Helsinki
Accommodation and Travel Stats
February 2021
Helsinki: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
80,700 registered bed nights
In February 2021, 80,700 registered bed nights were recorded in Helsinki (-72.8 %), of which 70,700 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 10,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 58 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 92 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 73 percent from last year's February.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Estonia (1,500 nights).
43,800 nights (-70.7 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 36,900 nights (-75.0 %) by business visitors.
Between January and February, 132,000 registered bed nights (-59.7 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 21,300 (-92.7 %) for foreigners in Helsinki, in total 153,000 (-75.3 %) 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
Comparison of registered bed nights between regions
Length of stay increased three percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased three percent compared to earlier year. In Helsinki, length of stay in February was on average 1.7 nights and in Finland 2.2 nights (+10.9 %).
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki on average 1.6 nights (+8.6 %) and foreigners 2.5 nights (+28.1 %).
47,200 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 74 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 91.5 percent were domestic, and 8.5 percent were from foreign countries.
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Helsinki on average 1.6 nights (+0.08) and foreigners 2.5 nights (+0.67).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
11,000 international congress guests in 2020
The number of international congress quests decreased 87 percent from the previous year.
There was a total of 75 congresses organized (-320) in 2020.
70,900 air travelers
The airport received a total of 70,900 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 93 percent. 14,500 travelers were transferring planes (-95.0 %) and 56,400 were local passengers (-92.4 %).
Of local passengers, 58.2 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 41.8 %. For transferring passengers, the share of travelers arriving from abroad was 89.6 %.
In addition, there were 43,500 passengers departing the airport (-90.6 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 114,000 (-92.4 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
48,700 passengers by ferries
There were 48,700 arriving passengers by ferries. In total, the arrivals to port decreased 87 percent. The number of departing passengers was 55,200 (-85.4 %). Most arrivals were from Estonia (46,800 arrivals).
Arrivals
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 4.5 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in February were 4.5 million euro (-17.1 million).
Registered January-February sales were 8.5 million euro and they decreased 36.6 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
February 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2021
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 90 € | -20.5 % | 89 € | -21.9 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 56 € | -22.9 % | 55 € | -23.7 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 17 € | -76.1 % | 17 € | -77.3 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
57 accommodation establishments (-13)
9,500 rooms (-950)
19,000 beds (-1,900)
Room utilization 19.0 % (-44)
Unsold rooms 7,700
Bed utilization 15.0 % (-34)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Business Finland, Finavia, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Statistics Finland, Visitory Research Team
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