Swedavia’s traffic statistics for July 2025: Strong demand for summer travel - increase in both international and domestic travel

Demand for both international and domestic travel remains high. International travel increased by two per cent. Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Göteborg Landvetter Airport reported high passenger volumes. Malmö Airport also reported strong numbers for international travel during the month.

Domestic traffic increased by seven per cent with particularly strong growth at Umeå Airport, Luleå Airport and Kiruna Airport. Ronneby Airport also recorded an increase in traffic, while airports in other parts of Sweden showed a more modest trend.

To meet the increased travel demand, 15 new routes were launched during the summer - nine from Arlanda and six from Landvetter - including new charter destinations such as Lamezia Terme, Skiathos and Monastir.

New charter routes this summer
Arlanda - Lamezia Terme - TUI
Landvetter - Skiathos - Ving
Landvetter- Monastir - Detur
Landvetter - Limnos - Apollo
Luleå - Ioannia - Apollo
Malmö - Chania - Apollo

In all, just over 3.3 million passengers flew via Swedavia’s airports in July, which is 88 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2019 and an increase of two per cent compared to July of last year. International air travel increased by two per cent, while domestic travel increased by seven per cent.  Overall, domestic travel was at 57 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, while international travel was 96 per cent of 2019 levels.

In July, a total of just over 2.4 million passengers traveled via Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden's largest airport. This is an increase of four per cent compared to July 2024 and corresponds to 97 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. International air travel increased by one per cent, while domestic travel increased by 28 per cent. Swedavia’s airports served approximately 2.2 million international passengers and just over 254,000 domestic passengers.

In July, total of just over 610,000 passengers traveled via Sweden's second largest airport - Göteborg Landvetter Airport. This marks an increase of two per cent compared to July 2024. International travel increased by two per cent to approximately 581,000 passengers. Domestic travel decreased by nine per cent to just under 29,000 passengers. Overall passenger levels for Landvetter in July were 89 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

Swedavia’s other eight airports had mixed trends in July. Kiruna Airport accounted for the largest increase in passenger traffic, followed by Ronneby Airport and Luleå Airport. Both Åre Östersund Airport and Visby Airport had weaker passenger growth compared to July 2024, while Bromma Stockholm Airport continued to have the weakest passenger growth as a result of the airlines' new plan to focus their investments on Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Åre Östersund Airport was closed for three weeks in July due to runway work.

July traffic trend – number of passengers:

More detailed information about Swedavia’s traffic figures and statistics is available (in Swedish) on Swedavia’s website: Statistik | Om Swedavia.

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