Kymenlaakso
Accommodation and Travel Stats
September 2020
Kymenlaakso: Tourism in a nutshell
21,600
20,000
1,600
13,200
12,700
510
1.3 mill. €
28
1,000
2,500
989,000 €
12.7 °C
51 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
21,600 registered bed nights
In September 2020, 21,600 bed nights were recorded in Kymenlaakso (-9.3 %), of which 20,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,600 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights increased two percent and foreign bed nights decreased 62 percent. In total, bed nights decreased nine percent from last year's September.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Estonia (350 nights).
12,400 nights (-0.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 9,200 nights (-18.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and September, 162,000 bed nights (-20.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 18,400 (-61.8 %) for foreigners in Kymenlaakso, in total 181,000 (-28.4 %) 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
13,200 tourists arrived to accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased seven percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 96.1 percent were domestic, and 3.9 percent were from foreign countries.
During September, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Kymenlaakso on average 1.6 nights (-0.05) and foreigners 3.1 nights (+1.2).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
23,800 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 23,800 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 6,300 (-90.9 %)
- Nuijamaa: 6,100 (-94.0 %)
- Imatra: 3,300 (-92.6 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 0.0 (-100.0 %)
- Niirala: 4,900 (-76.1 %)
- Vartius: 1,900 (-75.9 %)
- Kuusamo: 44 (-89.8 %)
- Salla: 66 (-97.3 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 34 (-98.6 %)
Russian visa applications decreased 99 percent
There was a total of 610 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 60.7 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Foreign visitors and their consumption
The number of foreign visitors in September was 7,000 (-77.0 %). Out of them 5,000 were on a daytrip and 2,100 stayed at least for one night.
The cumulative number of foreign visitors between January and September was 107,000 (-63.1 %).
Total consumption of these visitors in Kymenlaakso in September was 989,000 euro (140 per visitor). Overnight visitors spent 346,000 euro and day visitors 643,000 euro. Between January and September the consumption was 14.9 million euro.
The figures are estimates and based on TAK Border Research results.
Accommodation sales 1.3 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in September were 1.3 million euro (-192,000).
Registered January-September sales were 9.7 million euro and they decreased 3.9 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
| September 2020 Amount |
Change |
jan-September 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 100 € | 2.8 % | 102 € | 2.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 60 € | -4.0 % | 54 € | -0.5 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 40 € | -5.3 % | 40 € | -7.1 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
28 accommodation establishments (-1)
1,000 rooms (-77)
2,500 beds (-115)
Room utilization 40.6 % (-3.5)
Unsold rooms 620
Bed utilization 25.8 % (-1.8)
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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