The Uusimaa region, which includes Helsinki, saw overnight stays rise by five percent in April, while Finnish Lapland reported a decline of six percent.
The number of overnight stays by tourists from abroad has risen by four percent since last year.
April figures released on Thursday show growth in overnight visits by non-resident tourists, while the number of nights spent at hotels and other lodgings by tourists living in the country remained steady compared to the spring of 2025.
The highest numbers of overnight stays were by visitors from neighbouring Sweden, followed by Germany and the United States, according to Statistics Finland.
Uusimaa up, Lapland down
The Uusimaa region, which includes Helsinki, accounted for the lion’s share of foreign tourism in April, totalling more than half million overnight stays. That was up by five percent from the previous year.
The second-highest number of stays, about 200,000, were recorded in Finnish Lapland – a decline of six percent from the same period of 2025.
Nationally, the average hotel occupancy rate was just under 50 percent with the average price tag of 113 euros a night. The most expensive accommodation was in Lapland, where an average hotel room would set you back around 144 euros per night.
Altogether, just under 1.5 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in April, with non-resident tourists accounting for 330,000 of those. Across the board, overnight stays edged up by one percent year-on-year, the statistics bureau said.
Domestic travel in April might perk up in a proposal unveiled last week by the Education Ministry. It suggested changes to school holidays that would give families with children shorter summer holidays – but an extra week off in April.
