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Free for publication 20.8.2015 at 1100 hrs
HSK jetties again fully booked for the Helsinki Boat Afloat Show. New boat
registrations growing.
The Helsinki Boat Afloat Show is been organised for the eighteenth time at the
Helsingfors Segelklubb (HSK) in Lauttasaari. All in all, the 38th boat-afloat show
organised in Helsinki will again fill the jetties and land-based sites with boats and
other marine industry products. There are 259 boats on show, of which 21 are
sailboats. A total of 124 exhibitors are participating in the event.
New boat registrations in Finland on the increase
Based on National Boat Register statistics, the number of boats subject to mandatory
registration (i.e. over 20 hp; more than 5,5m) can be considered a fair indication of
total consumer sales. According to the figures, 3093 boats were registered by the end
of July (+2,3%).
Registered boats can principally be divided as follows:
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motorboats
2523 units
personal watercraft
470 units
rubber inflatable boats (RIBs) 47 units
sailboats
12 units
The trade in small craft, i.e. those not subject to mandatory registration, can be
indicated on the basis of wholesale delivery statistics. According to that, 2993 boats
(including rowing boats) under 4,5 meter of length, were delivered (- 5 %).
Boat exports
For the period January to May, the value of Finnish Marine Industry exports (based on
customs' statistics) increased by 7,3% to EUR 74,3 million. The main export
destinations were again Norway and Sweden. In unit terms, total exports for the
same period fell by 4,4 %, i.e. the average size of boats increased slightly. Customs’
authority statistics indicate that a total of 4268 boats were exported during the
above-mentioned period.
Boat exports to the five main export destinations for January-May were as follows:
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Norway
Sweden
UK
Germany
Russia
31,3 million (+31,2 %)
25,3 (+15,3 %)
3,8 (+189,7 %)
2,7 (-18,1 %)
2,6 (-59 %)
1847 units
1765
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120
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Boat imports
In value terms, boats imported for the period January-May were mainly from Poland
(EUR 2,4 m, i.e. 81 units) followed by the UK (EUR 2,1 m, 3 units) and Sweden (EUR
0,8 m, 23 units). In all, boat imported during the period in question were valued at
EUR 15,9 m (+15 %).
Outboard engines
At this stage, outboard engine statistics are available at the wholesale delivery level
for the January-June period only. In total, 16997 engines were delivered via Finnish
importers (i.e. Finland + re-exports). When compared with the same period last year
this represents a fall of 23,3 %. Of the total, 8738 (-15,4 %) were delivered on the
domestic market.
Based on data supplied by Finnboat member enterprises, 2014 turnover for the
marine industry and trade as a whole was approximately 460 m EUR (VAT 0 %). Of
this sum, industry exports (i.e. boats and equipment) accounted for some 198 m EUR.
For further information, please contact:
CEO Jouko Huju
tel. +358-40-5509310, jouko@finnboat.fi
Finnish Marine Industries Federation Finnboat
Käenkuja 8 A 47
00500 Helsinki
www.finnboat.fi
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