HELSINKI TOURISM STATISTICS

SEPTEMBER 2016

Registered bednights up 5 per cent In September 2016, almost 308,000 overnight stays were recorded in Helsinki, of which 133,000 were spent by domestic visitors and 174,000 nights by foreign visitors. Bednights spent by Finnish visitors increased by 11 per cent, and those by foreign visitors increased a little more than 1 per cent. The number of Russian visitors in September increased for the first time since 2012, 8400 registered bednights (+ 9 %). In total, the bednights were up 5 per cent. In September 2016, the number of bednights in Finland was 1.69 million (+ 5 %), of which Finns accounted for 1.22 million (+ 5 %) and foreign visitors for 420,000 (+ 3 %). Overnight stays by Russian visitors totalled for 40,000 (+ 10 %).

Up in September

 China  USA  Finland

Down in September + 19 % + 13 % + 11 %

 Germany  France  Italy

-22% -20 % -13%

Nights spent by business travellers increased Of the total number of bednights in accommodation facilities, 168,000 (+ 9 %) were for business purposes and 140,000 (+ 3 %) leisure. Accommodation facilities received 190,000 visitors, which was 9 per cent more than a year previously. Both Finns and foreign visitors accounted for 95,000 (Finns + 15 % and foreigners + 4%). Visitors arriving from Russia totalled 5,000 (+ 3 %).

Accommodation turnover EUR 25 million Registered accommodation turnover (VAT included) in the area rose by 9 per cent and was EUR 25 million. The average price of a bednight in September 2016 was EUR 81,98 euroa (+ 3 %).

Tax-free sales down by 2 per cent Tax-free sales in Helsinki decreased 2 per cent, while in the entire country tax-free sales stayed at the same level as a year earlier. Tax-free purchases by Chinese visitors decreased 10 per cent, but increased by Japanese 30 per cent in Helsinki. Taxfree purchases by Russian visitor in Helsinki were 17 per cent lower than a year earlier, when the decrease in the entire country was 1 per cent.

Air traffic up 3 per cent The number of passengers at Helsinki Airport in September was 1.52 million (+ 6 %). Of these 229,000 (+ 5 %) took domestic flights while 1.29 million (+ 6 %) took international flights.

457,000 people arrived by ship In September, 457,000 passengers arrived in the Port of Helsinki (+ 1 %). Of the passengers, 310,000 came from Estonia(+ 1 %), 80,000 from Sweden (- 3 %) ja 20,000 from Russia (+ 16 %). Less than 6,000 passengers arrived from Germany (+ 8 %). Cruise ships brought 41,000 travellers (+ 2 %) 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

307,793

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 (September) and market share in Finland 350,000

21%

300,000

20%

250,000 200,000

19%

18%

19%

19%

18%

18%

18%

19% 19% 18%

19%

150,000

17%

100,000

16%

50,000

15%

,000

14%

9-2008

9-2009

Helsinki

9-2010

9-2011

9-2012

9-2013

9-2014

bednights

market share

Stockholm

Oslo

2015

3,456,772

+5%

8,588,534

2016 – 1-9

2,736,000

+4%

6,928,707

+8% +5%

4,674,089 3,826,367

9-2015

9-2016

Copenhagen +7% +5%

7,542,405 6,000,991

+9 % +4%

Tallinn 1,579,491

-2%

1,274,538

+6%

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VISITOR ARRIVALS Visitor arrivals in Helsinki accommodation facilities 240,000

223,621

229,075

220,000

202,967

200,000

189,753

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

747,842

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

456,571

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)

September 2016 number

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

share (%)

307,793 133,467 174,326 18,437 14,768 13,729 12,168 11,468 9,830 8,445 6,382 4,443 4,294 3,962 3,418 3,385 3,240 2,732 1,854 1,802 1,675 1,381

Visitor arrivals (by the country of residence)

11.2 % 1.1 % 10.7 % 12.5 % 4.2 % -1.0 % -22.4 % 19.1 % 9.1 % 10.0 % 5.2 % 1.4 % 0.6 % -10.7 % -19.8 % -12.6 % -10.5 % -12.0 % -7.9 % -2.8 % -11.5 %

number

2,736,000 1,224,885 1,511,115 108,857 118,418 108,043 106,933 126,960 71,268 100,804 40,645 41,243 32,127 37,160 37,636 43,973 43,355 26,411 26,605 17,794 15,528 16,191

September 2016 number

Total Finland Foreign countries Japan Sweden United States UK China Germany Russia Norway Spain Denmark Netherland Estonia France

100 % 43.4 % 56.6 % 6.0 % 4.8 % 4.5 % 4.0 % 3.7 % 3.2 % 2.7 % 2.1 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.3 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 0.9 % 0.6 % 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 %

Jan-Sep 2016 change (%) 5.3 %

189,753 94,732 95,021 9,370 9,035 6,924 6,420 6,355 5,647 5,240 3,425 2,620 2,570 2,132 1,898 1,837

share (%)

100 % 49.9 % 50.1 % 4.9 % 4.8 % 3.6 % 3.4 % 3.3 % 3.0 % 2.8 % 1.8 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 1.0 %

share (%) % 100

change (%) 3.7 %

44.8 % 55.2 % 4.0 % 4.3 % 3.9 % 3.9 % 4.6 % 2.6 % 3.7 % 1.5 % 1.5 % 1.2 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 1.6 % 1.6 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.7 % 0.6 % 0.6 %

