Finnish airports see higher passengers in 2025 but lower than pre-pandemic level

A total of 20.6 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The total number of passengers grew by four per cent from 2024. The number of passengers in 2025, however, was 21 per cent lower than before the coronavirus pandemic in 2019. The number of passengers on domestic flights decreased by one per cent in the last year while passengers on international flights increased by six per cent. A total of 17.1 million passengers flew through Helsinki Airport and around 3.5 million passengers through other domestic airports. Ninety-five per cent of all passengers were on scheduled flights and five per cent on chartered flights. A total of 82 per cent of air traffic passengers, or around 17 million, travelled on international flights in 2025. Eighteen per cent, or around 3.7 million passengers, travelled on domestic flights. The share of passengers on international flights was 89 per cent at Helsinki Airport. The number of passengers at Helsinki Airport was four per cent higher and the combined number of passengers at other domestic airports six per cent higher than in 2024. Compared to 2019, the number of passengers at Helsinki Airport was 22 per cent lower and at other domestic airports combined 17 per cent lower in 2025. The year 2019 is used in the statistics as the comparison year to describe the number of air passengers before the pandemic.