Joensuu Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats

In March 2021, 10,400 bed nights were recorded in Joensuu Region (-11.3 %), of which 10,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 340 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights increased 37 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 92 percent. In total, bed nights decreased 11 percent from last year's March.

Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (108 nights).

6,200 nights (+26.9 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 4,200 nights (-38.5 %) by business visitors.

Between January and March, 25,900 bed nights (-34.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 1,100 (-90.0 %) for foreigners in Joensuu Region, in total 27,000 (-46.5 %) 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.

A total of 26,800 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

• Vaalimaa: 6,800 (-80.4 %)
• Nuijamaa: 7,900 (-86.5 %)
• Imatra: 3,600 (-87.1 %)

• Niirala: 5,200 (-64.3 %)
• Vartius: 1,800 (-64.3 %)
• Kuusamo: 101 (-80.9 %)
• Salla: 62 (-95.6 %)
• Raja-Jooseppi: 28 (-97.4 %)

Accommodation sales 889,000 euro (March)

Total accommodation sales in March were 889,000 euro (-591,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 25.1 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 666,000 euro (-311,000) and non-registered sales 224,000 euro (-280,000).

Total January-March sales were 2.4 million euro and they decreased 2.4 million euro from the previous year.

Average prices