Kiruna
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2020
Kiruna: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
17,700
16,100
1,500
3,600
3,300
260
6.1 mill. SEK
33
1,000
2,800
23 %
17 %
5.0
4.9
6.0
Paid bed nights
17,700 registered bed nights
In May 2020, 17,700 registered bed nights were recorded in Kiruna (-45.0 %), of which 16,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 37 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 76 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 45 percent from last year's May.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Finland (540 nights).
2,900 rooms (-55.6 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 4,200 rooms (-39.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 99,300 registered bed nights (-28.2 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 77,500 (-11.5 %) for foreigners in Kiruna, in total 177,000 (-21.7 %) registered nights.
Registered bed nights statistics include stats for registered accommodations: hotels, holiday villages, youth hostels and campsites. Establishments with fewer than 9 beds or 5 rooms are excluded.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay increased 84 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 84 percent compared to earlier year. In Kiruna, length of stay in May was on average 5.0 nights and in Sweden 2.4 nights (+30.7 %).
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kiruna on average 4.9 nights (+12.8 %) and foreigners 6.0 nights (+13.9 %).
3,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 70 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 92.8 percent were domestic, and 7.2 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kiruna on average 4.9 nights (+2.1) and foreigners 6.0 nights (+3.6).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
900 air travelers
The airport received a total of 900 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 88 percent.
Of local passengers, 1.6 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 98.4 %.
In addition, there were 850 passengers departing the airport (-89.1 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 1,800 (-88.6 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 6.1 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in May were 6.1 million crowns (-8.5 million).
Registered January-May sales were 116.6 million crowns and they decreased 25.6 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 870 SEK | -20.2 % | 1,500 SEK | 7.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 350 SEK | -23.7 % | 660 SEK | 4.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 200 SEK | -54.7 % | 660 SEK | -15.7 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
33 accommodation establishments (-2)
1,000 rooms (-147)
2,800 beds (-155)
Room utilization 23.2 % (-18)
Unsold rooms 800
Bed utilization 16.8 % (-17)
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: Statistics Sweden, Swedavia
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