2.2 % 4.9 % 9.4 % 16.6 % 7.0 % 0.0 % -6.3 % 20.9 % -12.7 % 2.8 % 10.1 % 10.2 % 8.6 % -22.9 % 5.8 % 7.3 % -0.9 % 64.1 % 8.6 % -5.0 % -1.4 %

Jan-Sep 2016 change (%) 9.2 %

14.8 % 4.2 % 10.1 % 9.8 % 17.6 % -5.5 % 24.6 % -24.5 % 10.3 % 11.2 % 9.6 % 7.1 % -6.9 % 0.9 % -18.8 %

number

1,612,426 821,804 790,622 58,478 68,919 50,807 55,007 45,462 60,511 54,696 21,690 21,962 18,351 20,276 16,134 21,948

share (%) % 100

change (%) 4.4 %

51.0 % 49.0 % 3.6 % 4.3 % 3.2 % 3.4 % 2.8 % 3.8 % 3.4 % 1.3 % 1.4 % 1.1 % 1.3 % 1.0 % 1.4 %

3.2 % 5.7 % 8.0 % 9.2 % 12.2 % -1.6 % 28.0 % -9.0 % -13.7 % 11.1 % 10.7 % 12.1 % 7.4 % 3.6 % 4.4 % 4

Visitor arrivals (continued)

September 2016 number

Switzerland Italy Belgium Poland Canada Austria

share (%)

1,666 1,509 903 886 865 668

The purpose for travelling (bednights)

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

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

139,738 168,055

share (%)

45.4 % 54.6 %

September 2016 number

1.6 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4

change (%)

-3.6 % -2.8 % -3.2 % 2.4 % -3.2 % -4.5 % 4.5 % -4.7 % 2.5 % 10.5 % 0.5 % 5.0 % -10.0 % 8.1 % -1.1 % -1.6 % -4.0 % -5.6 % -1.2 % -4.3 % -5.0 % -11.1 %

September 2016 number

Accommodation facilities Rooms Beds

number

17,663 21,648 8,850 7,653 7,841 7,496

-14.6 % -16.3 % 8.0 % -9.3 % -15.2 %

September 2016 number

Leisure Business

0.9 % 0.8 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.4 %

Jan-Sep 2016 change (%) -6.5 %

59 8,903 17,133

change (%)

0.0 % 0.7 % -1.4 %

share (%) 1.1 %

change (%) % -13.2

1.3 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.5 %

9.4 % 10.1 % -1.2 % 17.1 % 2.6 %

Jan-Sep 2016 change (%) 3.0 %

number

1,427,549 1,308,451

9.3 %

share (%) % 52.2

change (%) -0.5 %

47.8 %

10.4 %

Jan-Sep 2016 number

1.7 1.5 1.9 2.0 3.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6

change (%) -0.6 %

-1.0 % -0.9 % -1.8 % 40.1 % 4.0 % -3.9 % -11.2 % 2.9 % -1.3 % 1.2 % 1.6 % -4.0 % 1.3 % -7.4 % 1.4 % -0.6 % -1.7 % 1.1 % -5.5 % -2.0 % -4.4 %

Jan-Sep 2016 number

58 8,806 16,936

change (%) -1.9 %

0.3 % -1.4 %

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Occupancy rate

September 2016 rate

change (%)

Rooms

79.2 %

Price/person/night, VAT incl.

September 2016 in EUR

Bednights Accommodation turnover

81.98

Taxfree (change %)

25,232,870 €

change (%)

73.0 %

in Helsinki

in EUR

71.35

1,523,666 212 229,382 1,294,284 747,842

Ship passengers

share (%)

100 % 15.1 % 84.9 %

in EUR

share (%)

change (%) % 10.6

Jan-Sep 2016 in whole in Helsinki change (%) -14.4 % change -9.0 % -23.2 % -23.5 (%) %

21.2 % -9.3 %

18.3 % -9.7 % Jan-Sep 2016

change (%)

5.6 % 5.2 % 5.7 % 5.3 %

September 2016 number

change (%) 6.7 %

Jan-Sep 2016

September 2016 number

change (%) 5.3 %

Jan-Sep 2016

8.8 % 195,213,573 €

0.2 % change -2.0(%)% -1.2 % -16.9 % 33.5 % 29.5 % -5.2 % -4.7 %

Air traffic passengers

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

3.3 %

September 2016 in whole

All foreign visitors Russia Japan China

change (%)

September 2016 in EUR

Total

3.1 %

Jan-Sep 2016 rate

number

12,997,115 1,962,556 11,034,562 6,498,822 ,1547174

share change (%)% (%) % e4.7 100

15.1 % 84.9 %

4.2 % 4.7 % 4.4 %

Jan-Sep 2016 change (%)

number

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

881,286

100 %

2.7 %

9,224,903

168,577 12,397 31,758 627,906 40,648

19.1 % 1.4 % 3.6 % 71.2 % 4.6 %

-0.4 % 6.9 % 20.1 % 2.8 % 1.5 %

890 1,799,954 114,866 225,114 6,695,101 389,868

Arrivals

456,571

0.9 %

4,838,902

share change (%)% (%) % 2,7 100

19,5 % -2,4 % 1,2 % 6,1 % 2,4 % 9,1 % 72,6 % 4,6 % 4,2 % -8,1 % %% 2,1 %

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

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