Lappeenranta Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats

July 2022

Lappeenranta Region: Tourism in a nutshell

Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.

Bed Nights (June)

41,400

4 %

38,900

7 %

2,500

91 %

Top 3:

Poland

660

352 %

Russia

240

452 %

Germany

210

310 %

Visitors (June)

20,700

5 %

19,600

8 %

1,100

82 %

Top 3:

Germany

147

635 %

Russia

123

435 %

Italy

8,100 %

Accommodation Sales (June)

2.2 mill. €

10 %

Average prices:

Night

52.20 €

6.70 €

Room

105.70 €

11.00 €

RevPAR

65.20 €

7.30 €

Capacity (June)

6 %

1,200

2 %

3,200

3 %

Utilization (June)

62 %

1 %

40 %

2 %

Weather

18.2 °C

3.4 °C

62 mm

19 mm

41,400 registered bed nights (June)

In June 2022, 41,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Lappeenranta Region (-4.1 %), of which 38,900 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased seven percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 91 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased four percent from last year's June.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Poland (660 nights).

27,400 nights (-21.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 14,000 nights (+70.9 %) by business visitors.

Between January and June, 163,000 registered bed nights (+43.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 10,000 (+148.9 %) for foreigners in Lappeenranta Region, in total 173,000 (+47.0 %) 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

Market share 1.9 percent (June)

Total of 2.1 million registered bed nights (+24.5 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.8 million nights (+8.2 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 367,000 nights (+357.2 %) by foreigners.

The market share of Lappeenranta Region out of total registered bed nights was 1.9 % (-0.6 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 2.2 % and foreign bed nights 0.7 %.

20,700 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (June)

Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased five percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 94.6 percent were domestic, and 5.4 percent were from foreign countries.

During June, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Lappeenranta Region on average 2.0 nights (+0.02) and foreigners 2.2 nights (+0.1).

Visitor days

Visitor days by region

Visitor days by city

Visitor days by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

International = International cruise ships

Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 145 percent

A total of 85,100 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

Vaalimaa: 37,000 (+265.4 %)
Nuijamaa: 24,500 (+116.5 %)
Imatra: 10,400 (+248.5 %)

Niirala: 9,400 (+36.4 %)
Vartius: 2,800 (+25.3 %)
Kuusamo: 47 (+46.9 %)
Salla: 420 (+221.5 %)
Raja-Jooseppi: 470 (+598.5 %)

Russian visa applications increased 330 percent (June)

There was a total of 12,000 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 81.5 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.

Accommodation sales 2.2 million euro (June)

Registered accommodation sales in June were 2.2 million euro (+196,000).

Registered January-June sales were 8.7 million euro and they increased 3.0 million euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
	June 2022 Amount	Change	jan-June 2022 Amount	Change
Adr (Registered)	106 €	11.6 %	96 €	5.8 %
Revpar (Registered)	65 €	12.5 %	46 €	53.7 %
Bed Night (Registered)	52 €	14.7 %	50 €	3.5 %

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 (June)

Registered Accommodation

16 accommodation establishments (-1)
1,200 rooms (-26)
3,200 beds (-115)

Room utilization 61.7 % (+0.5)
Unsold rooms 450
Bed utilization 40.0 % (+0.7)

Registered room utilization for establishments

Website's user sessions by language

Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities

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

Visitor count by attraction

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

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Lappeenranta Region Accommodation and Travel Stats