Tourism in Tallinn 2007 Tourists’ length of stay in Tallinn still growing In 2007 2.34 million tourists stayed in Estonian accommodation establishments, 49% of whom stayed in Tallinn. Arrivals in Tallinn: 1,141,000 (-2%) Bednights in Tallinn: 2,102,000 (-0.5%) Foreign tourists: 965,000 (-4%) Bednights of foreign tourists: 1,778,000 (-3%) Estonian citizens: 176,000 (+9%) Bednights of Estonian citizens: 325,000 (+12%)
Changes in bednights of foreign tourists Primary markets: Finland: -5% or -33,600 nights Sweden: -18% or -24,400 nights Germany: -9% or -11,800 nights Great Britain: -9% or -12,900 nights Norway: +15% or +15,200 nights Russia: -15% or -17,400 nights Latvia: +21% or +10,800 nights
The average length of stay for tourists in Tallinn in 2007 was 1.84 nights (+1%). Foreign travellers: 1.84 nights (+1%), Domestic travellers: 1.85 nights (+3%). Among the main markets, British tourists continue to stay in Tallinn for the longest periods (2.55 nights), and Finns stay for the shortest length of time (1.44 nights).
In 2007 67% of nights stayed were for leisure travel Foreign tourists spent 71% of their overnights in Tallinn for leisure purposes, 20% for business, 3% for attending a conference and 6% for other purposes. Domestic tourists spent less than half of their nights for purposes of leisure (45%), 40% for business, 7% for attending conferences and 8% for other purposes.
Visitors in Tallinn’s “gates” Tallinn Airport received a total of 1.73 million visitors (+12%) in the year 2007. The number of passengers passing through Tallinn Old Harbour totalled 6.46 million (2%), of whom 85% were travelling on the Tallinn-Helsinki line.
Secondary markets: Spain: +21% or +5,400 nights Italy: -4% or -2,400 nights France: +4% or + 1,100 nights Denmark: -7% or -1,800 nights USA: +8% or +3,400 nights Japan: -18% or -2,500 nights China: -12% or -500 nights
Cruise passengers visiting Tallinn numbered 292,200, showing a decrease of 5%.
Visits to Tallinn Tourist Information Centres grew by 8%
Other markets: Lithuania: +24% or +8,300 nights Poland: +21% or +4,600 nights Hungary: +74% or +5,500 nights Czech Republic: +30% or +2,000 nights Ukraine: +37% or +2,100 nights Austria: -45% or -8,800 nights
Tallinn City Tourist Office & Convention Bureau 1
Last year 162,600 visitors (+8%) visited Tallinn’s two Tourist Information Centres. The greatest growth was among visitors from Norway (+151%), Latvia (+50%) and Finland (+43%).