AS Tallink Grupp statistics for September 2021 and the third quarter of the 2021 financial year

In September 2021 AS Tallink Grupp transported 310 265 passengers, which is an 27.6% increase compared to September 2020. The number of cargo units increased by 4.0% to 33 982 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 4.0% to 64 610 units in the same comparison.

In the third quarter of the 2021 financial year (July – September) AS Tallink Grupp transported 1 144 092 passengers, which is a 13.0% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units decreased by 1.1% to 90 538 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 16.8% to 229 468 units in same comparison.

AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for September 2021 and the third quarter of the financial year were the following:

	September 2021		September 2020		Change		Q3 2021		Q3 2020		Change
Passengers	310 265		243 215		27.6%		1 144 092		1 314 301		-13.0%
Finland - Sweden	92 321		61 702		49.6%		379 322		344 004		10.3%
Estonia - Finland	189 007		165 739		14.0%		649 206		931 507		-30.3%
Estonia - Sweden	28 937		6 798		325.7%		115 564		13 040		786.2%
Latvia - Sweden	0		8 976		-100.0%		0		25 750		-100.0%
Cargo Units	33 982		32 672		4.0%		90 538		91 578		-1.1%
Finland - Sweden	7 143		6 026		18.5%		17 570		16 745		4.9%
Estonia - Finland	21 804		22 802		-4.4%		60 967		64 387		-5.3%
Estonia - Sweden	5 035		3 641		38.3%		12 001		9 809		22.3%
Latvia - Sweden	0		203		-100.0%		0		637		-100.0%
Passenger Vehicles	64 610		62 138		4.0%		229 468		275 735		-16.8%
Finland - Sweden	8 627		8 314		3.8%		42 707		38 092		12.1%
Estonia - Finland	53 438		52 191		2.4%		174 979		233 640		-25.1%
Estonia - Sweden	2 545		409		522.2%		11 782		966		1 119.7%
Latvia - Sweden	0		1 224		-100.0%		0		3 037		-100.0%

COVID-19 related developments and travel restrictions were the key operational factors influencing the developments in 2020 and 2021. The following operational factors further influenced the development in the third quarter of the financial year:

ESTONIA – FINLAND
In addition to regular operations, in the third quarter, the cruise ferry Silja Serenade operated Helsinki-Mariehamn cruise service. Operations of cargo vessel Sea Wind were suspended most of the third quarter.

ESTONIA – SWEDEN
In the third quarter, operations of the Tallinn-Stockholm route were restarted from July with one vessel. In addition, Estonia-Sweden statistics include operations of the Paldiski-Kapellskär cargo route.

FINLAND – SWEDEN
In the third quarter, operations of the Helsinki-Stockholm route were restarted from August. During the quarter, cruise ferry Silja Symphony operated Swedish domestic cruises in July and August. Due to maintenance works the cruise ferry Baltic Princess did not operate on the route for 3 days in September.

LATVIA – SWEDEN
In the third quarter, operations of the Riga-Stockholm route were suspended.

Liisa Gross
Controller

AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5
10111 Tallinn, Estonia
E-mail liisa.gross@tallink.ee

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