Kotka-Hamina Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats

May 2023

Kotka-Hamina Region: Tourism in a nutshell

icon: star 7,600
5 %
icon: finland 6,800
1 %
icon: foreign 870
38 %
Top 3:
Germany
154
51 %
Estonia
144
125 %
Sweden
89
75 %
icon: star 4,400
5 %
icon: finland 4,000
0 %
icon: foreign 400
35 %
Top 3:
Estonia
52
41 %
Sweden
43
66 %
Germany
40
21 %
Average prices:
Night
73.90 €
7.00 €
Room
118.70 €
9.60 €
RevPAR
32.90 €
2.60 €
icon: establishment 14
7 %
icon: room 520
1 %
icon: bed 1,300
4 %

7,600 registered bed nights (April)

In April 2023, 7,600 registered bed nights were recorded in Kotka-Hamina Region (-5.4 %), of which 6,800 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 870 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased one percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 38 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased five percent from last year's April.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (154 nights).

3,900 nights (-1.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 3,700 nights (-9.7 %) by business visitors.

Between January and April, 24,700 registered bed nights (+22.2 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 4,000 (+20.8 %) for foreigners in Kotka-Hamina Region, in total 28,700 (+22.0 %) registered nights.

Registered bed nights

Registered bed nights by country of arrival

Market share 0.5 percent (April)

Total of 1.5 million registered bed nights (-3.9 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.3 million nights (-7.7 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 261,000 nights (+20.1 %) by foreigners.

The market share of Kotka-Hamina Region out of total registered bed nights was 0.5 % (-0.0 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 0.5 % and foreign bed nights 0.3 %.

Comparison of registered bed nights between regions

4,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (April)

Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased five percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 90.9 percent were domestic, and 9.1 percent were from foreign countries.

During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka-Hamina Region on average 1.7 nights (+0.02) and foreigners 2.2 nights (-0.11).

Visitor days

Visitor days by region

Visitor days by city

Visitor days by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

Visitor count by attraction

Visitor count by attraction (Hamina)

Visitor count by attraction (Kotka)

Visitor count by attraction (Other South Kymenlaakso)

Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 10 percent (April)

A total of 34,400 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

The share of southeastern border stations was 82.1 percent.

  • Vaalimaa: 18,900 (+34.5 %)
  • Nuijamaa: 6,900 (-21.8 %)
  • Imatra: 2,400 (+220.1 %)
  • Vainikkala (train): 2.0 (-50.0 %)
  • Niirala: 4,300 (-21.2 %)
  • Vartius: 1,600 (-14.4 %)
  • Kuusamo: 18 (-14.3 %)
  • Salla: 169 (-2.3 %)
  • Raja-Jooseppi: 69 (-16.9 %)

Domestic visitors and their consumption (December 2022)

The number of domestic visitors in December was 45,400 (+14.4 %). Out of them 34,500 were on a daytrip and 10,900 stayed at least for one night.

The cumulative number of domestic visitors between January and December was 741,000 (-5.4 %).

Total consumption of these visitors in Kotka-Hamina Region in December was 2.5 million euro (54 per visitor). Overnight visitors spent 1.1 million euro and day visitors 1.4 million euro. Between January and December the consumption was 41.8 million euro.

Accommodation sales 682,000 euro (April)

Total accommodation sales in April were 682,000 euro (-90,900). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 17.3 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 563,000 euro (-89,100) and non-registered sales 118,000 euro (-1,800).

Total January-April sales were 2.8 million euro and they increased 541,000 euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
April 2023
Amount
Change jan-April 2023
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 127 € -3.0 % 129 € -4.6 %
Adr (Registered) 119 € 8.8 % 112 € 8.0 %
Bed Night (Registered) 74 € -8.7 % 80 € 1.2 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 47 € -8.3 % 49 € 7.1 %
Revpar (Registered) 33 € -7.3 % 34 € 32.3 %

Average prices (Hamina)

= change at least 10 %
April 2023
Amount
Change jan-April 2023
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 82 € -11.5 % 100 € 17.2 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 24 € -18.9 % 33 € 67.3 %

Accommodation sales 571,000 euro (April, Kotka)

Total accommodation sales in April were 571,000 euro (-51,800). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 13.6 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 493,000 euro (-50,000) and non-registered sales 77,500 euro (-1,800).

Total January-April sales were 2.3 million euro and they increased 621,000 euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
April 2023
Amount
Change jan-April 2023
Amount
Change
Adr (Registered) 117 € 5.9 % 113 € 7.4 %
Adr (Non-Registered) 116 € -4.0 % 113 € -7.9 %
Bed Night (Registered) 76 € -11.4 % 84 € 1.5 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 45 € -18.0 % 46 € -3.8 %
Revpar (Registered) 37 € -9.7 % 39 € 34.8 %

Average prices (Other South Kymenlaakso)

= change at least 10 %
April 2023
Amount
Change jan-April 2023
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 220 € 1.2 % 240 € 7.6 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 80 € 40.7 % 85 € 22.5 %

Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization (April)

Registered Accommodation

14 accommodation establishments (-1)
520 rooms (+4)
1,300 beds (-48)

Room utilization 27.7 % (-4.8)
Unsold rooms 370

Airbnb and Vrbo

160 accommodation establishments (+18)
145 apartments (+20)
300 rooms (+28)

Apartment utilization 36.7 % (-2.3)
Unsold apartments 92

Capacity & Utilization (April, Hamina)

Airbnb and Vrbo

29 accommodation establishments (+8)
25 apartments (+5)
48 rooms (+8)

Apartment utilization 29.4 % (-2.7)
Unsold apartments 18

Capacity & Utilization (April, Kotka)

Registered Accommodation

6.0 accommodation establishments (+1)
400 rooms (+21)
900 beds (+38)

Room utilization 31.8 % (-5.5)
Unsold rooms 270
Bed utilization 20.7 % (-1.9)

Airbnb and Vrbo

109 accommodation establishments (+15)
98 apartments (+19)
192 rooms (+27)

Apartment utilization 38.7 % (-6.6)
Unsold apartments 60

Capacity & Utilization (April, Other South Kymenlaakso)

Airbnb and Vrbo

22 accommodation establishments (-5)
22 apartments (-4)
56 rooms (-7)

Apartment utilization 35.8 % (+11)
Unsold apartments 14

Registered room utilization for establishments

Website's user sessions by language

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.

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Sources: Airdna, Finnish Border Guard, Statistics Finland, Tak Research

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