Helsinki vs Zaragoza

Helsinki and Zaragoza are level on the TRAIL Index at 71. Helsinki grades better on 10 measures, Zaragoza on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Helsinki 71, Zaragoza 71
• OECD: Helsinki 72, Zaragoza 70
• UN Tourism: Helsinki 70, Zaragoza 82
• UNDRR: Helsinki 71, Zaragoza 59

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Helsinki 67, Zaragoza 67
• Economy and jobs: Helsinki 83, Zaragoza 88
• Climate and hazards: Helsinki 80, Zaragoza 45
• Water and environment: Helsinki 63, Zaragoza 100
• Community and housing: Helsinki 83, Zaragoza 75
• Access and continuity: Helsinki 75, Zaragoza 70

Where Helsinki is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 15 % of international arrivals or nights (City of Helsinki / Visitory, Nordic Tourism Trends, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 70,915 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (OECD Regional Statistics via OECD.Stats, 2022). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 2.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Country disaster risk: 2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). At or below 2: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 0.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Statistics Finland, Rents of dwellings, 2026 Q2). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (City of Helsinki / Helsinki Region Transport / Finavia / Port of Helsinki, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A written destination crisis plan (City of Helsinki, 2026). Grade 2/4.
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4.

Where Zaragoza is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza / Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza / Interempresas, 2025). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 340 kg per resident per year (Heraldo de Aragón (Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 3.1 visitor nights per resident per year (Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza / INE, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (INE via El Diario / Catastro, August 2024). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Finland: #19 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Spain: #3 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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