Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2018
Helsinki Metropolitan Area: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
412,000
214,000
199,000
247,000
140,000
107,000
28.6 mill. €
101
13,400
26,300
68 %
51 %
1.7
1.5
1.9
Paid bed nights
412,000 registered bed nights
In March 2018, 412,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Helsinki Metropolitan Area (+0.2 %), of which 214,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 199,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased three percent and registered foreign bed nights increased four percent. In total, registered bed nights increased less than one percent from last year's March.
188,000 nights (+4.3 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 225,000 nights (-3.0 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 619,000 registered bed nights (-1.5 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 582,000 (+10.4 %) for foreigners in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, in total 1.2 million (+3.9 %) 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 two percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased two percent compared to earlier year. In Helsinki Metropolitan Area, length of stay in March was on average 1.7 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (-0.6 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki Metropolitan Area on average 1.5 nights (+1.7 %) and foreigners 1.9 nights (+1.1 %).
247,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased two percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 56.6 percent were domestic, and 43.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki Metropolitan Area on average 1.5 nights (+0.04) and foreigners 1.9 nights (-0.01).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 28.6 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in March were 28.6 million euro (-2.5 million).
Registered January-March sales were 82.9 million euro and they increased 1.2 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
March 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2018
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 103 € | -4.9 % | 103 € | -1.9 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 70 € | -3.8 % | 69 € | 4.9 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 69 € | -8.2 % | 69 € | -2.4 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
101 accommodation establishments (+1)
13,400 rooms (-540)
26,300 beds (-660)
Room utilization 67.6 % (+0.8)
Unsold rooms 4,300
Bed utilization 50.7 % (+1.5)
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: Statistics Finland
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