Finnish travel 2026, 1st four months of the year

Leisure travel abroad picked up slightly in spring 2026

18/06/2026 release

According to Statistics Finland, around 4.8 million domestic leisure trips with overnight stay were made in January to April 2026, which is slightly fewer than in the corresponding period of the year before. The number of leisure trips abroad with overnight stay increased somewhat and was around 1.7 million in spring 2026.

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In spring 2026 (January to April), the total number of trips with overnight stay was 7.7 million, inclusive of leisure trips and business trips in Finland and abroad.
Concerning the most popular destination countries, more leisure trips were made to Estonia than in spring 2025, slightly fewer to Sweden.
The number of domestic leisure trips with free accommodation was 3.2 million, which is slightly fewer than in the previous spring. The number of trips with paid accommodation also decreased somewhat compared to the previous spring.
The number of overnight stays at the homes of relatives and friends decreased by one fifth compared to the previous spring and the number of overnight stays at own free-time residences increased slightly.
The number of domestic business trips with overnight stay grew by around one third and the number of business trips abroad went down by one tenth compared to the previous spring.