Kotka
Accommodation and Travel Stats
June 2019
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Kotka: Tourism in a nutshell
13,300
10,800
2,600
7,900
6,400
1,500
711,000
7.0
460
980
12 %
15.4 °C
19 mm
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 trends.
Temperature
Rainfall
Registered bed nights increased two percent
In June 2019, 13,300 bed nights were recorded in Kotka (+2.3 %), of which 10,800 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,600 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights increased 10 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 21 percent. In total, bed nights increased two percent from last year's June.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (950 nights).
8,700 nights (-0.9 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 4,600 nights (+8.9 %) by business visitors.
Between January and June, 34,900 bed nights (+8.5 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 13,800 (-9.2 %) for foreigners in Kotka, in total 48,700 (+2.8 %) 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
7,900 tourists arrived to accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased two percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 81.6 percent were domestic, and 18.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During June, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kotka on average 1.7 nights (+0.03) and foreigners 1.8 nights (-0.06).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased one percent
A total of 281,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 91.3 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 84,200 (-2.2 %)
- Nuijamaa: 114,000 (+10.8 %)
- Imatra: 44,100 (-14.0 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 14,400 (+25.3 %)
- Niirala: 23,700 (-2.0 %)
- Vartius: 8,200 (+2.7 %)
- Kuusamo: 500 (+34.7 %)
- Salla: 2,800 (-6.7 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 2,900 (+4.5 %)
Russian visa applications increased 10 percent
There was a total of 72,500 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 81.0 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Accommodation sales 797,000 euro
Total accommodation sales in June were 797,000 euro (+57,400). The share of Airbnb and HomeAway was 9.9 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 711,000 euro (+16,400) and non-registered sales 79,100 euro (+34,500).
Total January-June sales were 3.8 million euro and they increased 744,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
| June 2019 Amount |
Change |
jan-June 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 117 € | 8.8 % | 179 € | 79.1 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 103 € | 5.9 % | 101 € | 5.5 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 71 € | 49.2 % | 93 € | 126.8 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 53 € | 0.1 % | 65 € | 8.3 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 47 € | -5.0 % | 37 € | -3.0 % |
Tax free sales -11.8 %
Tax free sales decreased 12 percent from the previous year.
(Russians -11.9 %, Japanese -100.0 %)
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
7.0 accommodation establishments (+0)
460 rooms (-5)
980 beds (-32)
Room utilization 45.4 % (-5.2)
(for establishments in use)
Unsold rooms 250
Airbnb and HomeAway
73 accommodation establishments (+0)
61 apartments (+7)
125 rooms (+0)
Apartment utilization 60.9 % (+16)
(for apartments in use)
Unsold apartments 24
Registered room utilization
Website's user sessions by language
Hotel customer satisfaction
Average customer satisfaction score on Booking.com given by hotel customers in June was 8.16/10.
Sources: Airdna, Booking.Com, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Global Blue, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Research