Traffic Management Company Fintraffic Ltd’s half-year report

January–June 2025

• The Group’s turnover totalled EUR 130.7 million (EUR 126.3 million 1–6/2024).
• The consolidated EBITDA was EUR 29.4 (27.8) million.
• Earnings before tax was EUR 8.5 (8.1) million.
• The Group made investments totalling EUR 17.1 (18.7) million.
• The company’s gearing stood at 17% (20%).
• The efficiency of our service production continued to improve. We are well on track towards achieving our efficiency target.​
• Both the service and safety level of traffic management has remained good in all modes of transportation. 0 accidents caused by own operations.
• Open traffic data shared by Fintraffic was used through the Digitraffic service for developing the services and applications of other actors, totalling 2.97 billion API calls (2.94 billion 1–6/2024). Thanks to enhanced APIs, approximately 10% less data was transferred than during the same period in the previous year (296.44TB (1–6/2025) vs. 328.01TB (1–6/2024)).
• During the first six months of the financial year, 7.96 billion API calls (8.54 billion calls 1–6/2024) have been made through the Digitransit service, which transmits public transport travel information.
• 230 organisations were involved in the traffic data ecosystem work (1–6/2024: 213).
• During the first half of the year, the number of visits to Fintraffic’s digital services has increased by 55.7% compared to the period 1–6/2024.

Fintraffic Group’s revenue mainly consists of road, rail and maritime traffic management services provided to the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, and air navigation services that are provided to airlines and airports. The Group also provides services to Traficom, cities, ports and international customers. The Group’s revenue increased by 3.5 per cent from the previous year, especially due to the development of unit prices in air navigation services and increased operational volume of the services provided to the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.

The Group’s profitability remained strong thanks to strict cost management, although the growth in revenue was reduced by the slow development of air volumes and, in particular, the significant reduction in overflights by Chinese airlines in the Finnish airspace. The services provided to the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency were moderately profitable. The Group was able to finance its investments by income financing. The Fintraffic Group’s financial position is stable.

Key events of 1–6/2025

Operational service production in all modes of transport and digital services went according to objectives. The security level has also remained good. As a rule, the development projects implementing the company's strategy have progressed as planned.

Development of the traffic market and digital ecosystem services

The use of Fintraffic’s digital services continued its record growth in the first half of the year.

The Fintraffic App, which won the Suomen paras asiakasteko 2024 customer experience award, is still our most popular digital service. It has already been downloaded on more than 90,000 devices. Everyone can download the Fintraffic App for free from the app store. The Traffic Situation service and the Train Departures service were also popular among traffic users.

In the spring, we expanded our service offering to airspace users when we introduced the Fintraffic Sky service. Through the service, users can find, for example, a map view of the Finnish airspace and airspace activity, unmanned aviation reports and aviation weather in one place. You can also use the service to prepare a flight plan.

The construction of a digital twin that promotes the safety and smooth running of traffic is about to begin. In addition to planning the future work phases, the work on the digital twin of road weather in collaboration with the Finnish Meteorological Institute was completed.

During the first half of the year, 7.9 billion API calls were made through the Digitransit platform for public transport travel data (1–6/2024: 8.54). The decline in the number of API calls indicates that the interfaces have become more efficient: information is now available faster, more concisely and with fewer API calls. In addition, the data is utilised more extensively in different services. Finnish public transport journey planners make use of the shared knowledge base through the Digitransit platform.  

At the end of the period under review, 230 (1-6/2024, 213) organisations motivated to develop the traffic system were involved in the traffic data ecosystem.  

In January-June, approximately 3 billion queries were made through the open interfaces (Digitraffic) for traffic data provided by Fintraffic. This is roughly the same number as during the same period last year. Traffic bulletins, weather camera images and real-time traffic volume data are distributed through Digitraffic. 

The digital consignment notes (eFTI) implementation project is progressing as planned.

Various export measures have been implemented in the Traffic Data Service Cluster coordinated by Fintraffic, and active sales measures are under way. The purpose of the cluster is to increase the export activities of the digital services and platforms of transport sector companies while strengthening Finland’s pioneering role in utilising digitalisation and promoting sustainable development. The cluster enables larger export projects that individual companies cannot manage alone and which can utilise Fintraffic’s traffic data platforms and materials where necessary.

Traffic control services

Air traffic

The strong increase in the number of flights crossing Finnish airspace stopped at the end of 2024. Airlines have changed their overflight routes in air traffic between Asia and Europe. Flights from India decreased substantially, and Chinese airlines transferred overflights to over the Baltic countries instead of Finland. Russian airlines’ flights on the Gulf of Finland increased by about 10 per cent. Every day, Russian aircraft make between 100 and 150 flights in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Of Air Navigation Services' strategic projects, the Airspace 2027 project has continued making simulations in the Finnish airspace. The tendering process is under way in the remote air traffic control project.  State agreements are currently being drafted nationally for the FINEST project, which aims to implement air navigation service cooperation between Finland and Estonia.

The performance plan for air navigation RP4 for 2025–2029 was evaluated by the EU Commission and has now been approved. Fintraffic’s plan was among the first of all countries to be approved without exceptions.

In April, Fintraffic Air Navigation Services was granted an ISO 27001 certificate for information security. The Air Navigation Services passed the audit process required to obtain the certification without any nonconformities.

