Kainuu
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2022
Kainuu: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
44,400
41,700
2,700
15,300
14,700
570
2.4 mill. €
37
1,900
6,700
36 %
6.9 °C
41 mm
Registered bed nights increased two percent
In May 2022, 44,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Kainuu (+2.4 %), of which 41,700 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,700 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased one percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 139 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased two percent from last year's May.
36,400 nights (+0.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 8,000 nights (+14.4 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 353,000 registered bed nights (+6.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 24,300 (+86.8 %) for foreigners in Kainuu, in total 378,000 (+9.5 %) 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
Comparison of registered bed nights between regions
15,300 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 12 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 96.3 percent were domestic, and 3.7 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kainuu on average 2.8 nights (-0.31) and foreigners 4.7 nights (-1.3).
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
1,600 air travelers (Kajaani)
The airport received a total of 1,600 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 980 percent.
Of local passengers, 0.0 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 100.0 %.
In addition, there were 1,600 passengers departing the airport (+1,136.8 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 3,200 (+1,052.1 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Kajaani)
Arriving passengers from (Kajaani)
Passengers on transfers from (Kajaani)
Departing passengers to (Kajaani)
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 36 percent
A total of 32,800 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 76.2 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 15,300 (+117.0 %)
- Nuijamaa: 9,300 (+27.1 %)
- Imatra: 370 (-88.8 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 5.0 (-75.0 %)
- Niirala: 5,700 (+29.0 %)
- Vartius: 1,900 (+59.0 %)
- Kuusamo: 8.0 (+100.0 %)
- Salla: 175 (+243.1 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 63 (+152.0 %)
Russian visa applications increased 920 percent (April)
There was a total of 11,200 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 84.0 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Accommodation sales 2.4 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in May were 2.4 million euro (+326,000).
Registered January-May sales were 19.0 million euro and they increased 3.6 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 90 € | 9.2 % | 107 € | 18.6 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 54 € | 13.2 % | 50 € | 12.3 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 32 € | 22.9 % | 54 € | 29.3 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
37 accommodation establishments (+2)
1,900 rooms (-107)
6,700 beds (-390)
Room utilization 35.9 % (+4.0)
Unsold rooms 1,200
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities
Accommodation customer satisfaction comparison between regions
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
Visitor count by attraction
Sources: Business Finland, Finavia, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland
Kainuun liitto, Kauppakatu 1, 87100 Kajaani
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