Sweden
Accommodation and Travel Stats
September 2021
Sweden: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
8.3 mill.
6.7 mill.
1.6 mill.
2.4 bill. SEK
3,200
125,000
333,000
56 %
45 %
Registered bed nights increased 37 percent (August)
In August 2021, 8.3 million registered bed nights were recorded in Sweden (+36.6 %), of which 6.7 million nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1.6 million nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 24 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 147 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 37 percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (619,000 nights).
Between January and August, 34.2 million registered bed nights (+14.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 4.7 million (+21.2 %) for foreigners in Sweden, in total 38.9 million (+15.6 %) registered nights.
Registered bed nights statistics include stats for registered accommodations: hotels, holiday villages, youth hostels, campsites, and commercially arranged rentals in private cottages and apartments. Establishments with fewer than 9 beds or 5 rooms are excluded.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
703,000 air travelers
The airport received a total of 703,000 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 120 percent.
Of local passengers, 66.8 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 33.2 %.
In addition, there were 733,000 passengers departing the airport (+127.4 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 1.2 million (+138.0 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 2.4 billion SEK (August)
Registered accommodation sales in August were 2.4 billion SEK (+918.5 million).
Registered January-August sales were 10.8 billion SEK and they increased 726.0 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 980 SEK | 10.8 % | 910 SEK | -1.4 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 560 SEK | 49.4 % | 340 SEK | 3.8 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 290 SEK | 18.1 % | 280 SEK | -7.3 % |
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (August)
Registered Accommodation
3,200 accommodation establishments (+58)
125,000 rooms (+9,600)
333,000 beds (+25,000)
Room utilization 56.5 % (+15)
Unsold rooms 54,600
Bed utilization 45.4 % (+13)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Global Google searches for "sweden"
Global Google searches for "sweden + keyword"
Google searches for "sweden" by search region
The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram
The number of likes for posts with hashtags on Instagram
Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities
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 Sweden, Swedavia
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