Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Finland
Finland: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.3659 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Finland, 1998–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Finland is 0.3659 ratio, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Finland peaked at 0.5139 ratio in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2955 ratio, in 2011.
Finland ranks 40th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Finland, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5139 ratio | — |
| 1999 | 0.5121 ratio | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4994 ratio | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4507 ratio | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3729 ratio | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3844 ratio | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3712 ratio | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.416 ratio | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4299 ratio | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4198 ratio | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4174 ratio | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3419 ratio | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.315 ratio | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2955 ratio | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3031 ratio | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3681 ratio | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3659 ratio | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.513 ratio | 0.5121 ratio | 0.5139 ratio | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4104 ratio | 0.3419 ratio | 0.4994 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3045 ratio | 0.2955 ratio | 0.315 ratio | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.367 ratio | 0.3659 ratio | 0.3681 ratio | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Finland?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Finland was 0.3659 ratio in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5139 ratio in 1998.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2955 ratio in 2011.
- How does Finland rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Finland ranks 40th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.