Kokkola
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2019
Kokkola: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered & non-registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
8,400 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 8,400 bed nights (+11.2 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Kokkola in March 2019. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 87 % and non-registered 13 %.
Between January and March, the number of paid bed nights was 23,500 (+3.9 %). Share of registered was 89 % and non-registered 11 %.
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. Non-registered bed nights statistics include bed nights from AirBnB and Vrbo.
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased one percent
In March 2019, 7,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Kokkola (+0.6 %), of which 6,500 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 910 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased less than one percent and registered foreign bed nights increased two percent. In total, registered bed nights increased one percent from last year's March.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Sweden (143 nights).
3,600 nights (+16.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 3,800 nights (-10.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 18,200 registered bed nights (-2.3 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 2,600 (-2.1 %) for foreigners in Kokkola, in total 20,800 (-2.3 %) 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
Length of stay increased three percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased three percent compared to earlier year. In Kokkola, length of stay in March was on average 1.5 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (-2.4 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kokkola on average 1.4 nights (+2.8 %) and foreigners 3.6 nights (+10.6 %).
4,800 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased two percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 94.8 percent were domestic, and 5.2 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kokkola on average 1.4 nights (+0.02) and foreigners 3.6 nights (+1.0).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
35 international congress guests in 2019
There was a total of 2.0 congresses organized (+2.0) in 2019.
2,400 air travelers
The airport received a total of 2,400 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 42 percent.
Of local passengers, 7.4 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 92.6 %.
In addition, there were 2,000 passengers departing the airport (-44.7 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 4,300 (-43.4 %).
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 560,000 euro
Total accommodation sales in March were 560,000 euro (+45,500). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 4.1 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 537,000 euro (+28,500) and non-registered sales 23,000 euro (+16,900).
Total January-March sales were 1.6 million euro and they increased 51,800 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
March 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2019
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 98 € | 1.7 % | 98 € | 2.5 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 73 € | 5.0 % | 72 € | 3.4 % |
Adr (Non-Registered) | 72 € | -3.4 % | 91 € | -0.1 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 44 € | 47.9 % | 52 € | 11.8 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 44 € | 5.2 % | 43 € | 2.4 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
7.0 accommodation establishments (+0)
380 rooms (-1)
760 beds (-10)
Room utilization 45.4 % (+1.5)
Unsold rooms 210
Airbnb and Vrbo
29 accommodation establishments (+15)
28 apartments (+15)
65 rooms (+41)
Apartment utilization 61.7 % (+21)
Unsold apartments 11
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Airdna, Business Finland, Finavia, Statistics Finland, Visitory Research Team
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