Lappeenranta Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats

February 2021

Lappeenranta Region: Tourism in a nutshell

Bed Nights (January)

14,700

52 %

14,100

14 %

510

96 %

Visitors (January)

7,000

56 %

6,900

31 %

118

98 %

Accommodation Sales (January)

691,000 €

60 %

Average prices:

Night

47.10 €

9.30 €

Room

84.40 €

17.70 €

RevPAR

21.50 €

23.70 €

Capacity (January)

11 %

1,100

5 %

3,100

3 %

Foreign Visitor Spending (January)

236,000 €

98 %

Daily Visitors

188,000 €

Overnight Visitors

48,000 €

Weather (January)

-5.6 °C

5.9 °C

38 mm

17 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.

Temperature

Rainfall

14,700 registered bed nights (January)

In January 2021, 14,700 bed nights were recorded in Lappeenranta Region (-51.7 %), of which 14,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 510 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased 14 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 96 percent. In total, bed nights decreased 52 percent from last year's January.

11,100 nights (-43.9 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 3,600 nights (-66.3 %) by business visitors.

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 2.2 percent (January)

Total of 681,000 bed nights (-59.2 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 629,000 nights (-34.3 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 52,000 nights (-92.7 %) by foreigners.

The market share of Lappeenranta Region out of total bed nights was 2.2 % (+0.3 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 2.2 % and foreign bed nights 1.0 %.

7,000 tourists arrived to accommodation (January)

Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 56 percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 98.3 percent were domestic, and 1.7 percent were from foreign countries.

During January, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Lappeenranta Region on average 2.1 nights (+0.41) and foreigners 4.3 nights (+1.9).

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

International = International cruise ships

23,500 Russian travelers via eastern border (January)

A total of 23,500 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

Vaalimaa: 6,800 (-92.0 %)
Nuijamaa: 6,100 (-94.3 %)
Imatra: 3,300 (-94.1 %)

Niirala: 4,700 (-81.6 %)
Vartius: 1,600 (-82.4 %)
Kuusamo: 88 (-87.7 %)
Salla: 82 (-98.0 %)
Raja-Jooseppi: 31 (-99.0 %)

Russian visa applications decreased 99 percent (January)

There was a total of 420 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 51.9 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.

Foreign visitors and their consumption (January)

The number of foreign visitors in January was 1,400 (-98.0 %). Out of them 1,200 were on a daytrip and 240 stayed at least for one night.

Total consumption of these visitors in Lappeenranta Region in January was 236,000 euro (165 per visitor). Overnight visitors spent 48,000 euro and day visitors 188,000 euro.

The figures are estimates and based on TAK Border Research results.

Accommodation sales 691,000 euro (January)

Registered accommodation sales in January were 691,000 euro (-1.0 million).

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
	January 2021 Amount	Change
Adr (Registered)	84 €	-17.3 %
Bed Night (Registered)	47 €	-16.5 %
Revpar (Registered)	21 €	-52.5 %

adr=average daily rate, revpar=revenue per available room (adr * utilization), bed night=accommodation sales per bed nights

Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization (January)

Registered Accommodation

17 accommodation establishments (-2)
1,100 rooms (-59)
3,100 beds (-90)

Room utilization 25.4 % (-19)
Unsold rooms 840
Bed utilization 15.2 % (-15)

Registered room utilization for establishments

Website's user sessions by language

Global Google searches for "lappeenranta region"

Global Google searches for "lappeenranta region + keyword"

Google searches for "lappeenranta region" by search region

The occurrence of hashtags on Instagram

The number of likes for posts with hashtags on Instagram

Hotel customer satisfaction by nationalities

Sources: Business Finland, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Border Research

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