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According to data released by Statistics Estonia, nearly 225,000 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in the country in February 2024, which was 1 per cent more than in February last year. While the number of domestic tourists decreased a little, the number of foreign tourists increased.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 107,000 foreign and about 118,000 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in February. Compared with February 2023, there were 4 per cent more foreign tourists, but their number was still 11 per cent smaller than in February 2020 just before the pandemic. The number of domestic tourists was 1 per cent smaller than last February’s all-time record,\u201d explained Helga Laurmaa<\/b>, a leading analyst at Statistics Estonia.<\/p>\n

In February, the highest numbers of foreign visitors arrived from Finland (over 49,000) and Latvia (over 17,000). Compared with February last year, there were 2 per cent more Finnish tourists and 27 per cent more Latvian tourists accommodated in Estonia. There were also more tourists arriving from Lithuania, Germany, the USA, and Asian countries.<\/p>\n

78 per cent of foreign tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in Harjumaa, followed by P\u00e4rnumaa (9 per cent), Tartumaa (6 per cent), and Valgamaa (2 per cent) counties.<\/p>\n

The average cost of a guest night was 43 euros per person, which was 1 euro more than in February 2023 and 9 euros more than in February 2020 before the pandemic. The average cost of an overnight stay per person was 51 euros in L\u00e4\u00e4ne-Virumaa, 47 euros in Tartumaa, 45 euros in Harjumaa, 43 euros in Ida-Virumaa, and 37 euros in P\u00e4rnumaa and Valgamaa.<\/p>\n

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