North Savonia
Accommodation and Travel Stats
January 2019
Notice
This is a non-premium report and will only show data up to 12 months from now.
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 trends.
North Savonia: Tourism in a nutshell
54,600
42,500
12,100
3.1 mill.
44
2,400
6,000
Temperature
Rainfall
54,600 registered bed nights
In January 2019, 54,600 bed nights were recorded in North Savonia (-7.7 %), of which 42,500 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 12,100 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased seven percent and foreign bed nights decreased 11 percent. In total, bed nights decreased eight percent from last year's January.
32,600 nights (-14.5 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 22,100 nights (+4.4 %) 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 3.5 percent
Total of 1.5 million bed nights (+1.1 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 869,000 nights (+1.5 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 675,000 nights (+0.6 %) by foreigners.
The market share of North Savonia out of total bed nights was 3.5 % (-0.3 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 4.9 % and foreign bed nights 1.8 %.
29,600 tourists arrived to accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased seven percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 88.7 percent were domestic, and 11.3 percent were from foreign countries.
During January, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in North Savonia on average 1.6 nights (-0.02) and foreigners 3.6 nights (+0.14).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
262,000 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 262,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 80.1 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 70,200 (-12.5 %)
- Nuijamaa: 81,500 (-1.6 %)
- Imatra: 43,200 (-5.6 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 15,100 (+7.4 %)
- Niirala: 21,400 (-4.0 %)
- Vartius: 8,900 (-6.8 %)
- Kuusamo: 640 (+0.5 %)
- Salla: 3,500 (-18.9 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 2,800 (-2.9 %)
Russian visa applications increased one percent
There was a total of 34,000 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 82.2 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Accommodation sales 3.1 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in January were 3.1 million euro (+44,000).
Average prices
| January 2019 Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 98 € | 5.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 57 € | 9.9 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 41 € | 8.1 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
44 accommodation establishments (-1)
2,400 rooms (-134)
6,000 beds (-270)
Room utilization 41.7 % (+1.1)
Unsold rooms 1,400
Bed utilization 22.5 % (-8.5)
Registered room utilization
Sources: Finnish Border Guard, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland