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Published: 30 April 2020

Number of passengers at Finnish airports fell to under one half in March 2020

Altogether 0.96 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in March 2020, which was 56 per cent lower than one year before. There were 0.7 million passengers at Helsinki Airport and a total of 0.2 million passengers at other domestic airports. Helsinki Airport accounted for 78 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports.

In March 2020 the number of passengers at Helsinki Airport decreased by 57 per cent and the combined number of passengers at other Finnish airports went down by 53 per cent compared to March 2019.

Sixty-nine per cent of the passengers were from international flights and 31 per cent from domestic flights. Of the passengers at Helsinki Airport, 80 per cent were from international flights. Ninety-six per cent of the passengers at Helsinki Airport flew on scheduled flights and four per cent on chartered flights. At the other domestic airports, 14 per cent of the passengers flew on chartered flights.

Passengers of scheduled and chartered flights at Helsinki Airport and other domestic airports in January to March 2020

In the January to March period of 2020 altogether 4.9 million passengers flew through Finnish airports, which was 20 per cent lower than one year before. Seventy-one per cent of the passengers were from international flights and 29 per cent from domestic flights. There were 3.9 million passengers at Helsinki Airport and a total of 1.0 million passengers at other domestic airports. Helsinki Airport accounted for 79 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports.

In the January to March period of 2020 air freight and mail transports amounted to 44.128 tonnes in total, and 97 per cent of the tonnes were transported through Helsinki Airport. Ninety-nine per cent of the tonnes were transported between Finland and foreign countries. Altogether 25.009 tonnes of the goods were outgoing and 19.118 tonnes were incoming.

Source: Transport and Tourism, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Matti Kokkonen 029 551 3770, Sami Lahtinen 029 551 3207, matti.kokkonen@stat.fi

Director in charge: Mari Ylä-Jarkko

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Updated 30.04.20020