Kotka
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2022
Kotka: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
6,200
5,700
530
3,500
3,200
210
417,000 €
6.0
410
950
34 %
20 %
-1.0 °C
2 mm
45
3.0
9,000 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 9,000 bed nights (+41.8 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Kotka in December 2022. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 69 % and non-registered 31 %.
Between January and December, the number of paid bed nights was 150,000 (+9.9 %). Share of registered was 75 % and non-registered 25 %.
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. Non-registered bed nights statistics include bed nights from AirBnB and Vrbo.
Registered bed nights increased 43 percent
In December 2022, 6,200 registered bed nights were recorded in Kotka (+43.4 %), of which 5,700 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 530 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 41 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 68 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 43 percent from last year's December.
3,000 nights (+17.9 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 3,300 nights (+78.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and December, 102,000 registered bed nights (+3.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 11,100 (+87.7 %) for foreigners in Kotka, in total 113,000 (+8.4 %) registered 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
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Comparison of registered bed nights between regions
3,500 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 22 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 93.8 percent were domestic, and 6.2 percent were from foreign countries.
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka on average 1.8 nights (+0.26) and foreigners 2.5 nights (+0.18).
Domestic visitor days increased by 3 percent
In December 2022, 123,000 domestic visitor days were recorded in Kotka (+2.9 %). Registered nights by domestic visitors equaled 31,700 (+4.0 %).
Between January and December, 1.6 million domestic visitor days were recorded in Kotka (-5.6 %). Registered nights by domestic visitors equaled 371,000 (-1.3 %).
The number of visitor days means the total number of days spent by domestic tourists in the area. The tourist must stay in the area for at least half an hour to be counted. They are also not counted in the statistics if they visit the area regularly.
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
Visitor count by attraction
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
33,300 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 33,300 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 17,100 (+65.6 %)
- Nuijamaa: 6,900 (-46.0 %)
- Imatra: 2,700 (+3.0 %)
- Niirala: 4,600 (-47.3 %)
- Vartius: 1,700 (-32.0 %)
- Kuusamo: 25 (-71.9 %)
- Salla: 191 (-3.0 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 55 (-32.1 %)
Accommodation sales 508,000 euro
Total accommodation sales in December were 508,000 euro (+131,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 17.9 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 417,000 euro (+111,000) and non-registered sales 91,200 euro (+20,200).
Total January-December sales were 9.4 million euro and they increased 1.3 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
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December 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-December 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 124 € | -5.8 % | 127 € | -21.2 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 97 € | -3.3 % | 117 € | 5.6 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 67 € | -4.9 % | 73 € | 12.7 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 47 € | -15.4 % | 57 € | -26.2 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 33 € | 57.3 % | 51 € | 33.7 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
6.0 accommodation establishments (+0)
410 rooms (-23)
950 beds (-24)
Room utilization 34.0 % (+13)
Unsold rooms 270
Bed utilization 20.5 % (+6.6)
Airbnb and Vrbo
116 accommodation establishments (+37)
104 apartments (+38)
240 rooms (+83)
Apartment utilization 37.7 % (-4.3)
Unsold apartments 65
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.
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Airdna, Elisa, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Meteostat, Socialblade, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
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