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Travel in Finland and abroad both increased in spring 2024

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release | Finnish travel 2024, 1st four months of the year

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According to Statistics Finland, both the number of leisure trips abroad and the number of domestic leisure trips with overnight stay increased by around one tenth in spring 2024. Leisure trips abroad numbered 2.0 million and domestic leisure trips with overnight stay 6.3 million. The number of overnight stays related to the trips also grew abroad and in Finland.

Key selections

  • In spring 2024 (January to April), the total number of trips with overnight stay was 9.0 million, inclusive of leisure trips and business trips in Finland and abroad.
  • More trips were made to the most popular destination countries Estonia, Sweden and Spain than in spring 2023.
  • The number of domestic leisure trips with paid accommodation fell by one tenth and that of trips with free accommodation grew by one fifth.
  • The popularity of trips to free-time residences increased and more trips were also made to relatives and friends than in the year before.
  • The number of business trips with overnight stay decreased both in Finland and abroad.

Change

Number of respondents increased significantly thanks to more extensive contact information.
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Updated database tables
13fa
Classifications used:
  • Trip direction
  • Trip purpose
  • Accommodation
  • Trip duration
  • Season
  • Transport
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13fi
Classifications used:
  • Season
  • Accommodation
  • Trip's destination region
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13gp
Classifications used:
  • Type of trip abroad
  • Trip purpose
  • Area of destination
  • Season
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13h2
Classifications used:
  • Season
  • Accommodation
  • Trip's destination municipality
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13h3
Classifications used:
  • Season
  • Trip direction
  • Trip purpose
  • Trip duration
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Finnish travel [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 1st four months of the year. ISSN=1798-9027. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.12.2024].
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