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Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland increased by 13 per cent from the previous year in August 2025

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release | Accommodation statistics 2025, August

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, 2.36 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in August 2025. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.60 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.76 million. The total number of overnight stays was almost on level with the year before.

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  • The number of overnight stays by resident tourists went down by three per cent from the previous year in August 2025.
  • The number of nights spent by non-resident tourists at accommodation establishments increased by 13 per cent from the year before. The highest numbers of foreign visitors came from Germany, Sweden and the United States.
  • The occupancy rate of hotel rooms was 61 per cent, which is two percentage points higher than in August 2024.
  • The average price of a hotel room was EUR 121, which is EUR five more than in the previous year. The average price of a hotel room was highest in Pirkanmaa, EUR 137.
  • The average prices of hotel rooms include value added tax, which has been 14 per cent since 1 January 2025. In 2024, the VAT rate for accommodation services was 10 per cent.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Accommodation statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, August. ISSN=1799-6325. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 27.9.2025].
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