Kotka-Hamina Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats

December 2019

Kotka-Hamina Region: Tourism in a nutshell

Total
icon: new 11,600
16 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 7,700
4 %
icon: finland 5,400
13 %
icon: foreign 2,300
12 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: star 3,900
51 %
Total
icon: new 6,500
25 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 4,800
18 %
icon: finland 3,500
22 %
icon: foreign 1,300
10 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: star 1,700
47 %
Total
icon: new 583,000 €
2 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 453,000 €
2 %
Average prices:
Night
59.00 €
4.00 €
Room
99.70 €
2.20 €
RevPAR
27.00 €
0.50 €
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: star 130,000 €
2 %
Average prices:
Adr
137.30 €
44.60 €
RevPAR
54.90 €
15.50 €
Registered Accommodation
icon: establishment 15
7 %
icon: room 550
2 %
icon: bed 1,400
6 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: establishment 136
9 %
icon: room 290
22 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: room 27 %
0 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: entire place 40 %
4 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 1.6
12 %
icon: finland 1.5
7 %
icon: foreign 1.7
20 %

Paid bed nights

Registered bed nights increased four percent

In December 2019, 7,700 registered bed nights were recorded in Kotka-Hamina Region (+4.1 %), of which 5,400 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,300 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 13 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 12 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased four percent from last year's December.

3,900 nights (+4.1 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 3,800 nights (+4.1 %) by business visitors.

Between January and December, 113,000 registered bed nights (+9.7 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 40,600 (-9.3 %) for foreigners in Kotka-Hamina Region, in total 154,000 (+3.9 %) registered nights.

Registered bed nights

Registered bed nights by country of arrival

Market share 0.4 percent

Total of 1.8 million registered bed nights (+1.2 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 988,000 nights (+2.2 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 789,000 nights (-0.0 %) by foreigners.

The market share of Kotka-Hamina Region out of total registered bed nights was 0.4 % (0.0 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 0.5 % and foreign bed nights 0.3 %.

Comparison of registered bed nights between regions

Length of stay was 1.6 nights in registered accommodation

Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased 12 percent compared to earlier year. In Kotka-Hamina Region, length of stay in December was on average 1.6 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (+1.9 %).

During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka-Hamina Region on average 1.5 nights (+3.7 %) and foreigners 1.7 nights (-10.1 %).

4,800 tourists arrived to registered accommodation

Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 18 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 72.4 percent were domestic, and 27.6 percent were from foreign countries.

During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka-Hamina Region on average 1.5 nights (-0.12) and foreigners 1.7 nights (-0.42).

Visitors

Visitors by region

Visitors by city

Visitors by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

940 passengers by ferries (July)

There were 940 arriving passengers by ferries. The number of departing passengers was 940.

Arrivals

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 six percent

A total of 311,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

The share of southeastern border stations was 92.3 percent.

  • Vaalimaa: 83,100 (-2.1 %)
  • Nuijamaa: 124,000 (+13.2 %)
  • Imatra: 60,900 (+9.4 %)
  • Vainikkala (train): 19,900 (+21.0 %)
  • Niirala: 25,500 (+1.9 %)
  • Vartius: 10,100 (-0.2 %)
  • Kuusamo: 740 (+17.2 %)
  • Salla: 3,400 (-7.7 %)
  • Raja-Jooseppi: 3,200 (-1.4 %)

Accommodation sales 583,000 euro

Total accommodation sales in December were 583,000 euro (+10,300). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 22.3 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 453,000 euro (-11,900) and non-registered sales 130,000 euro (+22,200).

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
December 2019
Amount
Change jan-December 2019
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 137 € -24.5 % 144 € 17.9 %
Adr (Registered) 100 € -2.1 % 103 € 3.8 %
Bed Night (Registered) 59 € -6.4 % 58 € -5.6 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 55 € -22.0 % 68 € 21.1 %
Revpar (Registered) 27 € -1.8 % 40 € -1.5 %

Average prices (Hamina)

= change at least 10 %
December 2019
Amount
Change jan-December 2019
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 81 € -12.7 % 92 € -29.2 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 35 € 29.6 % 41 € -31.2 %

Accommodation sales 418,000 euro (Kotka)

Total accommodation sales in December were 418,000 euro (-20,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 15.4 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 354,000 euro (-17,600) and non-registered sales 64,200 euro (-2,400).

Total January-December sales were 8.3 million euro and they increased 264,000 euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
December 2019
Amount
Change jan-December 2019
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 126 € -32.7 % 155 € 33.7 %
Adr (Registered) 99 € 2.8 % 104 € 4.4 %
Bed Night (Registered) 58 € -5.1 % 61 € -4.2 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 52 € -33.9 % 81 € 48.9 %
Revpar (Registered) 28 € -0.1 % 42 € -1.8 %

Average prices (Other South Kymenlaakso)

= change at least 10 %
December 2019
Amount
Change jan-December 2019
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 230 € 5.1 % 169 € 28.4 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 78 € -6.9 % 62 € 9.0 %

Total accommodation sales

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization

Registered Accommodation

15 accommodation establishments (+1)
550 rooms (+11)
1,400 beds (+72)

Room utilization 27.1 % (+0.1)
Unsold rooms 400

Airbnb and Vrbo

136 accommodation establishments (+11)
120 apartments (+13)
290 rooms (+52)

Apartment utilization 40.1 % (+1.4)
Unsold apartments 72

Capacity & Utilization (Hamina)

Airbnb and Vrbo

25 accommodation establishments (+2)
22 apartments (+1)
43 rooms (+5)

Apartment utilization 43.3 % (+14)
Unsold apartments 12

Capacity & Utilization (Kotka)

Registered Accommodation

6.0 accommodation establishments (+0)
430 rooms (-3)
990 beds (+31)

Room utilization 28.1 % (-0.8)
Unsold rooms 310
Bed utilization 21.4 % (+0.2)

Airbnb and Vrbo

80 accommodation establishments (+5)
70 apartments (+10)
163 rooms (+32)

Apartment utilization 41.7 % (-0.77)
Unsold apartments 41

Capacity & Utilization (Other South Kymenlaakso)

Airbnb and Vrbo

31 accommodation establishments (+4)
28 apartments (+2)
84 rooms (+16)

Apartment utilization 33.6 % (-4.1)
Unsold apartments 19

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, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Statistics Finland, Visitory Research Team

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