Throughput of port Helsinki (Finland) in 10M'18 up 4.8% Y-o-Y to 12.38 million tonnes

In January-October 2018, the Port of Helsinki (Finland) handled 12.38 million tonnes of cargo (+4.8%, year-on-year), the port authority says.

The port’s container throughput grew by 4.2% to 424,860 TEUs. Turnover of trucks and semitrailers increased by 4.1% to 510,390 units.

Passenger traffic declined by 1.7% to 9.82 million passengers. The number of calls fell by 9.7% to 6,760.

The Port of Helsinki is one of the largest ports in Finland, the largest passenger port and the third largest in the Baltic Sea. The Port of Helsinki accounts for 77% of Finland's passenger traffic. In 2017, the port handled 14.27 mln t of cargo (+14.2%, year-on-year).