Lappeenranta - Accommodation and Travel Stats

Lappeenranta: Tourism in a nutshell

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

Bed Nights

39,700

3 %

38,500

4 %

1,200

29 %

Top 3:

Italy

210

54 %

Germany

173

34 %

Netherlands

123

193 %

Visitors

21,900

2 %

21,300

2 %

620

4 %

Top 3:

Italy

164

66 %

Germany

65

21 %

Netherlands

45

246 %

Accommodation Sales

2.0 mill. €

18 %

Average prices:

Night

50.20 €

6.50 €

Room

99.70 €

11.70 €

RevPAR

61.30 €

8.90 €

Capacity

11

0 %

1,100

1 %

3,100

2 %

Visitor Spending

6.2 mill. €

3 %

Weather

15.2 °C

0.9 °C

81 mm

33 mm

42,800 bed nights in paid accommodation

Total of 42,800 bed nights (+1.9 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Lappeenranta in August 2021. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 93 % and non-registered 7.3 %.

Between January and August, the number of paid bed nights was 237,000 (-3.4 %). Share of registered was 93 % and non-registered 7.2 %.

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. Non-registered bed nights statistics include bed nights from AirBnB and Vrbo.

Registered bed nights increased three percent

In August 2021, 39,700 registered bed nights were recorded in Lappeenranta (+2.7 %), of which 38,500 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,200 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased four percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 29 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased three percent from last year's August.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Italy (210 nights).

32,300 nights (+4.8 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 7,400 nights (-5.4 %) by business visitors.

Between January and August, 215,000 registered bed nights (+8.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 4,400 (-83.6 %) for foreigners in Lappeenranta, in total 220,000 (-2.5 %) 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

Total of 2.1 million registered bed nights (+22.9 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.8 million nights (+17.7 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 262,000 nights (+75.6 %) by foreigners.

The market share of Lappeenranta out of total registered bed nights was 1.9 % (-0.4 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 2.1 % and foreign bed nights 0.5 %.

21,900 tourists arrived to registered accommodation

Arrivals to registered accommodation increased two percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 97.2 percent were domestic, and 2.8 percent were from foreign countries.

During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Lappeenranta on average 1.8 nights (+0.04) and foreigners 1.9 nights (-0.68).

Visitor days

Visitor days by region

Visitor days by city

Visitor days by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

770 air travelers

The airport received a total of 770 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 27 percent.

In addition, there were 700 passengers departing the airport (+37.4 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 700 (-37.3 %).

Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)

Arriving passengers from

Passengers on transfers from

Departing passengers to

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

International = International cruise ships

Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 51 percent

A total of 37,200 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

Vaalimaa: 11,800 (+69.8 %)
Nuijamaa: 11,900 (+80.2 %)
Imatra: 3,000 (+0.9 %)

Niirala: 7,200 (+36.2 %)
Vartius: 2,100 (+21.8 %)
Kuusamo: 50 (-18.0 %)
Salla: 210 (+143.2 %)
Raja-Jooseppi: 64 (+128.6 %)

Russian visa applications increased 290 percent

There was a total of 2,500 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 56.8 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.

Accommodation sales 2.1 million euro

Total accommodation sales in August were 2.1 million euro (+256,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 4.0 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 2.0 million euro (+303,000) and non-registered sales 83,900 euro (-46,900).

Total January-August sales were 11.4 million euro and they increased 131,000 euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
	August 2021 Amount	Change	jan-August 2021 Amount	Change
Adr (Non-Registered)	107 €	-31.5 %	155 €	14.9 %
Adr (Registered)	100 €	13.3 %	98 €	4.5 %
Revpar (Non-Registered)	65 €	-28.4 %	76 €	22.6 %
Revpar (Registered)	61 €	16.9 %	43 €	4.7 %
Bed Night (Registered)	50 €	14.8 %	49 €	3.8 %

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

Registered Accommodation

11 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,100 rooms (+11)
3,100 beds (+51)

Room utilization 61.5 % (+1.9)
Unsold rooms 430
Bed utilization 39.0 % (-0.5)

Airbnb and Vrbo

66 accommodation establishments (-30)
57 apartments (-28)
102 rooms (-71)

Apartment utilization 60.3 % (+2.6)
Unsold apartments 23

Registered room utilization for establishments

Website's user sessions by language

Accommodation customer satisfaction (June)

Average customer satisfaction score on Booking.com given by accommodation customers in June was 8.49/10 (+0.1).

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.

Lappeenranta Accommodation and Travel Stats

August 2021

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