While the tourism sector GDP share in Finland was forecast to increase long-term between 2023 and 2028 by in total 1.7 percentage points, it is estimated to decrease in the years 2026, 2027 and 2028. The share is estimated to amount to 7.07 percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Iceland and Sweden.

Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights: YoY data was reported at 3.093 % in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.952 % for Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights: YoY data is updated monthly, averaging 2.522 % from Jan 2019 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.093 % in Feb 2019 and a record low of 1.952 % in Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals.

The international tourism expenditure in Finland was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1 billion U.S. dollars (+31.77 percent). According to this forecast, in 2029, the expenditure will have increased for the ninth consecutive year to 4.2 billion U.S. dollars. Covered are expenditures of international outbound visitors to other countries from the selected region, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. Domestic tourism expenditures are not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the international tourism expenditure in countries like Iceland and Norway.

Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals: YoY data was reported at 3.776 % in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.869 % for Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals: YoY data is updated monthly, averaging 2.323 % from Jan 2019 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.776 % in Feb 2019 and a record low of 0.869 % in Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals.

The absolute economic contribution of tourism in Finland was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 5.9 billion U.S. dollars (+30.36 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the economic contribution is estimated to reach 25.3 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the absolute economic contribution of tourism in countries like Iceland and Sweden.

Finland: Percent of world tourist arrivals: The latest value from 2020 is 0.15 percent, unchanged from 0.15 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 0.81 percent, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for Finland from 1995 to 2020 is 0.21 percent. The minimum value, 0.14 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 0.29 percent was recorded in 1998.

Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at 11.294 % in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of -11.379 % for Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging 1.505 % from Feb 2018 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.939 % in Jul 2018 and a record low of -18.429 % in Sep 2018. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals.

Tourism receipts as a share of total exports of Finland sank by 67.25% from 5.5 % in 2019 to 1.8 % in 2020. Since the 0.08% upward trend in 2018, tourism receipts as a share of total exports plummeted by 66.62% in 2020. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Tourism expenditures as a share of imports of Finland sank by 68.84% from 6.41 % in 2019 to 2.00 % in 2020. Since the 4.09% growth in 2016, tourism expenditures as a share of imports plummeted by 72.00% in 2020. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the overnight stays of domestic tourists in Finland declined only by two percent in July 2020 and seven percent in August 2020 compared to 2019. In December 2020, there were nearly 700 thousand overnight stays recorded for domestic tourists, a decrease of 29 percent from the previous year. By comparison, the overnight stays of international tourists dropped by 92 percent from December 2019, amounting to 64 thousand overnight stays. In 2021, the numbers dropped to the lowest point in the surveyed time period. In July 2021, 315 thousand overnight stays were made by Finns and 18 thousand by international tourists.

Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments in partnership with All countries of the world was 22678358.00 in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments in partnership with All countries of the world - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments in partnership with All countries of the world reached a record high of 23095660.00 in December of 2019 and a record low of 14323682.00 in December of 2020.

Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Holiday and other short-stay accommodation; camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks was 4157501.00 in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Holiday and other short-stay accommodation; camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Holiday and other short-stay accommodation; camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks reached a record high of 4335807.00 in December of 2019 and a record low of 3510646.00 in December of 2010.

Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at 9.440 % in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of -11.099 % for Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging -3.094 % from Feb 2018 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.940 % in Jul 2018 and a record low of -18.911 % in Sep 2018. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals.

Finland - Arrivals of residents/non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments: Foreign country was 2903960.00 in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Finland - Arrivals of residents/non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments: Foreign country - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Finland - Arrivals of residents/non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments: Foreign country reached a record high of 3290238.00 in December of 2019 and a record low of 806962.00 in December of 2021.

Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Coastal areas was 8495450.00 in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Coastal areas - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Finland - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Coastal areas reached a record high of 9158833.00 in December of 2019 and a record low of 4823197.00 in December of 2020.

In 2023, around 12.26 million tourists arrived at accommodation establishments in Finland, a rise from the previous year of approximately 722,434 arrivals.

Key information about Finland Tourism Revenue

• Finland's Tourism Revenue reached 2 USD bn in Dec 2020, compared with 6 USD bn in the previous year
• Finland's Tourism Revenue data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 5,944 USD mn in Dec 2019 and a record low of 1,757 USD mn in Dec 2020

Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights data was reported at 1,452,369.000 Night th in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,327,095.000 Night th for Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights data is updated monthly, averaging 1,407,423.500 Night th from Jan 2018 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,051,724.000 Night th in Jul 2018 and a record low of 1,237,613.000 Night th in May 2018. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Nights data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals.

In the period from 2013 to 2019, the annual number of trips abroad made by Finnish residents increased from roughly *** to *** million. Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the following travel restrictions, the annual number of trips abroad dropped drastically. In 2020, roughly *** million outbound trips were made from Finland. This continued to 2021 where *** million outbound trips were made. In 2023, the numbers of trips abroad increased again, reaching almost **** million trips.

Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals data was reported at 795,867.000 Person th in Feb 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 715,103.000 Person th for Jan 2019. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals data is updated monthly, averaging 801,394.500 Person th from Jan 2018 (Median) to Feb 2019, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,188,285.000 Person th in Jul 2018 and a record low of 708,940.000 Person th in Jan 2018. Finland FI: Number of Tourist Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Finland – Table FI.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals.