Foreign tourist inflow rises by 14% in April

A total of 1.47 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in Finland in April 2025, according to Statistics Finland.

The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.15 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.31 million.

The total number of overnight stays increased by three per cent from the year before.

The number of nights spent by non-resident tourists increased by 14 per cent from the year before while the number of overnight stays by resident tourists was on level with the previous year in April 2025.

The highest numbers of foreign visitors came from Sweden, Germany and the United States.

The number of overnight stays was highest in Uusimaa, where the total number of overnight stays was 0.49 million.

The number of overnight stays by resident tourists remained in Uusimaa on level with the previous year and the number of overnight stays by non-resident tourists grew by 14 per cent from the previous year.

The second highest number of overnight stays, 0.21 million, was recorded in Lapland, where the number of overnight stays by resident tourists went up by four per cent and that by non-resident tourists rose by 20 per cent from the previous year.

The occupancy rate of hotel rooms was 46 per cent and the average price of a hotel room was EUR 110. The average price of a hotel room was highest in Lapland, EUR 140.