Kuusamo
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2018
Kuusamo: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered & non-registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
145,000 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 145,000 bed nights (+77.0 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Kuusamo in March 2018. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 62 % and non-registered 38 %.
Between January and March, the number of paid bed nights was 375,000 (+77.6 %). Share of registered was 59 % and non-registered 41 %.
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.
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 12 percent
In March 2018, 89,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Kuusamo (+12.4 %), of which 73,400 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 15,900 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 10 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 26 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 12 percent from last year's March.
74,000 nights (+17.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 15,400 nights (-7.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 155,000 registered bed nights (+8.7 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 66,800 (+6.5 %) for foreigners in Kuusamo, in total 222,000 (+8.0 %) 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
Length of stay was 3.5 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased one percent compared to earlier year. In Kuusamo, length of stay in March was on average 3.5 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (-0.6 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kuusamo on average 3.4 nights (+0.5 %) and foreigners 4.0 nights (+0.9 %).
25,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 14 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 84.6 percent were domestic, and 15.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kuusamo on average 3.4 nights (-0.06) and foreigners 4.0 nights (+0.04).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
9,700 air travelers
The airport received a total of 9,700 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 45 percent.
Of local passengers, 18.8 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 81.2 %.
In addition, there were 9,100 passengers departing the airport (+38.5 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 18,800 (+41.6 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 4.8 million euro
Total accommodation sales in March were 4.8 million euro (+1.7 million). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 26.1 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 3.5 million euro (+495,000) and non-registered sales 1.2 million euro (+1.2 million).
Total January-March sales were 11.6 million euro and they increased 4.5 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
March 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2018
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 115 € | 3.1 % | 106 € | 4.6 % |
Adr (Non-Registered) | 106 € | -19.2 % | 113 € | -10.8 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 83 € | 10.7 % | 76 € | 18.4 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 80 € | 12.8 % | 63 € | 11.5 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 39 € | 3.5 % | 36 € | 5.5 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
35 accommodation establishments (+1)
1,400 rooms (+37)
5,100 beds (-31)
Room utilization 70.0 % (+6.0)
Unsold rooms 430
Bed utilization 56.1 % (+6.5)
Airbnb and Vrbo
500 accommodation establishments (+460)
500 apartments (+460)
1,000 rooms (+900)
Apartment utilization 77.7 % (+21)
Unsold apartments 111
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Airdna, Business Finland, Finavia, Statistics Finland, Visitory Research Team
Raportin tarjoavat Ruka-Kuusamo Matkailu ry ja Naturpolis Oy
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