Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Accommodation and Travel Stats
February 2019
Helsinki Metropolitan Area: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
401,000
228,000
173,000
249,000
149,000
100,000
28.1 mill. €
106
14,400
28,700
65 %
50 %
1.6
1.5
1.7
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased four percent
In February 2019, 401,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Helsinki Metropolitan Area (+3.8 %), of which 228,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 173,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 10 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased three percent. In total, registered bed nights increased four percent from last year's February.
198,000 nights (+13.8 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 203,000 nights (-4.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and February, 443,000 registered bed nights (+9.5 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 370,000 (-3.7 %) for foreigners in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, in total 813,000 (+3.1 %) 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 was 1.6 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased less than one percent compared to earlier year. In Helsinki Metropolitan Area, length of stay in February was on average 1.6 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (-1.3 %).
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki Metropolitan Area on average 1.5 nights (+2.8 %) and foreigners 1.7 nights (-2.1 %).
249,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased four percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 59.8 percent were domestic, and 40.2 percent were from foreign countries.
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki Metropolitan Area on average 1.5 nights (+0.04) and foreigners 1.7 nights (-0.05).
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 28.1 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in February were 28.1 million euro (+1.7 million).
Registered January-February sales were 57.4 million euro and they increased 3.2 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
February 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 108 € | 4.8 % | 106 € | 3.7 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 70 € | 2.6 % | 71 € | 2.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 70 € | 0.5 % | 69 € | 0.8 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
106 accommodation establishments (+5)
14,400 rooms (+710)
28,700 beds (+1,800)
Room utilization 64.9 % (-2.8)
Unsold rooms 5,100
Bed utilization 49.5 % (-1.8)
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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