9. Travelling has changed a lot in ten years
A decade ago, 4.2 million domestic leisure trips with paid accommodation were made while in 2013 the corresponding number was 5.6 million. In ten years, the number of trips has increased by one-third.
A decade ago, the number of trips abroad with overnight stay in the destination country was 2.6 million. In 2013, the corresponding number of trips was 5.0 million. In ten years, the number of trips have nearly doubled.
By contrast, domestic overnight trips with free accommodation and overnight cruises to Sweden and Estonia have lost some of their popularity during the decade.
The differences compared to the situation ten years ago become emphasised when viewing the number of trips by age group. Those who were aged 15 to 34 in 2003 were aged 25 to 44 in 2013. In these age groups the number of trips with overnight stay in paid accommodation both in Finland and abroad have increased exponentially .
Those who were aged 55 to 64 a decade ago reached retirement age by 2013 and increased their trips abroad with overnight stay by good one-third. Persons belonging to the oldest age group have decreased travelling in the past decade .
Table 1. Leisure trips with overnight stay by group of trips and age in 2003 and 2013, and the change in these
Age | Trips in Finland | Trips abroad | ||
Paid accommodation |
Free accommodation |
Overnight stay in destination country |
Cruises with overnight stay on board only |
|
Year | ||||
Age group | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 |
15 to 24 | 572,000 | 4,571,000 | 303,000 | 328,000 |
25 to 34 | 656,000 | 4 552,000 | 410,000 | 290,000 |
35 to 44 | 1,054,000 | 3,468,000 | 481,000 | 339,000 |
45 to 54 | 1,047,000 | 3,496,000 | 626,000 | 357,000 |
55 to 64 | 642,000 | 2,927,000 | 549,000 | 342,000 |
65 to 74 | 274,000 | 1,293,000 | 232,000 | 259,000 |
15 to 74 trips total | 4,245,000 | 20,307,000 | 2,601,000 | 1,915,000 |
Year | ||||
Age group | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 |
25 to 34 | 1,131,000 | 4,311,000 | 1,004,000 | 167,000 |
35 to 44 | 1,345,000 | 2,886 000 | 953,000 | 195,000 |
45 to 54 | 1,387,000 | 2,930,000 | 1 130 000 | 168,000 |
55 to 64 | 991,000 | 2,992,000 | 1 017 000 | 230,000 |
65 to 74 | 622,000 | 1,924,000 | 749 000 | 254,000 |
75 to 84 | 174,000 | 67,1000 | 136 000 | 65,000 |
25 to 84 trips total | 5,648,000 | 15,714,000 | 4,989,000 | 1,078,000 |
Change (2003/2013), % | ||||
Age group | 2003 to 2013 | 2003 to 2013 | 2003 to 2013 | 2003 to 2013 |
25 to 34 | 98 | -6 | 231 | -49 |
35 to 44 | 105 | -37 | 132 | -33 |
45 to 54 | 32 | -16 | 135 | -50 |
55 to 64 | -5 | -14 | 62 | -36 |
65 to 74 | -3 | -34 | 36 | -26 |
75 to 84 | -37 | -48 | -41 | -75 |
25 to 84 total | 33 | -23 | 92 | -44 |
Source: Finnish Travel, Statistics Finland
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Updated 10.4.2014
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