Kymenlaakso
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2020
Kymenlaakso: Tourism in a nutshell
11,600
9,700
2,000
6,800
6,400
420
891,000 €
27
990
2,400
1.0 mill. €
-0.4 °C
64 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 and accommodation trends.
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Rainfall
11,600 registered bed nights (November)
In November 2020, 11,600 bed nights were recorded in Kymenlaakso (-35.8 %), of which 9,700 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,000 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased 32 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 51 percent. In total, bed nights decreased 36 percent from last year's November.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from United Kingdom (500 nights).
4,700 nights (-38.9 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 7,000 nights (-33.6 %) by business visitors.
Between January and November, 188,000 bed nights (-19.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 22,200 (-60.3 %) for foreigners in Kymenlaakso, in total 210,000 (-27.7 %) 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
Bed nights comparison between regions
6,800 tourists arrived to accommodation (November)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 43 percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 93.9 percent were domestic, and 6.1 percent were from foreign countries.
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kymenlaakso on average 1.5 nights (+0.06) and foreigners 4.7 nights (+2.8).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
25,000 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 25,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 6,400 (-92.3 %)
- Nuijamaa: 6,800 (-94.5 %)
- Imatra: 3,500 (-94.3 %)
- Niirala: 5,300 (-79.2 %)
- Vartius: 1,900 (-81.5 %)
- Kuusamo: 111 (-85.0 %)
- Salla: 54 (-98.4 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 35 (-98.9 %)
Russian visa applications decreased 99 percent
There was a total of 670 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 48.7 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Foreign visitors and their consumption (November)
The number of foreign visitors in November was 7,400 (-79.9 %). Out of them 5,600 were on a daytrip and 1,700 stayed at least for one night.
The cumulative number of foreign visitors between January and November was 123,000 (-65.9 %).
Total consumption of these visitors in Kymenlaakso in November was 1.0 million euro (138 per visitor). Overnight visitors spent 286,000 euro and day visitors 729,000 euro. Between January and November the consumption was 17.0 million euro.
The figures are estimates and based on TAK Border Research results.
Accommodation sales 891,000 euro (November)
Registered accommodation sales in November were 891,000 euro (-381,000).
Registered January-November sales were 11.7 million euro and they decreased 4.6 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
November 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-November 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 105 € | 4.4 % | 101 € | 1.7 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 77 € | 9.2 % | 56 € | -0.5 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 30 € | -22.9 % | 38 € | -9.6 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (November)
Registered Accommodation
27 accommodation establishments (-1)
990 rooms (-102)
2,400 beds (-170)
Room utilization 28.2 % (-10.0)
Unsold rooms 710
Bed utilization 16.2 % (-7.3)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Global Google searches for "kymenlaakso"
Global Google searches for "kymenlaakso + keyword"
Google searches for "kymenlaakso" by search region
The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram
Hotel customer satisfaction by nationalities
Hotel customer satisfaction comparison between regions
Sources: Business Finland, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Border Research
Kymenlaakson liitto
PL 2, 45101 KOUVOLA
Hovioikeudenkatu 6, 45100 Kouvola
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