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THE CEO'S REVIEW

A clear direction towards sustainable growth ›

The Port secured the City Board’s positive advance position on the Port’s development programme, and planning for the centralisation of ship traffic continued at full speed. At the end of the year, the Port renewed itsstrategy, which, together with the development programme, gives clear guidelines for profitable and sustainable growth.

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Finances

Performance showed an upward turn ›

The company’s turnover was EUR 89.4 million. The Port’s result remained negative even though the development was very positive compared to the previous year.

Financial statement

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Cargo Traffic

More cargo than ever before ›

A total of 15.2 million tonnes of goods were transported via the Port of Helsinki group. This surpassed the previous record by a clear margin, and the volume grew more than the market at large.

Cargo traffic rose to the challenges of the operating environment

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Passenger traffic

Ship travel doubled ›

The total number of passengers at the Port of Helsinki was 8.1 million, doubling from the previous year. Ship travel is bouncing back well after the pandemic.

Wider variety of services

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responsibility

The Port improved its onshore power supply and energy efficiency ›

The Port of Helsinki set an even tighter timetable for its carbon neutrality goals. At the same time, actions were taken to pursue the objectives, the most significant of which was the completion of onshore power connections on West Terminal 2 for liner traffic vessels.

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People

Promoting occupational well-being ›

The occupational well-being development plan was promoted: the principles of management defined and the management promises summarized. A job satisfaction survey showed that there was a clear improvement in the things that matter most to the Port’s employees in their work.

The Board of Directors

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Port of Helsinki

Evolving Port ›

The Port of Helsinki is the main port for foreign trade and passenger traffic services in Finland and serves as a gateway for both cargo flows and passengers to Central Europe and the world.

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Branch rewiew

War changed the operating environment ›

Just as the pandemic began to ease, war broke out in Europe when Russia invaded Ukraine. This also triggered new challenges for trade and shipping. It is now particularly difficult to predict the future. Yet the challenges of climate change require solutions.

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responsibility

Social responsibility – the Port also took care of its operating environment

The role of the Port of Helsinki as a reliable partner and a pillar of society’s foreign trade and security of supply was highlighted. The Port developed its operations in cooperation with its partners and integrated into the surrounding society as well as possible. Transparency and trust were built through open communication.

The objective of the Port’s social responsibility is to achieve a healthy port community and good neighbourly relations with Helsinki residents and local actors, and to reinforce the positive societal impact of the Port’s operations.

The Port of Helsinki serves the business sector and well-being of the Helsinki region and the whole country. The Port of Helsinki contributes to Finland’s security of supply and securing the availability of daily consumer goods, as well as raw materials and supplies needed by industrial operators.

With the start of the war in Ukraine in February, the situation in the Baltic Sea also changed dramatically. The EU imposed sanctions and export restrictions on Russia, and maritime transport became even more important for Finland.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought large numbers of Ukrainian refugees to Finland, especially in the early stages of the war. The Port of Helsinki offered West Terminal 1 for joint use by the authorities as a Ukrainian refugee processing centre. The Port of Helsinki also decided not to collect passenger charges from refugees between March and May, when shipping companies transported them to Finland on their ships. In addition to this, the Port of Helsinki supported the people of Ukraine with donations provided through the Finnish Port Association and the Finnish Red Cross. The Port’s staff also wanted to help and collected their own donations for Ukraine.