Mikkeli
Accommodation and Travel Stats
July 2023
Mikkeli: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
44,300 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 44,300 bed nights (-12.7 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Mikkeli in July 2023. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 75 % and non-registered 25 %.
Between January and July, the number of paid bed nights was 152,000 (-2.9 %). Share of registered was 69 % and non-registered 31 %.
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.
33,300 registered bed nights
In July 2023, 33,300 registered bed nights were recorded in Mikkeli (-14.1 %), of which 30,500 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,800 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased seven percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 53 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 14 percent from last year's July.
28,000 nights (-11.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 5,300 nights (-25.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and July, 97,000 registered bed nights (-0.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 8,400 (-16.0 %) for foreigners in Mikkeli, in total 105,000 (-1.8 %) 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
Comparison of registered bed nights between regions
21,700 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased five percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 94.2 percent were domestic, and 5.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During July, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Mikkeli on average 1.5 nights (-0.04) and foreigners 2.2 nights (-1.8).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
39,400 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 39,400 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 21,600 (-41.8 %)
- Nuijamaa: 8,200 (-66.5 %)
- Imatra: 2,700 (-73.8 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 0.0
- Niirala: 5,000 (-46.8 %)
- Vartius: 1,600 (-41.9 %)
- Kuusamo: 18 (-61.7 %)
- Salla: 147 (-64.8 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 77 (-83.5 %)
Accommodation sales 2.1 million euro
Total accommodation sales in July were 2.1 million euro (-39,100). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 20.8 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 1.6 million euro (-104,000) and non-registered sales 433,000 euro (+65,300).
Total January-July sales were 8.0 million euro and they increased 594,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
July 2023
Amount |
Change |
jan-July 2023
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Non-Registered) | 164 € | 29.3 % | 157 € | 11.2 % |
Revpar (Non-Registered) | 127 € | 24.0 % | 90 € | 6.0 % |
Adr (Registered) | 114 € | -2.1 % | 104 € | -0.1 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 68 € | 3.1 % | 44 € | 5.6 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 49 € | 9.5 % | 59 € | 11.2 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Non-registered accommodation sales
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
16 accommodation establishments (-2)
740 rooms (-99)
1,800 beds (-340)
Room utilization 60.0 % (+3.0)
Unsold rooms 300
Bed utilization 54.7 % (+1.4)
Airbnb and Vrbo
176 accommodation establishments (+6)
153 apartments (+2)
340 rooms (+29)
Apartment utilization 77.4 % (-3.3)
Unsold apartments 35
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
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: Airdna, Finnish Border Guard, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
Raatihuoneenkatu 8 – 10
50100 Mikkeli
Puh. (015) 1941
(Kuva:Jyri Tiusanen)

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