Helsinki
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2019
Helsinki: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
426,000
331,000
151,000
181,000
237,000
192,000
93,600
98,400
25.8 mill. €
22.9 mill. €
73
10,600
21,200
64 %
53 %
1.7
1.6
1.8
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased one percent
In December 2019, 331,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Helsinki (+1.3 %), of which 151,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 181,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased five percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased one percent. In total, registered bed nights increased one percent from last year's December.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (21,100 nights).
183,000 nights (+0.2 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 148,000 nights (+2.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and December, 2.1 million registered bed nights (+11.8 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 2.4 million (+4.4 %) for foreigners in Helsinki, in total 4.5 million (+7.7 %) 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
Comparison of registered bed nights between regions
Length of stay increased four percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased four percent compared to earlier year. In Helsinki, length of stay in December was on average 1.7 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (+1.9 %).
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki on average 1.6 nights (+3.7 %) and foreigners 1.8 nights (+0.6 %).
192,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased two percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 48.8 percent were domestic, and 51.2 percent were from foreign countries.
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki on average 1.6 nights (+0.17) and foreigners 1.8 nights (-0.06).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
84,100 international congress guests in 2019
The number of international congress quests increased 80 percent from the previous year.
There was a total of 400 congresses organized (+66) in 2019.
1.2 million air travelers
The airport received a total of 1.2 million passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased five percent. 334,000 travelers were transferring planes (+13.2 %) and 837,000 were local passengers (+2.1 %).
Of local passengers, 82.7 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 17.3 %. For transferring passengers, the share of travelers arriving from abroad was 80.1 %.
In addition, there were 521,000 passengers departing the airport (-5.5 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 1.7 million (+1.6 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
450,000 passengers by ferries
There were 450,000 arriving passengers by ferries. In total, the arrivals to port decreased four percent. The number of departing passengers was 465,000 (-4.4 %). Most arrivals were from Estonia (357,000 arrivals).
Arrivals
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 22.9 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in December were 22.9 million euro (-1.8 million).
Registered January-December sales were 352.6 million euro and they increased 39.3 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
December 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-December 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 116 € | -7.1 % | 125 € | 6.0 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 74 € | -12.6 % | 93 € | 3.8 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 69 € | -8.6 % | 79 € | 4.5 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
73 accommodation establishments (+1)
10,600 rooms (+990)
21,200 beds (+2,000)
Room utilization 64.4 % (-4.0)
Unsold rooms 3,800
Bed utilization 53.3 % (-2.8)
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: Business Finland, Finavia, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Statistics Finland, Visitory Research Team
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