Kotka-Hamina Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats

January 2020

Kotka-Hamina Region: Tourism in a nutshell

Total
icon: new 12,300
9 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 8,500
1 %
icon: finland 5,100
11 %
icon: foreign 3,400
14 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: star 3,800
37 %
Top 3 (Reg.):
Russia
1,600
28 %
Total
icon: new 6,400
16 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 4,700
9 %
icon: finland 3,000
17 %
icon: foreign 1,700
2 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: star 1,800
38 %
Top 3 (Reg.):
Russia
900
75 %
Total
icon: new 708,000
10 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 573,000 €
36 %
Average prices:
Night
67.50 €
0.20 €
Room
101.60 €
0.60 €
RevPAR
33.70 €
1.50 €
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: star 135,000
36 %
Average prices:
Adr
136.40 €
169.80 €
RevPAR
56.30 €
65.70 €
Registered Accommodation
icon: establishment 14
0 %
icon: room 530
3 %
icon: bed 1,300
10 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: establishment 139
17 %
icon: room 280
19 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: room 33 %
4 %
Non-registered Accommodation
icon: entire place 41 %
3 %
Registered Accommodation
icon: star 1.8
9 %
icon: finland 1.7
5 %
icon: foreign 2.1
12 %

Paid bed nights

8,500 registered bed nights

In January 2020, 8,500 registered bed nights were recorded in Kotka-Hamina Region (-0.7 %), of which 5,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 11 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 14 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased one percent from last year's January.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (1,600 nights).

3,700 nights (-16.1 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 4,700 nights (+16.1 %) by business visitors.

Registered bed nights

Registered bed nights by country of arrival

Market share 0.5 percent

Total of 1.7 million registered bed nights (+8.0 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 957,000 nights (+10.1 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 714,000 nights (+5.3 %) 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 0.5 %.

Comparison of registered bed nights between regions

Length of stay was 1.8 nights in registered accommodation

Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased nine percent compared to earlier year. In Kotka-Hamina Region, length of stay in January was on average 1.8 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (-1.9 %).

During January, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka-Hamina Region on average 1.7 nights and foreigners 2.1 nights .

4,700 tourists arrived to registered accommodation

Arrivals to registered accommodation increased nine percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 64.4 percent were domestic, and 35.6 percent were from foreign countries.

During January, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka-Hamina Region on average 1.7 nights (-0.09) and foreigners 2.1 nights (-0.27).

Visitors

Visitors by region

Visitors by city

Visitors by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

940 passengers by ferries (July 2019)

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 25 percent

A total of 291,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

The share of southeastern border stations was 91.8 percent.

  • Vaalimaa: 85,500 (+21.9 %)
  • Nuijamaa: 106,000 (+30.6 %)
  • Imatra: 55,800 (+29.3 %)
  • Vainikkala (train): 19,600 (+30.1 %)
  • Niirala: 25,700 (+20.4 %)
  • Vartius: 9,200 (+3.5 %)
  • Kuusamo: 720 (+11.7 %)
  • Salla: 4,000 (+14.9 %)
  • Raja-Jooseppi: 3,000 (+5.6 %)

Accommodation sales 708,000 euro

Total accommodation sales in January were 708,000 euro (-76,800). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 19.1 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 573,000 euro (-2,300) and non-registered sales 135,000 euro (-74,500).

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
January 2020
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 136 € -55.5 %
Adr (Registered) 102 € 0.6 %
Bed Night (Registered) 67 € 0.3 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 56 € -53.9 %
Revpar (Registered) 34 € 4.7 %

Average prices (Hamina)

= change at least 10 %
January 2020
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 77 € -14.2 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 35 € 27.3 %

Accommodation sales 564,000 euro (Kotka)

Total accommodation sales in January were 564,000 euro (-74,200). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 16.4 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 471,000 euro (+4,200) and non-registered sales 92,400 euro (-78,400).

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
January 2020
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 140 € -60.9 %
Adr (Registered) 102 € 1.8 %
Bed Night (Registered) 68 € -3.3 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 66 € -62.9 %
Revpar (Registered) 35 € 10.4 %

Average prices (Other South Kymenlaakso)

= change at least 10 %
January 2020
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 230 € -26.9 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 51 € -33.5 %

Total accommodation sales

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization

Registered Accommodation

14 accommodation establishments (+0)
530 rooms (+13)
1,300 beds (+127)

Room utilization 33.2 % (+1.3)
Unsold rooms 360

Airbnb and Vrbo

139 accommodation establishments (+20)
124 apartments (+21)
280 rooms (+46)

Apartment utilization 40.7 % (+1.2)
Unsold apartments 74

Capacity & Utilization (Hamina)

Airbnb and Vrbo

25 accommodation establishments (+4)
23 apartments (+5)
47 rooms (+11)

Apartment utilization 45.4 % (+15)
Unsold apartments 13

Capacity & Utilization (Kotka)

Registered Accommodation

6.0 accommodation establishments (+0)
430 rooms (+10)
1,000 beds (+108)

Room utilization 34.9 % (+2.7)
Unsold rooms 280
Bed utilization 22.7 % (+0.3)

Airbnb and Vrbo

82 accommodation establishments (+14)
72 apartments (+15)
157 rooms (+27)

Apartment utilization 46.9 % (-2.5)
Unsold apartments 38

Capacity & Utilization (Other South Kymenlaakso)

Airbnb and Vrbo

32 accommodation establishments (+2)
29 apartments (+1)
81 rooms (+8)

Apartment utilization 21.5 % (-3.4)
Unsold apartments 23

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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