Finland
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2020
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Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
996,000
730,000
265,000
436,000
334,000
102,000
83.1 mill. €
64.0 mill. €
19.1 mill. €
1,100
63,000
154,000
14,500
25,200
34 %
24 %
55 %
2.3
2.2
2.6
Paid bed nights
996,000 registered bed nights
In March 2020, 996,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Finland (-46.6 %), of which 730,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 265,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 44 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 53 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 47 percent from last year's March.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (35,100 nights).
647,000 nights (-46.5 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 349,000 nights (-46.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 2.9 million registered bed nights (-11.1 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 1.6 million (-14.0 %) for foreigners in Finland, in total 4.5 million (-12.1 %) registered nights.
Registered bed nights statistics include stats for registered accommodations: hotels, motels, guest houses, hostels, holiday villages and campsites. Establishments with fewer than 20 beds or caravan lots with an electrical connection point are excluded.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay increased 15 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 15 percent compared to earlier year. In Finland, length of stay in March was on average 2.3 nights (+14.6 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Finland on average 2.2 nights (+3.6 %) and foreigners 2.6 nights (+2.6 %).
436,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 53 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 76.6 percent were domestic, and 23.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Finland on average 2.2 nights (+0.31) and foreigners 2.6 nights (+0.27).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
136,000 international congress guests in 2019
The number of international congress quests increased 53 percent from the previous year.
There was a total of 830 congresses organized (+83) in 2019.
510,000 air travelers
The airport received a total of 510,000 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 54 percent.
Of local passengers, 70.4 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 29.2 %.
In addition, there were 311,000 passengers departing the airport (-59.6 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 821,000 (-56.0 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
257,000 passengers by ferries
There were 257,000 arriving passengers by ferries. In total, the arrivals to port decreased 58 percent. The number of departing passengers was 234,000 (-61.3 %). Most arrivals were from Estonia (138,000 arrivals).
Arrivals
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 83.1 million euro
Total accommodation sales in March were 83.1 million euro (-49.0 million). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 23.0 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 64.0 million euro (-54.5 million) and non-registered sales 19.1 million euro (+5.6 million).
Total January-March sales were 344.9 million euro and they decreased 15.9 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
March 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 131 € | 16.3 % | 128 € | 7.3 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 113 € | 2.5 % | 114 € | 4.5 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 73 € | 8.1 % | 73 € | 12.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 64 € | 1.1 % | 64 € | 1.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 38 € | -34.7 % | 52 € | -7.1 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
1,100 accommodation establishments (-18)
63,000 rooms (-510)
154,000 beds (-1,600)
Room utilization 33.7 % (-19)
Unsold rooms 41,700
Bed utilization 23.7 % (-14)
Airbnb and Vrbo
14,500 accommodation establishments (+2,800)
12,900 apartments (+2,800)
25,200 rooms (+5,400)
Apartment utilization 55.4 % (-4.2)
Unsold apartments 5,700
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Travel key indicators: the darker the square the larger the value.
Dark squares in the middle (vertically) mean the main season is in the summer. Dark squares on the top and the bottom mean the main season is in the winter. Gradually darkening squares from left to right signify growth over the years.
It is important to notice that the largest values (darkest squares) are not necessarily during the same months between different stats as this might reveal interesting details about travel and accommodation trends.
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Airdna, Business Finland, Finavia, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Statistics Finland, Visitory Research Team
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