II / 2009
HELSINKI TOURISM STATISTICS
Bednights down in February:
Market Report / February 2009
Total - 22.1% Domestic - 20.7% Foreign countries - 23.4% Up: Austria. Down: Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Russia, USA, Japan, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, China, Spain, Denmark, Estonia, Switzerland, India, Poland, Belgium,
Return to 2007 level In January-February nights in Helsinki returned to about the same level as year before last. In February nights fell significantly compared with last year. On the other hand the first months of 2008 were exceptionally good in Helsinki travelwise. Nights in January-February 2009 were slightly higher than in January-February 2007. No significant changes have taken place in the average length of stay on the domestic or export market.
Increase in leisure travel in January-February: Leisure nights: + 12,700 Business nights: - 61,000 Other reason: + 900.
In the first months of 2009 business travel has clearly declined. In January leisure nights actually increased compared with the year before, and although the figure in February was down, in January-February leisure nights were still higher than the year before. In February the average price of accommodation fell somewhat, but the most worrying thing is that the occupancy rate dropped below 50%. In 2007 Helsinki had the third highest occupancy rate among European cities, coming just behind Valencia and Rome (European Cities Marketing, 2008).
Kari Halonen Marketing Director
Occupancy rate down in February: 47.7% (62.9% in February 2008 and 59.7% in February 2007).
Average price of accommodation* down in February: 72.53 EUR / night (75.16 EUR in February 2008 and 76.92 EUR in February 2007).
Air traffic down in January-March: The number of passengers at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport: International traffic: - 7.9% Domestic traffic: - 9.4% Total: - 7.2%.
Ship traffic up in January-February: Passenger traffic at the ports of Helsinki: Total traffic: + 2.3% Passengers in Swedish traffic: + 0.0% Passengers in Estonian traffic: + 4.4% Passengers in German traffic: - 18.8%
Monthly bednights in Helsinki 400 000
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2006 2007 2008 2009
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Joulukuu December
Marraskuu November
Lokaskuu October
Syyskuu September
Elokuu August
Hein채kuu July
Kes채kuu June
Toukokuu May
Huhtikuu April
Maaliskuu March
Helmikuu February
Tammikuu January
100 000