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4. Numbers of trips have changed much in ten years

In 2009, Finns aged between 15 and 74 made 5.2 million domestic leisure trips with paid accommodation and one decade later in 2019, the corresponding number of trips when they were ten years older, 25 to 84, was 6.5 million. The number of trips has increased by 24 per cent in ten years.

A decade ago, Finns aged 15 to 74 made 3.6 million trips abroad with overnight stay in the destination country. In 2019, the corresponding number of trips for persons aged 25 to 84 was 5.3 million. The number of trips abroad has increased by 47 per cent in ten years.

By contrast, domestic trips with free accommodation and overnight cruises to Sweden or 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 2009, were aged 25 to 44 in 2019. In these age groups, the numbers of trips with overnight stay both in Finland and abroad have increased exponentially.

Those, who were aged 55 to 64 a decade ago, reached retirement age by 2019. This age group increased their trips abroad with overnight stay in the country of destination by 11 per cent. By contrast, domestic trips with paid accommodation decreased for this age group by six per cent over a decade. Persons belonging to the oldest age group have decreased all types of leisure travel over the past ten years.

Table 1. Leisure trips with overnight stay by group of trips and age in 2009 and 2019, 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
Age group 2009	Trips in 2009
15 to 24	620,000	4,640,000	510,000	230,000
25 to 34	860,000	4,530,000	600,000	180,000
35 to 44	1,170,000	3,450,000	650,000	260,000
45 to 54	1,200,000	3,730,000	730,000	220,000
55 to 64	1,000,000	3,970,000	740,000	240,000
65 to 74	370,000	1,970,000	380,000	130,000
15 to 74 trips total	5,230,000	22,300,000	3,600,000	1,260,000
Age group 2019	Trips in 2019
25 to 34	1,090,000	3,9800,000	1,060,000	200,000
35 to 44	1,650,000	3,180,000	1,050,000	220,000
45 to 54	1,210 000,	2,430,000	1,190,000	180,000
55 to 64	1,310,000	2,600,000	980,000	170,000
65 to 74	940,000	2,500,000	820,000	150,000
75 to 84	200,000	670,000	180,000	..
25 to 84 trips total	6,500,000	15,340,000	5,270,000	960,000
Age group 2019	Change (2009/2019), %
25 to 34	91	-14	109	-16
35 to 44	92	-30	76	24
45 to 54	3	-30	83	-29
55 to 64	9	-30	34	-23
65 to 74	-6	-37	11	-39
75 to 84	-46	-66	-52	..
25 to 84 total	24	-31	47	-24

Source: Finnish Travel, Statistics Finland

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Updated 11.6.2020