The company's fleet also carried 399 thousand ro-ro cargo units (-0.2% year-over-year), 584 thousand tonnes of non-unitised freight (-11.2% yoy), and 37 thousand vehicles (excl. private cars; -21.3% yoy).

"The first six months of the year indicate that the latest fleet development plan implemented in 2024 was correctly designed. While the freight market continues to show no signs of recovery, our ro-ro fleet rationalisation and investments made in passenger traffic are beginning to take effect. This, in combination with reduced debt and falling interest rates, explains the significant improvement in results," Thomas Doepel, Finnlines' President and CEO, commented on the January-June 2025 figures.