Finland: international visitor arrivals 2023

Finland experienced a strong resurgence in international tourism in 2023, with July emerging as the peak month for visitor arrivals. The country welcomed approximately 243,093 international visitors to accommodation establishments during that month alone. Germany led the way as the top source of international tourists, contributing over 305,616 visitors throughout the year, followed by Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Overnight stays reflect diverse international appeal

In 2023, Finland recorded approximately 22.83 million overnight stays, with nearly six million nights attributed to international visitors. German tourists led the international contingent with about 680,500 overnight stays, closely followed by visitors from the United Kingdom with over 567,100 nights. The capital city, Helsinki, proved particularly popular among international tourists, welcoming around 2.4 million foreign visitors, with substantial numbers coming from the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Estonia.

Air travel and cruise traffic show signs of recovery

The tourism rebound was evident in Finland's air travel sector, with passenger numbers reaching about 18.3 million in 2023, a 19 percent increase from the previous year. Helsinki Airport remained the country's busiest, handling roughly 15.3 million passengers. Meanwhile, maritime tourism also saw a resurgence, with the Port of Helsinki, one of Europe's busiest international passenger ports, welcoming nearly nine million passengers in 2023, a significant improvement from the COVID-19-induced slump.

Number of international visitor arrivals in Finland from January to December 2023, by country of origin

Characteristic	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Germany	21,524	25,841	25,169	11,271	23,545	41,028	46,743	46,364	20,783	12,790	15,278	15,280
Sweden	13,178	13,094	16,679	17,120	24,735	27,739	51,046	35,667	23,320	18,082	18,552	12,608
United Kingdom	19,595	16,102	10,547	7,018	9,081	11,099	10,628	13,708	9,661	7,421	20,832	71,545
United States	8,749	10,563	12,815	8,330	16,335	21,258	22,403	22,273	16,336	12,057	13,544	15,521
France	18,669	19,531	12,901	4,584	6,758	9,353	9,543	12,904	5,033	4,667	6,134	16,882
Netherlands	14,800	13,428	10,139	4,368	6,039	9,612	10,075	10,230	6,369	4,431	5,645	7,624
Estonia	7,445	7,701	7,089	6,481	6,798	8,119	13,379	11,248	7,776	5,572	5,797	7,218
Italy	8,594	6,301	6,725	3,320	3,617	4,958	7,535	14,933	4,837	3,935	6,599	11,123
Norway	3,527	3,761	6,343	6,777	6,381	7,836	15,821	8,770	6,516	4,934	5,351	3,223
Spain	4,842	3,858	4,867	3,815	3,446	4,849	6,267	11,270	5,557	3,419	5,601	14,902
Switzerland	5,332	6,211	4,495	2,223	3,957	8,081	15,677	9,263	4,598	2,933	2,629	4,628
Denmark	4,722	4,405	4,374	3,594	5,079	6,013	6,650	4,956	5,927	4,364	4,134	3,260
China	3,243	2,053	2,424	1,877	2,280	3,419	2,767	5,101	5,074	4,578	4,512	11,632
Japan	1,988	2,338	3,315	2,123	3,015	4,091	3,815	6,095	5,810	4,426	3,984	5,388
Poland	2,899	2,631	2,569	1,901	2,794	4,158	5,462	5,292	4,350	4,667	3,208	3,028
Belgium	5,286	6,225	4,244	1,786	2,134	2,755	3,651	3,569	2,592	1,872	2,055	3,460
Austria	2,169	3,357	2,629	1,515	2,279	3,534	6,100	4,442	2,586	1,900	2,135	1,893
Russia	2,716	1,789	1,849	1,960	2,147	2,246	3,056	3,477	1,873	1,456	1,095	904
Canada	736	917	1,652	1,339	1,620	2,414	2,475	2,928	2,068	1,348	1,410	1,275

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November 2024

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Finland

Survey time period

January to December 2023

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: “These figures are preliminary data from Statistics Finland’s statistics on accommodation establishments and they have been collected from accommodation establishments with at least 20 beds or caravan pitches with electricity connection.”

The figures include visitor arrivals in all accommodation establishments by country of residence.

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