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Friday, 29.03.2024, 08:01
Number of accommodated Finnish tourists down by 20% in Estonia
In March, in total 124,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments, which is 7% less than a year ago. Foreign tourists spent in total 246,000 nights in accommodation establishments, or 5% less than in March 2018.
Foreign tourists accounted for 53% of the total number of tourists. 37% of foreign tourists came from Finland, 16% from Russia and 12% from Latvia. Compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of tourists from Finland decreased by one fifth, the number of tourists arriving from Russia by 6% and the number of tourists from Latvia increased by 5%. More tourists arrived also from Lithuania, Germany and the United Kingdom. Of the accommodated foreign tourists, 64% came to Estonia for holiday, 29% were on a business trip and the rest had some other reason for visiting. 70% of foreign tourists were accommodated in Tallinn.
In March, 109,000 domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, i.e. 2% more than in March 2018, whereas the number of nights spent by domestic tourists decreased slightly. 62% of domestic tourists were on a holiday trip and 23% on a business trip. 28% of the accommodated domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in Harju county, 17% and 15% respectively in Pärnu and Tartu counties, and 10% in Ida-Viru county.
988 accommodation establishments offered services for tourists across Estonia. 20,000 rooms and 46,000 bed places were available. 39% of the rooms and 30% of the bed places were occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 36 euros, i.e. one euro more than in March 2018. The average cost of a guest night in Harju county was 41 euros, in Tartu county 36 euros, and in Pärnu county 28 euros.
Accommodation | Total | Northern Estonia | North-Eastern Estonia | Central Estonia | Western Estonia | Southern Estonia |
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Accommodation establishments | 988 | 221 | 56 | 107 | 287 | 317 |
Rooms | 20,086 | 8,935 | 1,1976 | 1,496 | 4,374 | 4,084 |
Bed places | 45,896 | 19,525 | 2,634 | 3,748 | 10,035 | 9,954 |
Room occupancy rate, % | 39 | 48 | 47 | 18 | 34 | 30 |
Bed place occupancy rate, % | 30 | 36 | 41 | 16 | 26 | 22 |
Tourists accommodated | 233,384 | 121,012 | 19,065 | 10,520 | 42,322 | 40,465 |
Nights spent | 420,897 | 217,937 | 33,382 | 18,421 | 82,420 | 68,737 |
residents of Estonia | 174,655 | 47,373 | 17,947 | 14,996 | 48,411 | 45,928 |
foreign visitors | 246,242 | 170,564 | 15,435 | 3,425 | 34,009 | 22,809 |
Average cost of a guest night, euros | 36 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 32 |