💶💡 How much does a trip to Finland cost in 2025: an honest budget for 7, 10 and 14 days
In short: based on the latest guides and average expenses of travellers to Finland in 2024–2025, it is reasonable to budget €80–100 per day for an economy trip and €160–200 per day for a comfortable holiday per person without flights.
Let's take a closer look without panic and marketing:
what expenses eat up your budget, how Helsinki differs from Lapland, and how much money you really need for 7, 10, and 14 days.
Valid for December 2025 (price guidelines, not Posti price list).
Short answer: daily budget by type of traveller
According to various studies and traveller reports:
- budget: about €70–90/day (hostels, cooking, minimum paid activities);
- "comfort" (3★ hotel/apartment, cafes + supermarkets): €120–180/day;
- "I want it all" (Lapland, aurora tours, restaurants, spa): €200–300/day.
These are the costs on site (accommodation, food, transport in Finland, activities). Consider the flight to Finland as a separate item: it depends too much on the city of departure.
- Economy — €80–100 per day
- Comfort — €140–180 per day
- Comfort+ — €200–260 per day (especially with tours in Lapland)
What makes up the cost of a trip to Finland
To calculate the cost accurately, we have divided the cost of a trip to Finland into five categories:
Accommodation.
Food.
Transportation within the country.
Entertainment and admission tickets.
Small expenses and reserves.
Budget for 7 days: short trip "city + north"
Let's imagine a classic scenario:
2–3 days in Helsinki + 4–5 days in Lapland (Rovaniemi / Levi / Ruka), without car rental.
| Article | Eco format (7 days) | Comfort (7 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | ~350–450 € (hostels / budget rooms) | ~550–800 € (3★ hotels / apartments) |
| Food | ~140–180 € (cooking + lunches) | ~220–300 € (cafes + a couple of dinners in restaurants) |
| Transport in Finland | ~80–130 € (train/buses city + Lapland) | ~120–180 € (night train, better seats) |
| Entertainment | ~120–200 € (1–2 paid activities) | ~220–350 € (saunas, 2–3 tours in Lapland) |
| Small items and supplies | ~60–90 € | ~80–120 € |
| Total, excluding flights | ~750–1,050 € | ~1,190–1,750 € |
It seems to match what independent guidebooks refer to as the "average budget": €85 to €180 per person per day, depending on the level.
If you divide the total by 7 days, you get exactly €90/day for the economy format and €160–190/day for the comfort format.
10 days in Finland: when the budget starts to "breathe"
For 10 days, you can:
- spend 3–4 days in Helsinki and southern cities;
- add 6–7 days in Lapland with one "soft day" without expensive activities.
A simple guideline per person without flights:
- economy: around €900–1,300;
- comfort: €1,600–2,200.
Breakdown by daily budget:
The main difference between 7 and 10 days in Finland is not so much in the amount, but in how easy it is to spread out expensive activities:
- you don't have to squeeze a husky safari or snowmobile ride into one day;
- you can make one day completely "free": sauna at the hotel, walks, free museum days, city parks.
14 days: how much does a "big" route through Finland cost
In two weeks, you can combine the south, centre and Lapland, travel on night trains and take your time.
For an honest approximate budget per person without flights:
- economy travel: ~€1,200–1,600;
- comfort: ~€2,200–3,000;
- comfort+: €3,000+, if you regularly take tours in Lapland and stay in higher-end hotels.
The logic of a "long-term" budget works well here:
If we take an average comfortable daily budget of ~€160, two weeks will cost around €2,240 per person without flights. This coincides well with the estimates given by independent guides for an "average" trip around the country.
Where Finland is "most expensive" and where the budget is more flexible
To plan your budget for travelling in Finland honestly, it is important to understand which regions and seasons are more expensive than others.
Most expensive:
- Lapland in winter.
- Accommodation in Rovaniemi and large ski resorts (Levi, Ylläs, Ruka) increases in price during Christmas/New Year and peak season.
- tours (husky, reindeer, snowmobile, "northern lights hunting") cost €90-200+ per person for 2-4 hours.
- Helsinki during peak dates.
- Business days + festivals and major events → hotels become more expensive, but apartments in Espoo/Vantaa can be an alternative.
- Business days + festivals and major events → hotels become more expensive, but apartments in Espoo/Vantaa can be an alternative.
More budget-friendly:
- Medium-sized cities and the lake district.
- Turku, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, etc. — accommodation is often cheaper than in Helsinki, while the cost of living in Finland in terms of shops and cafés is roughly the same.
- Turku, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, etc. — accommodation is often cheaper than in Helsinki, while the cost of living in Finland in terms of shops and cafés is roughly the same.
- Off-season.
- Late autumn and early spring may be less comfortable in terms of weather, but prices for hotels and activities are significantly lower.
- Late autumn and early spring may be less comfortable in terms of weather, but prices for hotels and activities are significantly lower.
Mini calculator: put together your budget
Below is a chart that you can use to estimate how much a trip to Finland will cost based on your style:
How to save money and not ruin your trip
A couple of useful tips to avoid being shocked by the cost of living in Finland during your holiday:
- Combine formats.
For example, three days in Helsinki (more expensive, but intense) + a week in a more affordable region or small towns. - Accommodation with a kitchen.
Food in supermarkets is significantly cheaper than daily dinners in restaurants; even if you have two dinners out, the bill will still be lower. - Book trains and accommodation in advance.
It is better to book domestic transport and hotels in advance during peak periods — this makes it easier to get a low fare. - Balance expensive activities with free ones.
City parks, free museum days, walks along the embankments, public libraries, church concerts — all of this helps to ease the strain on your budget between days with expensive tours.
Ultimately, the cost of a trip to Finland in 2025 depends not only on the country, but also on the pace: how much time you spend in Helsinki, how much in Lapland, and how much in quiet towns and lakes.
Save this page to update the figures for your dates, and take a look at our itineraries for Finland, where these budgets are already broken down by specific days, cities and modes of transport.
❓ FAQ
If you keep it simple — hostels, cooking, minimal paid activities — expect to spend around €80–90 per day, or €600–700 per person per week. Anything less than that will mean significantly reducing your comfort level.
For a comfortable level with 3★ hotels/apartments, meals in cafes and some entertainment in Finland, it is reasonable to budget ~€150–190 per day, or approximately €1,100–1,300 per person for 7 days (without flights). This is close to the average according to travellers' reports.
The two main differences are accommodation and activities. A night in a cottage/hotel in Lapland in winter can cost 1.5–2 times more than the equivalent in southern cities, and tours (husky, snowmobile, northern lights) cost €90–200 per trip.
Yes. A ticket to Finland can cost half of your weekly budget there. For Europe, it can be €100-300 round trip, and for long-haul flights, much more.
The following:
- sauna/spa (€15–30 per visit),
- daily coffee and pastries,
- domestic travel "from city to city",
- one or two "expensive" days in Lapland.
If your budget is limited but you want to visit Lapland, 7 days in Helsinki + the north is fine. If you want to take your time and see more places on a more modest daily budget, 10–14 days is better.
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