Finnlines’ Financial statements 2025 and Financial review January–December 2025 published
Finnlines delivered a stable result during the year 2025. The company developed its services and route network in a changing operating environment, and focused on strengthening its profitability, competitiveness, and position in the Baltic Sea and North Sea.
Thomas Doepel, President and CEO, in conjunction with the review
“From a financial perspective, 2025 was a stable year for Finnlines. The Finnlines Group’s revenue in January–December 2025 amounted to EUR 713.5 (699.3 in 2024) million, and the company’s financial position remained strong. The rationalisation of the ro-ro fleet and investments in passenger traffic laid the foundation for a satisfactory result.
Result before interest and taxes (EBIT) was EUR 79.4 (70.6) million. The result of 2024 contains gains on sale of five vessels, which are included in other income from operations. Hence, the operative EBIT year-on-year improvement was EUR 25.6 million. The Finnlines Group’s result in 2025 amounted to EUR 67.2 (44.6) million.
The cargo volumes transported during January–December 2025 totalled around 788,000 cargo units, 71,000 cars (excluding passengers’ cars) and 1,113,000 tons of non-unitised freight. In addition, more than one million private passengers and professional drivers travelled with us.
While we continue to develop our services, capacity and route network, the business environment in Europe is undergoing structural change. As regulations tighten and sustainability requirements accelerate, Finnlines’ role as a provider of critical maritime logistics infrastructure will become even more pronounced. We will ensure that trade and industrial transport flows remain reliable even under changing conditions.
During the year, the focus was on fleet optimisation, route profitability and responsible growth. Finnlines continued to strengthen its competitiveness in the Baltic Sea and North Sea markets by developing its route network and adding a weekly departure from Gdynia, Poland to the North Sea & Biscay line. This enhances our services and offers customers in Poland a direct link to the Grimaldi Group’s global network.
The IMO’s decision last October to postpone consideration of the Net-Zero Framework adds uncertainty to shipping’s green transition. Nevertheless, Finnlines remains firmly committed to achieving its own environmental targets.
Finnlines has responded to changes in the business environment through long-term and determined investments which have directly improved the energy efficiency of its fleet and reduced emissions. The fleet’s carbon intensity decreased by 14 per cent when compared with 2024. Compared with 2008, which is used as the baseline year in shipping, the company has already achieved the 40 per cent reduction target set for 2030 ahead of schedule. At the same time, we are preparing for the next phase of technological development, as Finnlines has ordered three new ro-pax vessels capable of operating on methanol, strengthening our ability to offer low-emission transport solutions in the coming years. These vessels will enter service in 2028–2029.
With the support of the Grimaldi Group, Finnlines is well positioned to continue investing in responsible shipping services that support economic growth, environmental responsibility and security of supply in the Baltic Sea region. Together with our employees, customers and stakeholders, we are building a sustainable future for maritime transport and passenger travel.”
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Finnlines Plc
Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of freight and passenger services in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the Bay of Biscay. The company is a part of the Grimaldi Group, one of the world’s largest operators of ro-ro vessels and the largest operator of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight. This affiliation enables Finnlines to offer liner services to and from several destinations in the Mediterranean, West Africa, Atlantic coasts of both North and South America as well as Asia and Australia.