Sea transport decreased by 5 per cent in April 2023

General goods were transported most in foreign sea traffic in April

In April, the majority of sea transports were transports of general cargo. A total of 1.3 million tonnes of general cargo were transported. Imports of general cargo amounted to 0.6 million tonnes and exports to 0.7 million tonnes. The next most transported goods were oil products, 0.9 million tonnes, and crude oil, 0.7 million tonnes.

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The most import-dominated types of goods were crude oil, timber, coal and coke and ores and concentrates. The most export-dominated type of goods were sawn timber, plywood and veneers, wood pulp and paper.

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

A total of 2.3 million tonnes, or 31 per cent of all sea transports, were transported in containers and transport units. Altogether 1.3 million tonnes of goods were transported in transport units and 1.1 million tonnes in containers.

Of the goods transported in transport units, 0.7 million tonnes were transported in lorries and 0.5 million tonnes in trailers. In addition to the transport units used for goods transport, 152,619 passengers’ cars and 2,108 buses and coaches were transported.

A total of 75,577 containers were transported, which corresponds to 136,105 TEU units.

A total of 1.0 million persons were transported in passenger traffic

A total of 1.0 million persons were transported in passenger traffic in April 2023. In all, 559,278  passengers travelled between Finland and Estonia, 462,474 passengers between Finland and Sweden and 10,768 passengers between Finland and Germany. Compared with April 2022, the number of passengers increased by 2 per cent. Compared with April 2019 the number of passengers was, however, just 73 per cent. In April 2023, 914 passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.