Finnish travel 2026, 2nd four months of the year
Number of trips abroad increased from the previous year in summer 2026
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, around 2.7 million leisure trips abroad with overnight stay were made in May to August 2026, which is approximately one tenth more than in the previous year. The number of domestic leisure trips with overnight stay increased from the previous summer by close on one tenth to 9.5 million trips.
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- Altogether 2.9 million leisure trips abroad were made in summer (May to August) 2026, when trips with overnight stay in the destination country, same-day trips and cruises are included.
- Around half, or 1.5 million, of the leisure trips abroad were made to the Nordic countries or Estonia. The popularity of Southern Europe increased by close on one fifth from the previous summer.
- The number of domestic leisure trips with paid accommodation was 3.2 million, which is close on one fifth more than in the year before.
- The number of trips with free accommodation at relatives’ and friends’ places and at own free-time residences remained almost on level with the previous year. The number of such trips was 6.3 million.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Finnish travel [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, 2nd four months of the year. ISSN=1798-9027. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.10.2026].
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