Kuusamo
Accommodation and Travel Stats
August 2023
Kuusamo: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Registered bed nights increased two percent (July)
In July 2023, 51,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Kuusamo (+2.4 %), of which 47,800 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased two percent and registered foreign bed nights increased seven percent. In total, registered bed nights increased two percent from last year's July.
43,700 nights (-4.4 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 7,700 nights (+71.4 %) by business visitors.
Between January and July, 339,000 registered bed nights (-5.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 63,900 (+15.4 %) for foreigners in Kuusamo, in total 403,000 (-2.6 %) 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
21,300 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (July)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 15 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 90.6 percent were domestic, and 9.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During July, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kuusamo on average 2.5 nights (-0.29) and foreigners 1.8 nights (-0.22).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
660 air travelers
The airport received a total of 660 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 54 percent.
Of local passengers, 0.0 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 100.0 %.
In addition, there were 660 passengers departing the airport (-58.8 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 1,300 (-56.3 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Average prices
August 2023
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2023
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Non-Registered) | 182 € | 21.9 % | 169 € | 8.3 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 96 € | -10.0 % | 105 € | -4.8 % |
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Airbnb and Vrbo
680 accommodation establishments (+35)
670 apartments (+46)
1,400 rooms (+106)
Apartment utilization 52.9 % (-19)
Unsold apartments 320
Registered room utilization for establishments
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, Finavia, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
Raportin tarjoavat Ruka-Kuusamo Matkailu ry ja Naturpolis Oy

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