In May, there were 5% more accommodated tourists than the year before

More than 185,100 foreign and 135,100 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in May. Piret Pukk, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the number of nights spent also increased compared with May 2025. “There were about 583,600 overnight stays in accommodation establishments in May – this is 6% more than in May last year,” explained Pukk.

Foreign tourists stayed for over 362,100 nights and domestic tourists for nearly 221,500 nights. The number of nights spent by foreign tourists was up by 10% and the number of nights spent by domestic tourists did not change year on year. 

In May, most of the foreign tourists were accommodated in Tallinn (71%), followed by Pärnu (10%) and Tartu (6%). Based on the purpose of the trip, 77% of the accommodated foreign tourists and 68% of the accommodated domestic tourists were on holiday.

The cost of a guest night was unchanged year on year

In May, 1,062 accommodation establishments served visitors in Estonia. There were almost 23,500 rooms and over 55,000 bed places available for guests. The average cost of a guest night was 54 euros per person, which is the same as in May 2025.

Compared with the pre-pandemic levels of May 2019, there were 1% fewer accommodated tourists and overnight stays in May this year. Compared with May 2019, there were 22% more accommodated residents but 12% fewer accommodated non-residents. Similarly, there were 22% more overnight stays by Estonian residents, while the number of nights spent by non-residents was down by 11%.

Statistics Estonia collects and analyses accommodation data for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with the aim to determine how the tourism sector is doing. All accommodation establishments with 5 or more bed places are included.

Data as at 10 July 2026 are published. The indicator values may change if there are any revisions made in the data sources after this date.

See also the dedicated section on tourism, accommodation and food service and the tourism industry dashboard.

More detailed data have been published in the statistical database.

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For further information:
Annaliisa Köss
Media Relations Partner
Marketing and Dissemination Department
Statistics Estonia
Tel +372 5696 6484
press [at] stat.ee (press[at]stat[dot]ee)

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