Tonnage-wise, wheeled (ferry & ro-ro) cargo traffic amounted to 4.55 million tonnes, up 7.7% on the H1 2023 result.

The Finnish seaport also handled 215,904 TEUs (+0.7% yoy), i.e., 1.66mt of containerised freight (+1.4% yoy).

Almost 546kt of dry bulk went through the quays operated by the Port of Helsinki (-19.3% yoy) and 254.8kt of break-bulk (-39.9% yoy).

In total, the Port of Helsinki took care of 7.06mt (+0.4% yoy), of which international traffic totted up to 6.95mt (+0.8% yoy) and cabotage - 107.6kt (-20.2% yoy).

The Finnish seaport also welcomed 4.18m ferry passengers over 2024's first half, up 4.8% yoy, including 3.35m with Tallinn (+4.6% yoy), 728.4k with Stockholm (+5.9% yoy), 78.9k with Travemünde (+4.1% yoy), 14.7k with Mariehamn (-22% yoy), and 12.1k classified as 'others' (+40.8% yoy). Nearly 662.2k private vehicles were transported in ferry traffic (-3% yoy).

On the other hand, there were fewer cruise passengers visiting Helsinki, down 14% yoy to 50.3k.