Finnish airports in July were busiest in years
There's still some way to go to reach pre-pandemic levels, according to an expert from Statistics Finland.
July 2025 saw Finland's airports reach their busiest levels in years, according to Statistics Finland. Nearly two million passengers passed through the country's airports that month, a seven percent increase compared to July 2024. This marked the highest number of passengers since 2019, as reported by the agency's chief actuary Sami Penttilä.
While the country has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, it's still 400,000 passengers short of the pre-pandemic figure of 2019. The global pandemic, which began in early 2020, drastically reduced air travel worldwide. However, domestic flights saw a nine percent increase, while international flights grew by seven percent. The first seven months of 2025 saw a total of 12.5 million passengers, a six percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. In contrast, the same period in 2019 saw around 15.2 million passengers.
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