Kymenlaakso
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2020
Kymenlaakso: Tourism in a nutshell
13,900
11,100
2,800
9,200
7,800
1,400
948,000
28
990
2,400
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
13,900 registered bed nights (February)
In February 2020, 13,900 bed nights were recorded in Kymenlaakso (-6.6 %), of which 11,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,800 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased six percent and foreign bed nights decreased 10 percent. In total, bed nights decreased seven percent from last year's February.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (910 nights).
6,200 nights (-12.5 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 7,700 nights (-1.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and February, 21,000 bed nights (-7.2 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 7,700 (-7.7 %) for foreigners in Kymenlaakso, in total 28,700 (-7.3 %) 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
Market share 0.8 percent (February)
Total of 1.8 million bed nights (+7.2 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.2 million nights (+10.1 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 613,000 nights (+1.9 %) by foreigners.
The market share of Kymenlaakso out of total bed nights was 0.8 % (-0.1 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 0.9 % and foreign bed nights 0.5 %.
9,200 tourists arrived to accommodation (February)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased one percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 84.5 percent were domestic, and 15.5 percent were from foreign countries.
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kymenlaakso on average 1.4 nights (-0.12) and foreigners 2.0 nights (-0.17).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 24 percent (February)
A total of 255,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 61,000 (+24.5 %)
- Nuijamaa: 108,000 (+42.0 %)
- Imatra: 49,700 (+55.9 %)
- Niirala: 21,200 (+20.4 %)
- Vartius: 7,800 (+13.6 %)
- Kuusamo: 610 (+44.1 %)
- Salla: 2,900 (+29.5 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 2,600 (+22.3 %)
Russian visa applications increased 29 percent (February)
There was a total of 51,600 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 83.4 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Accommodation sales 948,000 euro (February)
Registered accommodation sales in February were 948,000 euro (-32,500).
Registered January-February sales were 1.9 million euro and they decreased 62,500 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
| February 2020 Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 100 € | 5.9 % | 100 € | 5.0 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 68 € | 3.5 % | 68 € | 4.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 34 € | 5.6 % | 34 € | 9.8 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (February)
Registered Accommodation
28 accommodation establishments (+0)
990 rooms (-80)
2,400 beds (-58)
Room utilization 33.7 % (-0.1)
Unsold rooms 650
Registered room utilization
Website's user sessions by language
Sources: Finnish Border Guard, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland
Kymenlaakson liitto
PL 35, 48601 KOTKA
Karhulantie 36 B, 48600 KOTKA