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Number of nights spent at hotels doubled from the previous year in May 2022

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release | Accommodation statistics 2022, May

In total, 1.23 million overnight stays were recorded for resident tourists and 0.32 million overnight stays for non-resident tourists in May 2022. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 58 per cent higher than in May 2021. The number of overnight stays by non-resident tourists was four times higher than in the previous year. The total number of overnight stays in May 2022 was on the same level as in May 2019 before the corona pandemic. These figures are preliminary data from Statistics Finland's accommodation statistics.

Key selections

  • The number of overnight stays by resident tourists grew most in relative terms in the regions of Uusimaa, Ostrobothnia and Kanta-Häme compared to May last year.
  • The number of nights spent by foreign tourists was 31 per cent lower than in May 2019. The biggest groups of foreign visitors were from Sweden, Germany and the United States.
  • The effect of the Ice Hockey World Championships arranged in May was visible in Pirkanmaa, where the number of overnight stays by foreign tourists was 75 per cent higher than in May 2019.
  • The occupancy rate of hotel rooms was 51 per cent. Compared to the previous year, the occupancy rate grew most in Uusimaa.
  • The average price of a hotel room was EUR 116, having been EUR 91 one year earlier. The average price of a hotel room was highest in Pirkanmaa, EUR 158.

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11j1
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Accommodation statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2022, May. ISSN=1799-6325. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 30.7.2025].
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