Inari-Saariselkä
Accommodation and Travel Stats
September 2023
Inari-Saariselkä: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
40,000
27,200
12,800
23,000
13,800
9,200
1.8 mill. €
29
2,000
5,500
35 %
Registered bed nights increased five percent (August)
In August 2023, 40,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Inari-Saariselkä (+5.2 %), of which 27,200 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 12,800 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased two percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 14 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased five percent from last year's August.
33,300 nights (+3.1 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 6,800 nights (+16.9 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 157,000 registered bed nights (-3.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 215,000 (+20.1 %) for foreigners in Inari-Saariselkä, in total 372,000 (+8.9 %) 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
23,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (August)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased seven percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 60.0 percent were domestic, and 40.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Inari-Saariselkä on average 2.0 nights (+0.01) and foreigners 1.4 nights (-0.04).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
2,600 air travelers (August, Ivalo)
The airport received a total of 2,600 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 18 percent.
Of local passengers, 0.3 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 99.7 %.
In addition, there were 2,800 passengers departing the airport (+29.9 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 5,400 (+23.8 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Ivalo)
Arriving passengers from (Ivalo)
Passengers on transfers from (Ivalo)
Departing passengers to (Ivalo)
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 1.8 million euro (August)
Registered accommodation sales in August were 1.8 million euro (+188,000).
Registered January-August sales were 25.0 million euro and they increased 1.1 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2023
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2023
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 92 € | 1.8 % | 124 € | -7.1 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 46 € | 5.9 % | 67 € | -3.8 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 32 € | 12.5 % | 55 € | 8.7 % |
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (August)
Registered Accommodation
29 accommodation establishments (-2)
2,000 rooms (-43)
5,500 beds (-176)
Room utilization 35.1 % (+3.3)
Unsold rooms 1,300
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, Statistics Finland
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