Kotka-Hamina Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
August 2020
Kotka-Hamina Region: Tourism in a nutshell
28,400
26,800
1,600
17,200
16,700
470
1.3 mill.
15
550
1,400
16.5 °C
81 mm
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
Registered bed nights increased two percent (July)
In July 2020, 28,400 bed nights were recorded in Kotka-Hamina Region (+1.6 %), of which 26,800 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,600 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights increased 22 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 74 percent. In total, bed nights increased two percent from last year's July.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from United Kingdom (530 nights).
24,300 nights (+1.9 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 4,100 nights (-0.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and July, 62,700 bed nights (-6.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 9,700 (-61.3 %) for foreigners in Kotka-Hamina Region, in total 72,400 (-21.5 %) 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
Bed nights by country of arrival
Bed nights comparison between regions
17,200 tourists arrived to accommodation (July)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased nine percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 97.2 percent were domestic, and 2.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During July, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka-Hamina Region on average 1.6 nights (-0.09) and foreigners 3.3 nights (+1.2).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
24,600 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 24,600 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 7,000 (-93.3 %)
- Nuijamaa: 6,600 (-95.3 %)
- Imatra: 2,900 (-95.1 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 0.0 (-100.0 %)
- Niirala: 5,300 (-80.8 %)
- Vartius: 1,700 (-81.8 %)
- Kuusamo: 61 (-89.1 %)
- Salla: 88 (-96.9 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 28 (-99.1 %)
Russian visa applications increased 29 percent (February)
There was a total of 51,600 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 83.4 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Accommodation sales 1.6 million euro (July)
Total accommodation sales in July were 1.6 million euro (+220,000). The share of Airbnb and HomeAway was 18.5 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 1.3 million euro (+123,000) and non-registered sales 289,000 euro (+100,000).
Average prices
| July 2020 Amount |
Change |
jan-July 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 173 € | 39.3 % | 158 € | 4.1 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 118 € | 6.6 % | 104 € | |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 113 € | 66.0 % | 69 € | -2.8 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 77 € | 28.4 % | 35 € | |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 45 € | 9.0 % | 54 € | -3.5 % |
Average prices (Hamina)
| July 2020 Amount |
Change |
jan-July 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 94 € | 1.6 % | 89 € | 5.9 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 51 € | 0.7 % | 35 € | 6.3 % |
Accommodation sales 1.2 million euro (July, Kotka)
Total accommodation sales in July were 1.2 million euro (+107,000). The share of Airbnb and HomeAway was 14.2 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 1.0 million euro (+53,100) and non-registered sales 166,000 euro (+56,300).
Average prices
| July 2020 Amount |
Change |
jan-July 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 173 € | 37.5 % | 160 € | -4.9 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 121 € | 7.2 % | 104 € | 0.6 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 119 € | 64.9 % | 78 € | -12.2 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 80 € | 23.6 % | 36 € | -13.3 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 47 € | 4.1 % | 56 € | -4.8 % |
Average prices (Other South Kymenlaakso)
| July 2020 Amount |
Change |
jan-July 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 230 € | 52.4 % | 210 € | 34.3 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 153 € | 110.3 % | 73 € | 21.0 % |
Capacity & Utilization (July)
Registered Accommodation
15 accommodation establishments (-3)
550 rooms (-60)
1,400 beds (-85)
Room utilization 64.8 % (+11)
Unsold rooms 195
Airbnb and HomeAway
140 accommodation establishments (-11)
125 apartments (-4)
280 rooms (-47)
Apartment utilization 65.7 % (+11)
Unsold apartments 43
Capacity & Utilization (July, Hamina)
Airbnb and HomeAway
30 accommodation establishments (+2)
25 apartments (+2)
50 rooms (+1)
Apartment utilization 54.4 % (-0.52)
Unsold apartments 11
Capacity & Utilization (July, Kotka)
Registered Accommodation
5.0 accommodation establishments (-2)
420 rooms (-40)
960 beds (-47)
Room utilization 66.3 % (+8.8)
Unsold rooms 141
Bed utilization 53.4 % (+6.1)
Airbnb and HomeAway
78 accommodation establishments (-4)
69 apartments (+0)
151 rooms (-16)
Apartment utilization 69.3 % (+11)
Unsold apartments 21
Capacity & Utilization (July, Other South Kymenlaakso)
Airbnb and HomeAway
32 accommodation establishments (-9)
31 apartments (-6)
79 rooms (-32)
Apartment utilization 66.8 % (+19)
Unsold apartments 10
Website's user sessions by language
Hotel customer satisfaction by nationalities
Hotel customer satisfaction comparison between regions
Sources: Airdna, Business Finland, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
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