The company's ferries also transported 157k private vehicles in 2023, up 13.8% year-on-year.

At the same time, Finnlines' fleet carried 710k ro-ro cargo units (-5.3% yoy) and 1,344kt non-unitised freight (-5.8% yoy).

Emanuele Grimaldi, Chairman of Finnlines' Board, commented on the past year:

Shipping is never 'business as usual.' The shipping sector encounters many challenges beyond operators' control. Conditions range from rough weather to strikes, political turmoil, congested fairways - the list is unending. However, Finnlines has a modern, environmentally friendly fleet and it operates the best ships in its trading areas.

Tom Pippingsköld, the company's President and CEO, added:

I warmly thank all Finnlines' employees for your efforts to serve our customers and to develop our services and operations. We welcomed around 200 new seafarers to strengthen our services during 2023. I also thank our customers for your long-term partnership and numerous other stakeholders for your support. We will do our utmost to continue to provide safe and reliable shipping services with environmentally friendly vessels.