Kuusamo
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2020
Kuusamo: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered & non-registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
139,000 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 139,000 bed nights (-0.7 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Kuusamo in March 2020. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 41 % and non-registered 59 %.
Between January and March, the number of paid bed nights was 417,000 (+25.5 %). Share of registered was 52 % and non-registered 48 %.
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
57,600 registered bed nights
In March 2020, 57,600 registered bed nights were recorded in Kuusamo (-29.3 %), of which 50,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 7,600 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 26 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 47 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 29 percent from last year's March.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (2,100 nights).
52,300 nights (-28.9 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 5,300 nights (-32.9 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 150,000 registered bed nights (+5.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 68,000 (-1.1 %) for foreigners in Kuusamo, in total 218,000 (+3.6 %) 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
Length of stay increased 15 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 15 percent compared to earlier year. In Kuusamo, length of stay in March was on average 4.1 nights and in Finland 2.3 nights (+14.6 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kuusamo on average 4.0 nights (+9.9 %) and foreigners 4.2 nights (-3.3 %).
14,200 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 38 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 87.2 percent were domestic, and 12.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kuusamo on average 4.0 nights (+0.61) and foreigners 4.2 nights (+0.03).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
5,000 air travelers
The airport received a total of 5,000 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 44 percent.
Of local passengers, 21.5 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 78.5 %.
In addition, there were 6,300 passengers departing the airport (-32.5 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 11,200 (-37.9 %).
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 5.3 million euro
Total accommodation sales in March were 5.3 million euro (-45,200). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 46.9 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 2.8 million euro (-884,000) and non-registered sales 2.5 million euro (+838,000).
Total January-March sales were 15.3 million euro and they increased 2.8 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
March 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2020
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Non-Registered) | 146 € | 7.7 % | 141 € | -3.6 % |
Adr (Registered) | 139 € | 2.3 % | 127 € | 3.3 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 114 € | 4.9 % | 110 € | 14.5 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 69 € | -25.0 % | 72 € | -2.7 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 49 € | 7.6 % | 43 € | 4.1 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
38 accommodation establishments (+4)
1,500 rooms (+177)
5,200 beds (+53)
Room utilization 49.5 % (-18)
Unsold rooms 760
Bed utilization 39.0 % (-12)
Airbnb and Vrbo
880 accommodation establishments (+300)
860 apartments (+300)
1,700 rooms (+600)
Apartment utilization 77.9 % (-2.1)
Unsold apartments 190
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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