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Type of accommodation
All types of accommodation used by non-resident visitors who have stayed overnight in Finland are recorded in the Border Interview Survey. The recorded types of accommodation include hotel, camping site, own apartment/cottage or staying with friends or relatives. Type of accommodation is recorded according to the visitor's own reporting.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
Mode of accommodation refers to different means of lodging. In the accommodation statistics of Statistics Finland, overnight stays are broken down by means of lodging into the following groups: 1) room, cottage, chalet, bungalow 2) caravan, travel trailer, camper and 3) tent or other.
As mode of accommodation, lodging in cottages (chalets, bungalows) provided by hotels, holiday villages and camping sites is equivalent to lodging in rooms.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
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