Finns made 2.9 million leisure trips abroad over the summer, half of them to the Nordics and Estonia
22 October 2026
Statistics Finland has reported that 2.9 million leisure trips abroad were made from Finland during the summer months of May to August. About 2.7 million of these were trips abroad with an overnight stay, roughly one tenth more than the previous year. Around 1.5 million of the trips went to the Nordic countries or Estonia, about half the total. Southern Europe's popularity rose by close to one fifth. Within Finland, leisure trips with paid accommodation numbered 3.2 million and those with overnight stays 9.5 million.
Leisure trips abroad:
2.9 million
Trips to the Nordics or Estonia:
1.5 million
Domestic trips with paid accommodation:
3.2 million
Why it matters for exams: The Nordic group and the Nordic Council are standing facts, and travel statistics give the occasion to ask which countries belong to them.
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Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden — The five northern European states that work together through the Nordic Council.