Accommodation and Travel Stats
Lapland, January 2023
Lapland: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
555,000
113,000
441,000
184,000
38,100
146,000
45.2 mill. €
191
9,600
27,800
70 %
64 %
-3.5 °C
20 mm
1,800
480
55
Registered bed nights increased 12 percent (December 2022)
In December 2022, 555,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Lapland (+12.5 %), of which 113,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 441,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 13 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 22 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 12 percent from last year's December.
467,000 nights (+15.8 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 88,200 nights (-2.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and December, 1.7 million registered bed nights (-5.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 1.4 million (+156.1 %) for foreigners in Lapland, in total 3.1 million (+32.6 %) 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
184,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (December 2022)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 21 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 20.7 percent were domestic, and 79.3 percent were from foreign countries.
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Lapland on average 3.0 nights (-0.16) and foreigners 3.0 nights (-0.26).
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
1,300 air travelers (December 2022, Kemi)
The airport received a total of 1,300 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased seven percent.
Of local passengers, 0.0 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 100.0 %.
In addition, there were 1,300 passengers departing the airport (+15.5 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 2,600 (+11.1 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Kemi)
Arriving passengers from (Kemi)
Passengers on transfers from (Kemi)
Departing passengers to (Kemi)
33,500 air travelers (December 2022, Ivalo)
The airport received a total of 33,500 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 29 percent.
Of local passengers, 51.5 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 48.5 %.
In addition, there were 30,900 passengers departing the airport (+24.0 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 64,400 (+26.3 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Ivalo)
Arriving passengers from (Ivalo)
Passengers on transfers from (Ivalo)
Departing passengers to (Ivalo)
79,000 air travelers (December 2022, Rovaniemi)
The airport received a total of 79,000 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 40 percent.
Of local passengers, 55.4 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 44.6 %.
In addition, there were 78,700 passengers departing the airport (+53.6 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 158,000 (+46.3 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Rovaniemi)
Arriving passengers from (Rovaniemi)
Passengers on transfers from (Rovaniemi)
Departing passengers to (Rovaniemi)
53,300 air travelers (December 2022, Kittilä)
The airport received a total of 53,300 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 17 percent.
Of local passengers, 66.6 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 33.4 %.
In addition, there were 47,400 passengers departing the airport (+18.6 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 101,000 (+17.9 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Kittilä)
Arriving passengers from (Kittilä)
Passengers on transfers from (Kittilä)
Departing passengers to (Kittilä)
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 45.2 million euro (December 2022)
Registered accommodation sales in December were 45.2 million euro (+7.9 million).
Registered January-December sales were 202.8 million euro and they increased 76.2 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
December 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-December 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 210 € | 6.0 % | 142 € | 16.1 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 145 € | 18.7 % | 61 € | 51.6 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 82 € | 7.7 % | 65 € | 20.8 % |
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (December 2022)
Registered Accommodation
191 accommodation establishments (-1)
9,600 rooms (+15)
27,800 beds (-131)
Room utilization 69.9 % (+7.5)
Unsold rooms 2,900
Bed utilization 63.8 % (+7.6)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Travel key indicators: the darker the square the larger the value.
Dark squares in the middle (vertically) mean the main season is in the summer. Dark squares on the top and the bottom mean the main season is in the winter. Gradually darkening squares from left to right signify growth over the years.
It is important to notice that the largest values (darkest squares) are not necessarily during the same months between different stats as this might reveal interesting details about travel and accommodation trends.
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Finavia, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Meteostat, Socialblade, Statistics Finland
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