Kainuu
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2021
Kainuu: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
56,900
52,300
4,500
19,600
18,500
1,200
3.1 mill. €
34
2,000
7,100
44 %
27 %
-10.0 °C
24 mm
56,900 registered bed nights (November)
In November 2021, 56,900 registered bed nights were recorded in Kainuu (-2.2 %), of which 52,300 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 4,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased two percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased one percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased two percent from last year's November.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Ukraine (1,700 nights).
47,900 nights (-1.5 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 8,900 nights (-5.8 %) by business visitors.
Between January and November, 863,000 registered bed nights (+13.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 32,800 (-23.8 %) for foreigners in Kainuu, in total 896,000 (+11.6 %) 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
Registered bed nights comparison between regions
19,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (November)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 21 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 94.0 percent were domestic, and 6.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kainuu on average 2.8 nights (-0.51) and foreigners 3.9 nights (-14).
1,500 air travelers (Kajaani)
The airport received a total of 1,500 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 670 percent.
Of local passengers, 0.0 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 100.0 %.
In addition, there were 1,400 passengers departing the airport (+852.7 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 2,800 (+747.6 %).
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 48 percent (November)
A total of 35,100 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 70.7 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 10,000 (+56.0 %)
- Nuijamaa: 11,900 (+88.9 %)
- Imatra: 2,900 (-16.8 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 21
- Niirala: 6,900 (+43.0 %)
- Vartius: 2,600 (+48.5 %)
- Kuusamo: 66 (+153.8 %)
- Salla: 121 (+266.7 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 60 (+160.9 %)
Russian visa applications increased 1,300 percent
There was a total of 9,300 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 79.7 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Accommodation sales 3.1 million euro (November)
Registered accommodation sales in November were 3.1 million euro (+272,000).
Registered January-November sales were 39.5 million euro and they increased 5.7 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
November 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-November 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 96 € | 5.3 % | 92 € | 2.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 54 € | 12.1 % | 44 € | 4.8 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 42 € | 9.3 % | 47 € | 9.4 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (November)
Registered Accommodation
34 accommodation establishments (+0)
2,000 rooms (+31)
7,100 beds (+520)
Room utilization 43.8 % (+1.6)
Unsold rooms 1,100
Bed utilization 27.0 % (-1.7)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Global Google searches for "kainuu"
Global Google searches for "kainuu + keyword"
Google searches for "kainuu" by search region
The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram
The number of likes for posts with hashtags on Instagram
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
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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