Kotka-Hamina Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2021
Kotka-Hamina Region: Tourism in a nutshell
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
4,700 registered bed nights (February)
In February 2021, 4,700 bed nights were recorded in Kotka-Hamina Region (-40.6 %), of which 4,200 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 490 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased 26 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 78 percent. In total, bed nights decreased 41 percent from last year's February.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Netherlands (109 nights).
2,400 nights (-29.7 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 2,200 nights (-49.2 %) by business visitors.
Between January and February, 7,900 bed nights (-26.3 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 1,100 (-79.9 %) for foreigners in Kotka-Hamina Region, in total 9,000 (-44.8 %) 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
2,400 tourists arrived to accommodation (February)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 50 percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 95.0 percent were domestic, and 5.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka-Hamina Region on average 1.8 nights (+0.35) and foreigners 4.0 nights (+1.9).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
22,700 Russian travelers via eastern border (February)
A total of 22,700 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 5,900 (-90.3 %)
- Nuijamaa: 6,500 (-94.0 %)
- Imatra: 3,100 (-93.7 %)
- Niirala: 4,400 (-79.3 %)
- Vartius: 1,600 (-79.8 %)
- Kuusamo: 103 (-83.1 %)
- Salla: 33 (-98.9 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 17 (-99.3 %)
Russian visa applications decreased 97 percent
There was a total of 940 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 38.0 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Foreign visitors and their consumption (February)
The number of foreign visitors in February was 1,800 (-88.2 %). Out of them 1,400 were on a daytrip and 410 stayed at least for one night.
The cumulative number of foreign visitors between January and February was 4,000 (-90.3 %).
Total consumption of these visitors in Kotka-Hamina Region in February was 247,000 euro (138 per visitor). Overnight visitors spent 68,900 euro and day visitors 178,000 euro. Between January and February the consumption was 557,000 euro.
The figures are estimates and based on TAK Border Research results.
Accommodation sales 479,000 euro (February)
Total accommodation sales in February were 479,000 euro (-155,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 29.4 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 338,000 euro (-201,000) and non-registered sales 141,000 euro (+46,500).
Total January-February sales were 889,000 euro and they decreased 451,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
February 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2021
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Non-Registered) | 194 € | 78.4 % | 170 € | 36.6 % |
Adr (Registered) | 103 € | 1.5 % | 101 € | -0.5 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 96 € | 122.2 % | 67 € | 34.3 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 72 € | 5.6 % | 74 € | 9.4 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 21 € | -37.0 % | 20 € | -40.5 % |
Average prices (Hamina)
February 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2021
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Non-Registered) | 113 € | 52.8 % | 108 € | 41.9 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 45 € | 46.2 % | 28 € | -14.4 % |
Accommodation sales 374,000 euro (February, Kotka)
Total accommodation sales in February were 374,000 euro (-146,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 28.9 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 266,000 euro (-189,000) and non-registered sales 108,000 euro (+43,500).
Total January-February sales were 686,000 euro and they decreased 396,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
February 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2021
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Non-Registered) | 210 € | 96.5 % | 187 € | 47.5 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 112 € | 138.2 % | 79 € | 39.6 % |
Adr (Registered) | 105 € | 3.9 % | 104 € | 2.5 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 74 € | 3.0 % | 76 € | 9.9 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 22 € | -37.1 % | 21 € | -40.6 % |
Average prices (Other South Kymenlaakso)
February 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2021
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Non-Registered) | 175 € | 12.1 % | 153 € | -18.8 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 80 € | 93.6 % | 65 € | 42.3 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (February)
Registered Accommodation
14 accommodation establishments (-1)
520 rooms (-20)
1,300 beds (-64)
Room utilization 20.3 % (-12)
Unsold rooms 420
Airbnb and Vrbo
145 accommodation establishments (+10)
131 apartments (+11)
280 rooms (+15)
Apartment utilization 47.4 % (+8.3)
Unsold apartments 69
Capacity & Utilization (February, Hamina)
Airbnb and Vrbo
33 accommodation establishments (+11)
29 apartments (+9)
56 rooms (+15)
Apartment utilization 40.2 % (-1.8)
Unsold apartments 17
Capacity & Utilization (February, Kotka)
Registered Accommodation
5.0 accommodation establishments (-1)
420 rooms (-15)
970 beds (-33)
Room utilization 21.2 % (-14)
Unsold rooms 330
Bed utilization 12.7 % (-8.5)
Airbnb and Vrbo
85 accommodation establishments (+2)
76 apartments (+3)
166 rooms (+8)
Apartment utilization 52.5 % (+9.2)
Unsold apartments 36
Capacity & Utilization (February, Other South Kymenlaakso)
Airbnb and Vrbo
27 accommodation establishments (-3)
26 apartments (-1)
55 rooms (-9)
Apartment utilization 40.5 % (+15)
Unsold apartments 15
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Global Google searches for "kotka-hamina region"
Global Google searches for "hamina" (Hamina)
Global Google searches for "kotka" (Kotka)
Global Google searches for "other south kymenlaakso" (Other South Kymenlaakso)
Global Google searches for "kotka-hamina region + keyword"
Google searches for "kotka-hamina region" by search region
Global Google searches for "hamina + keyword" (Hamina)
Google searches for "hamina" by search region (Hamina)
Global Google searches for "kotka + keyword" (Kotka)
Google searches for "kotka" by search region (Kotka)
Global Google searches for "other south kymenlaakso + keyword" (Other South Kymenlaakso)
Google searches for "other south kymenlaakso" by search region (Other South Kymenlaakso)
The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram
The number of likes for posts with hashtags on Instagram
The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram (Hamina)
The number of likes for posts with hashtags on Instagram (Hamina)
The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram (Kotka)
The number of likes for posts with hashtags on Instagram (Kotka)
The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram (Other South Kymenlaakso)
The number of likes for posts with hashtags on Instagram (Other South Kymenlaakso)
Hotel customer satisfaction (October 2020, Hamina)
Average customer satisfaction score on Booking.com given by hotel customers in October was 8.32/10 (-0.32).
Hotel customer satisfaction (Kotka)
Average customer satisfaction score on Booking.com given by hotel customers in March was 8.68/10 (-0.4).
Hotel customer satisfaction by nationalities
Hotel customer satisfaction comparison between regions
Sources: Airdna, Booking.Com, Business Finland, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Border Research, Tak Research
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