Throughput of port Helsinki (Finland) in 2018 grew by 3.3% Y-o-Y to 14.71 million tonnes

In 2018, the Port of Helsinki (Finland) handled 14.71 million tonnes of cargo (+3.3%, year-on-year), the port authority says.

The port’s container throughput grew by 3.7% to 509,530 TEUs. Turnover of trucks and semitrailers increased by 2.7% to 603,130 units.

Passenger traffic declined by 1.8% to 11.56 million passengers. The number of calls fell by 8.1% to 8,100.

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).