According to preliminary data from Statistics Finland, the total volume of domestic water transport in June 2023 was 0.4 million tonnes. This marked a 13% decrease compared to June 2022 in domestic water transport within Finland. The majority of domestic water transport in June 2023 occurred along the coastline.
Key Points:
- Domestic water transport decreased by 13% in June 2023 compared to the previous year.
- The share of oil products in all transport was 42% in June 2023.
- Most of the domestic water transport in June 2023 took place along the coastline.
- No registered transport was reported through the Saimaa Canal in June 2023.
- In June, the highest volume of transported goods in domestic water transport was oil products and raw timber.
- The most transported category was oil products, totaling 158,062 tonnes, accounting for 42% of all transport. Following that, raw timber was the second-highest, amounting to 93,878 tonnes, representing 25% of all transport.