The company's ferries and ro-ros also transported 595,000 tonnes of non-unitised freight (+1.9% year-on-year) and 42,000 commercial vehicles (+13.5% yoy).

At the same time, the passenger business noted a 1.8% yoy downtick to 431,000 travellers.

"The first six months of the year have been defined by structural volatility across the shipping industry. The major conflict in the Middle East, including the US and Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February 2026 and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, significantly increased energy costs and caused volatility in energy markets," commented Thomas Doepel, Finnlines' President and CEO.

He furthered, "The global energy crisis has not been the only cost trigger for intra-European trade. As of this year, the EU ETS (Emissions Trading System) requires vessels to cover 100% of their emissions, increasing environmental surcharges."

"Thanks to our long-term strategy of continuously investing in new and more energy-efficient vessels, we are less exposed to escalating energy costs. In the current volatile energy environment, our ability to utilise a wide range of energy sources, together with pass-through energy surcharge mechanisms, provides much-needed resilience. Combined with our continuous optimisation of services, capacity, and route network, this has helped ensure a satisfactory result," Doepel summed up his company's H1 2026 performance.