HELSINKI TOURISM STATISTICS

AUGUST 2016

Bednights down 1 per cent In August 2016, 404,000 overnight stays were recorded in Helsinki, of which 157,000 were spent by domestic visitors and 247,000 nights by foreign visitors. Bednights spent by Finnish visitors decreased by 4 per cent, but those by foreign visitors increased almost 1 per cent. In total, the bednights were down 1 per cent. In August 2016, the number of bednights in Finland was 2.19 million (+ 2 %), of which Finns accounted for 1.52 million (+ 2 %) and foreign visitors for 668,000 (+ 2 %). Overnight stays by Russian visitors totalled for 79,000 (- 13 %).

Up in August

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Canada Norway Denmark China Netherlands

Down in August + 46 % + 29 % + 16 % + 14 % + 11 %

 Russia  Estonia

-11 % -8 %

Nights spent by business travellers increased Of the total number of bednights in accommodation facilities, 170,000 (+ 7 %) were for business purposes and 234,000 (- 6%) leisure. Accommodation facilities received 224,000 visitors, which was 2 per cent less than a year previously. Finns accounted for 100,000 (- 4 %) and foreign visitors for 124,000 (- 1 %). Visitors arriving from Russia totalled 7,000 (- 11 %).

Accommodation turnover EUR 27 million Accommodation turnover (VAT included) in the area rose by 6 per cent and was EUR 27 million. The average price of a bednight in August 2016 was EUR 67,45 euroa (+ 7 %).

Tax-free sales increased by 5 per cent Tax-free sales in Helsinki increased 5 per cent, while in the entire country tax-free sales increased 1 per cent. Tax-free purchases by Chinese visitors increased 10 per cent, and by Japanese 26 per cent in Helsinki. Tax-free purchases by Russian visitor in Helsinki were 17 per cent lower than a year earlier, when the decrease in the entire country was 10 per cent.

Air traffic up 3 per cent The number of passengers at Helsinki Airport in August was 1.55 million (+ 3 %). Of these 186,000 (- 0.6 %) took domestic flights while 1.37 million (+ 3 %) took international flights.

707,000 people arrived by ship In August, 707,000 passengers arrived in the Port of Helsinki (- 1 %). Of the passengers, 471,000 came from Estonia(+ 1 %), 117,000 from Sweden (+ 0.5 %) ja 22,000 from Russia (+ 29 %). Almost 8,000 passengers arrived from Germany (- 3 %). Cruise ships brought 86,000 travellers (- 19 %) to Helsinki in August.

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BEDNIGHTS AT ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES Bednights in Helsinki per month 500,000 450,000

421,589

403,992

400,000 352,890 350,000 298,836 300,000 250,000

240,139 247,398

244,251 217,907

200,000 150,000 100,000

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2013

Jun

Jul

2014

Aug

Sep

2015

Oct

Nov

Dec

2016

Bednights in Helsinki (August) and market share in Finland 420,000 410,000 400,000 390,000 380,000 370,000 360,000 350,000 340,000 330,000 320,000 310,000

21% 20% 19%

19% 18% 17%

17%

18% 18%

17%

18% 17%

18% 17% 16% 15% 14%

8-2008

8-2009

Helsinki

8-2010

8-2011

8-2012

8-2013

8-2014

bednights

market share

Stockholm

Oslo

8-2015

8-2016

Copenhagen

Tallinn

2015

3,456,772

+5%

8,588,534

+8%

4,674,089

+7%

7,542,405

+9 %

1,579,491

-2%

2016 – 1-8

2,428,207

+4%

6,093,696

+5%

3,362,407

+4%

5,300,039

+5%

1,124,612

+5%

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VISITOR ARRIVALS Visitor arrivals in Helsinki accommodation facilities 240,000

223,621

229,075

220,000

202,967

200,000

183,652

180,000 160,000

143,432 142,142

143,775 153,737

140,000 120,000 100,000

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2013

Jun

Jul

2014

Aug

Sep

2015

Oct

Nov

Dec

Nov

Dec

Nov

Dec

2016

Passengers arriving at Helsinki Airport 900,000 800,000 700,000

718,544 622,741

628,026

733,873

776,160 819,964 775,336

676,366

600,000 500,000 400,000

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2013

Jun

2014

Jul

Aug

Sep

2015

Oct 2016

Passengers arriving at the Port of Helsinki 1 000,000

879,584

900,000 800,000

706,760

658,185

700,000

595,641

600,000 500,000 400,000

445,150 404,296 327,873 364,842

300,000

Jan

Feb

Mar 2013

Apr

May 2014

Jun

Jul

Aug

2015

Sep

Oct

2016

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KEY FIGURES FOR TOURISM IN HELSINKI Bednights (by the country of residence)

