel type
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154j
Classifications used:
  • Vessel type
  • Reason for increase or decrease
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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Merchant fleet [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, 1st quarter. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.5.2026].
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Related topics

Transport and tourism

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