Overnight stays in Lapland at record high in December

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Lapland records tourist numbers in December 2022

According to Statistic Finland, around 12% more overnight stays were generated in December 2022 than the year before. Foreign tourists accounted for 0.73 million overnight stays, which is a quarter more than in 2021.

The Lapland region was the frontrunner. A total of 0.55 million overnight stays were recorded here. Around 80 per cent of these were foreign tourists. The previous record from December 2019 was surpassed by 8%.

Most foreign visitors came from the UK, France and Germany. Hotels in Rovaniemi were almost sold out. Across the country, the hotel room occupancy rate was 47 per cent.

More on the overnight statistics of Statistic Finland.

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