August 2016 number

Total Finland Foreign countries Germany Japan USA UK China Sweden Italy Russia Spain France Switzerland Norway Netherlands Denmark Canada Estonia Austria Belgium Poland

403,992 157,204 246,788 22,921 21,316 18,005 17,939 14,850 13,697 13,449 12,679 10,710 7,725 6,171 5,475 5,034 4,137 4,069 2,959 2,644 2,346 2,040

Visitor arrivals (by the country of residence)

100 % 38.9 % 61.1 % 5.7 % 5.3 % 4.5 % 4.4 % 3.7 % 3.4 % 3.3 % 3.1 % 2.7 % 1.9 % 1.5 % 1.4 % 1.2 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.7 % 0.7 % 0.6 % 0.5 %

Jan-Aug 2016 change (%) -0.9 %

-3.7 % 0.9 % -3.7 % 4.1 % 5.1 % 1.1 % 14.0 % 9.7 % 10.3 % -10.9 % 3.8 % 0.7 % -1.3 % 28.9 % 11.1 % 16.4 % 45.9 % -7.7 % -6.2 % 6.3 % 4.8 %

number

2,428,207 1,091,418 1,336,789 115,492 90,420 103,650 94,765 61,438 94,314 40,115 92,359 36,800 40,588 34,218 34,263 33,198 27,833 24,751 23,679 14,810 15,992 13,853

August 2016 number

Total Finland Foreign countries Japan Germany China Sweden USA UK Russia Italy Spain France Switzerland Netherlands Norway

share (%)

223,621 99,694 123,927 10,204 10,129 9,278 8,305 8,303 8,176 7,074 6,705 5,952 3,604 2,853 2,541 2,528

share (%)

100 % 44.6 % 55.4 % 4.6 % 4.5 % 4.1 % 3.7 % 3.7 % 3.7 % 3.2 % 3.0 % 2.7 % 1.6 % 1.3 % 1.1 % 1.1 %

share (%) % 100

change (%) 3.5 %

44.9 % 55.1 % 4.8 % 3.7 % 4.3 % 3.9 % 2.5 % 3.9 % 1.7 % 3.8 % 1.5 % 1.7 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.7 % 0.6 %

1.2 % 5.4 % -4.4 % 9.1 % 17.2 % 0.1 % 21.2 % 7.4 % 9.4 % -14.3 % 10.7 % 8.7 % -23.9 % 1.6 % 9.6 % 11.7 % 75.5 % 0.3 % -0.3 % 10.8 % -5.3 %

Jan-Aug 2016 change (%) -2.4 %

-3.9 % -1.1 % -1.9 % -10.9 % 16.7 % 7.1 % 1.9 % -5.1 % -11.4 % 12.5 % 8.3 % 0.7 % -2.7 % 5.4 % 10.9 %

number

1 422,673 727,072 695,601 49,108 54,864 39,107 59,884 43,883 48,587 49,456 20,139 19,342 20,111 15,997 18,144 18,265

share (%) % 100

change (%) 3.8 %

51.1 % 48.9 % 3.5 % 3.9 % 2.7 % 4.2 % 3.1 % 3.4 % 3.5 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.1 % 1.3 % 1.3 %

1.9 % 5.9 % 7.6 % -7.0 % 28.5 % 9.1 % 11.3 % -1.1 % -15.6 % 11.7 % 10.8 % 7.1 % -13.9 % 9.3 % 11.1 % 4

Visitor arrivals (continued)

August 2016 number

Denmark Estonia Canada Belgium Austria Poland

2,093 2,023 1,297 1,141 1,140 982

The purpose for travelling (bednights)

Duration (bednights/arrivals) (by the country of residence)

Total Finland Foreign countries Canada Austria Germany UK Norway USA Switzerland France Japan Poland Belgium Italy Denmark Netherlands Spain Russia Sweden China Estonia Capacity

