Finland’s tourism income threatens to be up to 2 billion less this year than before the corona virus, estimates Service Sector Employers Palta.
IN FINLAND, the tourism industry has recovered from the corona crisis more slowly than in other Nordic countries, says Palta, the employer in the service sectors. According to the labor market organization, Finland’s tourism income threatens to be up to two billion euros lower this year than before the pandemic.
The background is especially the decrease in tourism from Asia, which has been affected by both Asian corona restrictions and weakened air connections due to the war in Ukraine.
- The export potential related to tourism is going to be significantly smaller than before, unless market shares are won, for example, in the direction of Central Europe. The background factors include the corona virus, China’s strict restrictions and Finland’s reduced accessibility due to the war, Palta’s chief economist Martti Pykäri says in the press release.
Before the pandemic, Finland’s share of tourists arriving in the Nordic countries was 14 percent, but in July-September this year it has dropped to nine.