Helsinki Port Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Helsinki Port, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Finland Northern Europe UTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00 Congestion: LowAbout Helsinki Port
Helsinki Port (FIHEL) is a port in Finland. It lies at 60.1458° N, 24.9175° E, and local time there is UTC+02:00 or UTC+03:00, depending on daylight saving time.
In the last six months, containers of 10 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Helsinki. From here they sailed to 55 ports, most often to Onne, Mersin and King Abdullah. 1% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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Helsinki Port Code and Location
- Port code
- FIHEL
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 60.1458° N
- Longitude
- 24.9175° E
- Congestion
- Low
Congestion as of 19 October 2026.
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The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Helsinki and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Onne | 55 days | 69.5% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Mersin | 50 days | 85.4% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 King Abdullah | 34 days | 88.8% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
| Apapa (Tincan Lagos) | 51 days | 74.1% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
| Izmit (Gebze) | 28 days24 to 32 by carrier | 87.0% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
| Gemlik | 38 days | 84.2% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
| Aliaga (Izmir) | 46 days | 73.3% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 Melbourne | 89 days | 83.5% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Santos | 42 days | 99.1% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
 Durban | 46 days | 91.0% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
Shipping Routes to Helsinki
Where containers discharged at Helsinki come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Laem Chabang | 58 days54 to 56 by carrier | 92.5% | 100% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
| Izmit (Gebze) | 31 days28 to 36 by carrier | 88.3% | 100% via T/S | 6 | Compare services |
| Gemlik | 30 days | 87.1% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
| Cape Town | 37 days | 92.9% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
| Istanbul (Ambarli) | 30 days27 to 31 by carrier | 85.1% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 Gwangyang (Kwangyang) | 83 days | 93.5% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
| Aliaga (Izmir) | 28 days23 to 34 by carrier | 87.7% | 100% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
| Mersin | 33 days | 88.6% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
| Giresun | 37 days | 77.6% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Houston | 38 days36 to 43 by carrier | 90.1% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Helsinki Port
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Helsinki and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Helsinki Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Helsinki goes to
- Western Africa 82.1%
- Western Asia 12.4%
- Eastern Asia 0.9%
- Northern America 0.8%
- Southern Europe 0.8%
Cargo to Helsinki comes from
- Western Asia 42.5%
- Eastern Asia 12.5%
- South-Eastern Asia 11.4%
- Southern Africa 7.8%
- Northern America 7.5%
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Helsinki Port FAQ
Helsinki Port in Finland is listed under the port code FIHEL on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 10 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Helsinki. The largest were MSC, OOCL and ONE.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 55 days on average from Helsinki to Onne. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Helsinki were to Onne, Mersin and King Abdullah.
Helsinki uses Europe/Helsinki time, UTC+02:00 or UTC+03:00, depending on daylight saving time.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at Helsinki that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 19 April 2026 and 19 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. The congestion level is refreshed every day. Route figures updated 19 October 2026.