Road traffic

In the January to June period, total road traffic volumes on main roads (highways and main roads) have been increasing at a rate of three per cent from what they were during the same period last year.

In the year’s first quarter, the volume of heavy goods vehicles increased by 4.1 per cent compared to the same period last year, but in April–June the growth has clearly come to a halt: the volume of heavy goods vehicles increased by only 0.1 per cent from the previous year.

Of road traffic management projects, the construction work in the Vuosaari road tunnel in Helsinki will start in January 2026. Fintraffic is responsible for the Vuosaari road tunnel’s renovation project and for carrying out commissioning improvement work on the alternative route. We are also involved in the Raisio Tunnel Alliance, being responsible for the project’s technical systems.

Maritime traffic 

Vessel Traffic Services remained of high-quality and in accordance with agreements throughout the first half of the year. In January–June, Vessel Traffic Services prevented four possible groundings of vessels. 

The development of the Maritime Traffic Notification Service NEMO advanced to the testing and commissioning phase. Service production will begin on 1 January 2026 with pilot organisations, and the full nationwide deployment of NEMO will take place on 1 October 2026.

The development of situational picture service on disruptions in satellite positioning was launched in Vessel Traffic Management as part of the EU-funded Ormobass project in cooperation with the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. The service will be introduced in the autumn. It will improve the situational awareness of shipping and the authorities of the strongly increased disruptions in satellite positioning in the Baltic Sea area.

Rail traffic

The volume of commuter rail traffic in the January to June period increased by 10 per cent compared to the same period last year. This growth has been supported by the fact that there has been no need to reduce traffic due to track work or major disruptions. There have been less track work sites than a year earlier. The punctuality of rail services has been considerably better during the first half of the year than last year. This was particularly due to the mild winter and spring. The completion of several railway projects as planned has also contributed to the growth of traffic.

Long-distance traffic volumes have also increased, and freight traffic volumes have been clearly higher than at the same time last year. With regard to freight transport, traffic flows within Finland have increased, as the needs of industry and ports have remained unchanged. Other factors contributing to the growth have included the transport needs of Nuojua timber terminal and Kemi bioproduct mill.

The development projects of traffic control and management are progressing as planned. These projects improve the effectiveness, safety and smooth running of operations. For example, several improvements have been made to the passenger information system to enable proactive detection of fault situations. The most significant project is the new traffic control and management system ATLAS, which covers all the functionalities of the current traffic control and management systems as well as the new functionalities required by Digirail, such as automation and optimisation. The project costs amount to EUR 200 million and its duration is 15 years.

During the first half of the year, we have been promoting the Digirail project in collaboration with the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency in accordance with the decision made by Parliament last year. Digirail will reform train control throughout the rail network.

Sustainability

Promoting sustainable development is at the core of our business. We make determined efforts to improve the safety level of the entire transport system and to reduce emissions. We can influence matters by means such as optimising routes and speeds, preventing congestion and promoting the flow of information between actors, and preventing and clearing disruptions. We are committed to responsible and cost-effective use of funds. This is achieved by means of, for example, continuously enhancing the efficiency of service provision.

In our responsibility work, we are preparing for the implementation of the CSRD framework. We will integrate responsibility more closely into the development of our business operations. We are involved in the corporate responsibility network UN Global Compact and are committed to promoting responsible business in the fields of human rights, labour rights, the environment and anti-corruption.

CEO Pia Julin: 

“The use of our digital services has continued to grow, and traffic data is increasingly utilised in travel planning and exceptional situations. The number of downloads of the Fintraffic App are increasing steadily, and the feedback we receive on its usability is very good.

In the spring, our range of services was expanded to all airspace users as we launched the Fintraffic Sky service. All the information needed by aviators can now be found on one platform. In addition to aircraft pilots, the service also benefits drone pilots and the authorities. It improves airspace safety when everyone has visibility into Finnish airspace and airspace activity.

The reliability of our digital and traffic control services remained good despite what was happening in our operating environment. We continuously improved the safety, smoothness and environmental friendliness of traffic with our services and supported the work of the authorities.

Competent and skilled personnel are the foundation of our success. We have surveyed the strategic competence needs of our personnel and are investing in competence development by offering training and supporting the use of new tools, such as artificial intelligence, in everyday work. We also support coping at work and in everyday life by investing in recreational clubs proposed by the personnel.

We have promoted corporate culture work, and the work will continue to ensure the implementation of the company’s future strategy. Fintraffic also participates in the Family-friendly Workplace Programme of the Family Federation of Finland.”

Outlook for the future

The profitability of road, rail and vessel traffic management is expected to remain stable. The cost-effectiveness and other objectives of Air Navigation Services for 2025–2029 are defined in the performance plan RP4.

The company still sees opportunities for improving the efficiency of its service provision. It has set an efficiency target of EUR 30 million for 2023–2028, focusing on the services provided to the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. An EU-level performance development plan has been set for air navigation service provision.

Changes are being planned to Fintraffic’s responsibilities in 2026. The Data space II legislative package has assigned the responsibility for the National Access Points (NAPs) directly to Fintraffic. Fintraffic will also have new responsibilities related to, for example, the management of street and road infrastructure data (Digiroad).

Fintraffic will continue to invest in the modernisation and automation of service production systems. We will also continue our information and cybersecurity development programme, and we will invest in preparedness in all modes of transport.