Saimaa Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
April 2022
Saimaa Region: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
82,500
4.3 mill. €
98
4,000
11,100
39 %
1.8 °C
21 mm
Registered bed nights increased 70 percent (March)
In March 2022, 82,500 registered bed nights were recorded in Saimaa Region (+69.6 %), of which 63,600 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 14,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased two percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 15 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 70 percent from last year's March.
56,600 nights (+105.1 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 25,900 nights (+23.0 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 240,000 registered bed nights (+4.3 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 92,200 (-8.4 %) for foreigners in Saimaa Region, in total 209,000 (+38.7 %) 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
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 19 percent
A total of 31,300 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 75.5 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 14,100 (+105.0 %)
- Nuijamaa: 8,800 (+18.0 %)
- Imatra: 760 (-78.8 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 4.0 (-33.3 %)
- Niirala: 5,400 (+2.0 %)
- Vartius: 1,900 (+8.2 %)
- Kuusamo: 21 (-74.1 %)
- Salla: 173 (+174.6 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 83 (+144.1 %)
Russian visa applications increased 800 percent (February)
There was a total of 7,500 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 82.4 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Average prices
|
April 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-April 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 152 € | -11.0 % | 144 € | -8.0 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 73 € | -7.3 % | 62 € | -17.0 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Airbnb and Vrbo
800 accommodation establishments (-310)
730 apartments (-290)
1,700 rooms (-740)
Apartment utilization 47.7 % (+3.3)
Unsold apartments 380
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities
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, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland
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