VII/ 2009
HELSINKI TOURISM STATISTICS
Domestic bednights up in July:
Market Report / July 2009 Nights down in Helsinki Business travel was clearly down in July among visitors from Finland and particularly abroad, compared with the year before. Leisure travel, on the other hand, increased by 10,000 nights among domestic visitors, and foreigners' nights only fell by about 2,000. In Helsinki the effects of the recession are still clearly visible in business travel. Domestic nights nevertheless rose by 5.7% in July, thanks to the favourable development of leisure travel. Foreigners' nights were down 10.6%, due almost entirely to the drop in business travel.
Total - 3.7% Domestic + 5.7% Foreign countries - 10.6% Up: Italy, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Canada Down: Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, USA, Japan, The Netherlands, China, Spain, Denmark, Estonia, India.
Business travel clearly down in January-July: Leisure nights: - 800 Business nights: - 133,500 Other reason: - 3,400.
Occupancy rate down in July: 59.9% (65.8% in July 2008 and 67.8% in July 2007).
Average price of accommodation* down in July:
Drop of 10% in average price of accommodation
37.15 EUR / night (41.43 EUR in July 2008 and 43.11 EUR in July 2007).
The recession was also clearly visible in the average price and room occupancy rate at accommodation establishments. The average price fell by about 10% and the room occupancy rate by about 6 percentage points. Business travel was mainly concentrated during the period from Monday to Thursday, when prices have ordinarily been higher. With the drop in business travel, the average price has also fallen. In leisure travel July is the high season particularly for domestic visitors and room occupancy rates were fairly high. Discounts particularly aimed at families with children have attracted visitors to stay in Helsinki overnight.
Air traffic down in January-August:
Kari Halonen Marketing Director
*price per person in all accommodation facilities
The number of passengers at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport: International traffic: - 4.6% Domestic traffic: - 12.1% Total: - 6.1%.
Ship traffic unchanged in January-July: Passenger traffic at the ports of Helsinki: Total traffic: + 0.2% Passengers in Swedish traffic: + 2.6% Passengers in Estonian traffic: - 0.2% Passengers in German traffic: - 12.4%
Monthly bednights in Helsinki 400 000
350 000 2006 2007 300 000
2008 2009
250 000
200 000
Joulukuu December
Marraskuu November
Lokaskuu October
Syyskuu September
Elokuu August
Hein채kuu July
Kes채kuu June
Toukokuu May
Huhtikuu April
Maaliskuu March
Helmikuu February
100 000
Tammikuu January
150 000