Kiruna
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2021
Kiruna: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
30,200
27,500
2,700
6,100
5,500
560
11.6 mill. SEK
32
1,000
2,700
41 %
30 %
5.0
5.0
4.9
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 71 percent
In May 2021, 30,200 registered bed nights were recorded in Kiruna (+71.1 %), of which 27,500 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,700 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 70 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 78 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 71 percent from last year's May.
5,700 rooms (+98.1 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 5,600 rooms (+35.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 142,000 registered bed nights (+43.3 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 28,200 (-63.6 %) for foreigners in Kiruna, in total 171,000 (-3.6 %) 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 was 5.0 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased less than one percent compared to earlier year. In Kiruna, length of stay in May was on average 5.0 nights and in Sweden 2.3 nights (-5.3 %).
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kiruna on average 5.0 nights (+20.6 %) and foreigners 4.9 nights (+19.9 %).
6,100 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 71 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 90.8 percent were domestic, and 9.2 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kiruna on average 5.0 nights (+0.08) and foreigners 4.9 nights (-1.1).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
2,900 air travelers
The airport received a total of 2,900 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 220 percent.
Of local passengers, 0.7 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 99.3 %.
In addition, there were 3,300 passengers departing the airport (+289.1 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 6,200 (+256.3 %).
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 11.6 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in May were 11.6 million crowns (+5.5 million).
Registered January-May sales were 96.1 million crowns and they decreased 20.5 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,000 SEK | 17.2 % | 1,300 SEK | -11.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 410 SEK | 104.7 % | 580 SEK | -11.5 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 380 SEK | 10.5 % | 560 SEK | -14.5 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
32 accommodation establishments (-1)
1,000 rooms (-7)
2,700 beds (-37)
Room utilization 40.6 % (+17)
Unsold rooms 620
Bed utilization 29.5 % (+13)
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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