Pielinen Karelia Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats

In March 2021, 11,700 bed nights were recorded in Pielinen Karelia Region (+55.4 %), of which 11,600 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 63 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights increased 73 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 92 percent. In total, bed nights increased 55 percent from last year's March.

Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Greece (52 nights).

10,800 nights (+71.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 900 nights (-25.7 %) by business visitors.

Between January and March, 30,100 bed nights (+26.7 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 460 (-88.0 %) for foreigners in Pielinen Karelia Region, in total 30,600 (+10.8 %) 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.

A total of 26,800 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

• Vaalimaa: 6,800 (-80.4 %)
• Nuijamaa: 7,900 (-86.5 %)
• Imatra: 3,600 (-87.1 %)

• Niirala: 5,200 (-64.3 %)
• Vartius: 1,800 (-64.3 %)
• Kuusamo: 101 (-80.9 %)
• Salla: 62 (-95.6 %)
• Raja-Jooseppi: 28 (-97.4 %)

Accommodation sales 1.0 million euro (March)

Total accommodation sales in March were 1.0 million euro (-34,200). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 35.8 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 651,000 euro (+275,000) and non-registered sales 362,000 euro (-309,000).

Total January-March sales were 2.7 million euro and they decreased 637,000 euro from the previous year.

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