Pielinen Karelia Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
July 2022
Pielinen Karelia Region: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
21,400
20,000
1,400
10,600
10,200
380
1.2 mill. €
24
510
1,600
57 %
40 %
17.5 °C
118 mm
33,400 bed nights in paid accommodation (June)
Total of 33,400 bed nights (-12.5 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Pielinen Karelia Region in June 2022. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 64 % and non-registered 36 %.
Between January and June, the number of paid bed nights was 133,000 (-8.3 %). Share of registered was 55 % and non-registered 45 %.
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.
21,400 registered bed nights (June)
In June 2022, 21,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Pielinen Karelia Region (-15.0 %), of which 20,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 19 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 194 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 15 percent from last year's June.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Austria (480 nights).
16,700 nights (-27.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 4,700 nights (+103.2 %) by business visitors.
Between January and June, 70,200 registered bed nights (-5.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 3,100 (+163.6 %) for foreigners in Pielinen Karelia Region, in total 73,300 (-2.7 %) 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
10,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (June)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 19 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 96.4 percent were domestic, and 3.6 percent were from foreign countries.
During June, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Pielinen Karelia Region on average 2.0 nights (+0.04) and foreigners 3.8 nights (+1.5).
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 1.6 million euro (June)
Total accommodation sales in June were 1.6 million euro (+33,400). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 24.2 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 1.2 million euro (+25,500) and non-registered sales 389,000 euro (+7,800).
Total January-June sales were 6.3 million euro and they increased 502,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
June 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-June 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 161 € | 10.7 % | 166 € | 14.2 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 126 € | 5.7 % | 123 € | 7.0 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 123 € | 25.6 % | 115 € | 22.9 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 72 € | 4.1 % | 55 € | 21.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 57 € | 20.2 % | 60 € | 18.2 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (June)
Registered Accommodation
24 accommodation establishments (+0)
510 rooms (+7)
1,600 beds (+51)
Room utilization 57.0 % (-0.9)
Unsold rooms 220
Bed utilization 40.2 % (-2.5)
Airbnb and Vrbo
156 accommodation establishments (-11)
134 apartments (-15)
310 rooms (-21)
Apartment utilization 76.1 % (+9.0)
Unsold apartments 32
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Global Google searches for "pielinen karelia region"
Global Google searches for "pielinen karelia region + keyword"
Google searches for "pielinen karelia region" by search region
Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities
Accommodation customer satisfaction comparison between regions
Sources: Airdna, Business Finland, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
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