234,315 169,677

share (%)

58.0 % 42.0 %

August 2016 number

1.8 1.6 2.0 3.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5

number

15,781 14,236 6,976 7,947 6,828 6,767

3.0 % 14.5 % 18.5 % -7.8 % 3.3 %

60 9,271 17,805

share (%) 1.1 %

change (%) % 13.0

1.0 % 0.5 % 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.5 %

4.0 % 21.5 % 14.2 % 4.8 % -2.3 %

Jan-Aug 2016 change (%) -5.6 %

number

1,287,811 1,140,396

7.3 %

share (%) % 53.0

change (%) -0.9 %

47.0 %

10.6 %

Jan-Aug 2016

change (%)

1.7 % 0.6 % 2.1 % 27.6 % 1.8 % 8.1 % 6.3 % 16.7 % 3.3 % 1.4 % 0.0 % 6.1 % 1.5 % -10.0 % -2.0 % 11.9 % 5.3 % -4.3 % 0.6 % 2.5 % -2.4 % -10.4 %

August 2016 number

Accommodation facilities Rooms Beds

0.9 % 0.9 % 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.4 %

Jan-Aug 2016 change (%) 4.0 %

August 2016 number

Leisure Business

share (%)

number

1.7 1.5 1.9 3.6 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.7

change (%) -0.2 %

-0.7 % -0.6 % 44.4 % -4.9 % 2.9 % 1.1 % -8.5 % 5.3 % -11.7 % 1.5 % 1.3 % -3.2 % -3.0 % -2.0 % -1.1 % 0.4 % -0.2 % 1.6 % -1.5 % -5.7 % -3.6 %

Jan-Aug 2016

change (%)

0.0 % 1.3 % -1.0 %

number

57 8,793 16,913

change (%) -2.1 %

0.3 % -1.4 %

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Occupancy rate

August 2016 rate

Rooms Price/person/night, VAT incl.

84.1 %

Accommodation turnover

Taxfree (change %)

All foreign visitors Russia Japan China

70.00

in EUR

in Helsinki

18.8 % -10.1 %

share (%)

100 % 11.8 % 88.2 %

share (%)

16.0 % -10.8 % Jan-Aug 2016

change (%)

2.5 % -0.6 % 3.0 % 2.2 %

August 2016 number

change (%) % 10.9

in whole in Helsinki change (%) -16.4 % change -10.2 % -25.2 % -24.1 (%) %

August 2016

1,553,212 186,002 1,367,210 775,336

change (%) 7.2 %

Jan-Aug 2016

1.0 % change 5.2(%)% -9.7 % -17.1 % 31.4 % 26.0 % 10.6 % 10.4 %

Ship passengers

Arrivals

in EUR

5.8 % 169,980,703 €

August 2016

number

All (arrivals/departures/arriving cruise pass.) of which: -Sweden -Germany -Russia -Estonia Foreign cruise ships

72.3 %

change (%) 5.6 %

Jan-Aug 2016

change (%)

27,249,260 652€

Air traffic passengers

All (arrivals/departures/gateway travellers) - of which domestic - of which international Arrivals (not gateway travellers)

6.8 %

August 2016

in whole

rate

Jan-Aug 2016

change (%)

67.45

in EUR

Total

-0.1 %

August 2016 in EUR

Bednights

Jan-Aug 2016

change (%)

number

11,473,454 1,733,176 9,740,278 5,750,980 1547174

15.1 % 84.9 %

4.1 % 4.7 % 4.3 %

Jan-Aug 2016 change (%)

number

share (%)% 8,343,617 100

1,301,612

100 %

0.0 %

241,942 18,465 37,837 916,956 86,412

18.6 % 1.4 % 2.9 % 70.4 % 6.6 %

0.6 % 2.1 % 28.5 % 1.1 % -18.5 %

890 1,631,337 102,469 193,356 6,067,195 343,093

-1.2 %

4,383,019

706,760

share change (%)% (%) % e4.8 100

19.6 1.2 % 2.3 % 72.7 4.1 %

change (%) 2.7 %

-2.6 % 6.0 % 7.4 % 4.8 % -9.1 % %%% 2.3 %

Sources: Statistics Finland. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Customs. Trafi. Finavia. Global Blue. TourMIS. Matkailutilasto.fi

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