Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2019
Helsinki Metropolitan Area: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
526,000
268,000
258,000
316,000
175,000
141,000
43.3 mill. €
104
15,000
29,600
75 %
57 %
1.7
1.5
1.8
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased five percent
In May 2019, 526,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Helsinki Metropolitan Area (+5.2 %), of which 268,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 258,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased four percent and registered foreign bed nights increased seven percent. In total, registered bed nights increased five percent from last year's May.
243,000 nights (+5.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 282,000 nights (+5.4 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 1.2 million registered bed nights (+8.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 1.0 million (-0.3 %) for foreigners in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, in total 2.2 million (+4.3 %) 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 1.7 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased less than one percent compared to earlier year. In Helsinki Metropolitan Area, length of stay in May was on average 1.7 nights and in Finland 1.8 nights (+2.1 %).
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki Metropolitan Area on average 1.5 nights (+1.9 %) and foreigners 1.8 nights (-2.3 %).
316,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased five percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 55.3 percent were domestic, and 44.7 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki Metropolitan Area on average 1.5 nights (+0.02) and foreigners 1.8 nights (-0.03).
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 43.3 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in May were 43.3 million euro (+3.7 million).
Registered January-May sales were 162.0 million euro and they increased 10.3 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 124 € | 4.3 % | 111 € | 3.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 93 € | 2.2 % | 74 € | -0.5 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 82 € | 3.9 % | 74 € | 2.4 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
104 accommodation establishments (+0)
15,000 rooms (+1,000)
29,600 beds (+2,100)
Room utilization 75.3 % (-1.5)
Unsold rooms 3,700
Bed utilization 56.6 % (-1.3)
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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