Saariselkä
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2019
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.
Saariselkä: Tourism in a nutshell
21,800
8,700
13,100
9,800
2,900
6,900
1.1 mill.
11
1,300
3,900
Temperature
Rainfall
21,800 registered bed nights (November)
In November 2019, 21,800 bed nights were recorded in Saariselkä (-13.3 %), of which 8,700 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 13,100 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased 10 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 15 percent. In total, bed nights decreased 13 percent from last year's November.
Between January and November, 154,000 bed nights (-1.1 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 155,000 (+0.6 %) for foreigners in Saariselkä, in total 309,000 (-0.2 %) nights.
16,300 nights (-19.7 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 5,500 nights (+12.9 %) 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 1.4 percent (November)
Total of 1.6 million bed nights (+4.9 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.1 million nights (+5.5 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 453,000 nights (+3.4 %) by foreigners.
The market share of Saariselkä out of total bed nights was 1.4 % (-0.3 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 0.8 % and foreign bed nights 2.9 %.
9,800 tourists arrived to accommodation (November)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased nine percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 29.5 percent were domestic, and 70.5 percent were from foreign countries.
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saariselkä on average 3.0 nights (-0.53) and foreigners 1.9 nights (-0.03).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 1.1 million euro (November)
Registered accommodation sales in November were 1.1 million euro (-816,000).
Registered January-November sales were 21.9 million euro and they increased 2.0 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
| November 2019 Amount |
Change |
jan-November 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 91 € | -34.7 % | € | |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 51 € | -33.4 % | € | |
| Revpar (Registered) | 29 € | -40.9 % | € |
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (November)
11 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,300 rooms (+7)
3,900 beds (+17)
Room utilization 31.4 % (-3.2)
Unsold rooms 920
Registered room utilization
Sources: Statistics Finland
