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Travel to Sweden and Estonia increased in autumn 2023

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release | Finnish travel 2023, 3rd four months of the year

Change

Number of respondents increased significantly thanks to more extensive contact information.
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According to Statistics Finland, around 5.9 million domestic leisure trips with overnight stay were made in September to December 2023, which is one fifth fewer than one year earlier. The number of leisure trips abroad with overnight stay grew by one tenth, being around 1.9 million in autumn 2023.

Key selections

  • The total number of leisure trips with overnight stay in Finland and abroad in autumn (September to December) 2023 was 7.9 million.
  • The number of leisure trips to Sweden and Estonia increased in autumn 2023. Good 0.4 million trips were made to both destination countries.
  • The number of domestic leisure trips with overnight stay continued falling for the second year in a row. The number of trips fell in nearly every region compared with autumn 2022.
  • The number of business trips with overnight stay both in Finland and abroad decreased in autumn 2023. Especially the number of short (one to three nights) business trips went down from the previous autumn.
  • The decrease in the number of trips is partly due to the significantly increased response rate of the inquiry. Read more in the documentation.

Change

Number of respondents increased significantly thanks to more extensive contact information.
Read more about the change

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Updated database tables
13fa
Classifications used:
  • Trip direction
  • Trip purpose
  • Accommodation
  • Trip duration
  • Season
  • Transport
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13fi
Classifications used:
  • Season
  • Accommodation
  • Trip's destination region
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13gp
Classifications used:
  • Type of trip abroad
  • Trip purpose
  • Area of destination
  • Season
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13h2
Classifications used:
  • Season
  • Accommodation
  • Trip's destination municipality
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:
13h3
Classifications used:
  • Season
  • Trip direction
  • Trip purpose
  • Trip duration
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
three times a year
Statistics:
Updated:

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Documentation

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Finnish travel [online publication].
Reference period: 2023, 3rd four months of the year. ISSN=1798-9027. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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