Central Karelia
Accommodation and Travel Stats

April 2022

1,100 registered bed nights (March)

In March 2022, 1,100 registered bed nights were recorded in Central Karelia, of which 1,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 32 nights by foreigners.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (20 nights).

Between January and March, 2,100 registered bed nights (+69.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 56 (+330.8 %) for foreigners in Central Karelia, in total 2,100 (+72.7 %) registered nights.

Registered bed nights statistics include stats for registered accommodations: hotels, motels, guest houses, hostels, holiday villages and campsites. Establishments with fewer than 20 beds or caravan lots with an electrical connection point are excluded.

Registered bed nights

Registered bed nights by country of arrival

Market share 0.1 percent (March)

Total of 1.8 million registered bed nights (+105.0 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.4 million nights (+70.7 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 377,000 nights (+699.7 %) by foreigners.

The market share of Central Karelia out of total registered bed nights was 0.1 %, out of domestic bed nights 0.1 % and foreign bed nights 0.0 %.

Comparison of registered bed nights between regions

600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (March)

Of all registered arrivals, 99.3 percent were domestic, and 0.7 percent were from foreign countries.

During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Central Karelia on average 1.8 nights and foreigners 8.0 nights.

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

International = International cruise ships

Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 19 percent

A total of 31,300 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

The share of southeastern border stations was 75.5 percent.

Vaalimaa: 14,100 (+105.0 %)
Nuijamaa: 8,800 (+18.0 %)
Imatra: 760 (-78.8 %)
Vainikkala (train): 4.0 (-33.3 %)

Niirala: 5,400 (+2.0 %)
Vartius: 1,900 (+8.2 %)
Kuusamo: 21 (-74.1 %)
Salla: 173 (+174.6 %)
Raja-Jooseppi: 83 (+144.1 %)

Russian visa applications increased 800 percent (February)

There was a total of 7,500 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 82.4 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
	April 2022 Amount	Change	jan-April 2022 Amount	Change
Adr (Non-Registered)	187 €	-17.3 %	178 €	-1.5 %
Revpar (Non-Registered)	88 €	-11.0 %	69 €	-25.9 %

adr=average daily rate, revpar=revenue per available room (adr * utilization), bed night=accommodation sales per bed nights

Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization

Airbnb and Vrbo

53 accommodation establishments (-27)
51 apartments (-26)
123 rooms (-71)

Apartment utilization 46.4 % (+3.5)
Unsold apartments 27

Registered room utilization for establishments

Website's user sessions by language

Global Google searches for "central karelia"

Global Google searches for "central karelia + keyword"

Google searches for "central karelia" by search region

Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities

Accommodation customer satisfaction comparison between regions

Sources: Airdna, Finnish Border Guard, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Research

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Central Karelia Accommodation and Travel Stats