Saimaa Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
September 2022
Saimaa Region: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
156,000
126,000
30,600
81,400
70,200
11,200
7.9 mill. €
113
4,700
13,500
55 %
18.0 °C
41 mm
219,000 bed nights in paid accommodation (August)
Total of 219,000 bed nights (+0.2 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Saimaa Region in August 2022. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 71 % and non-registered 29 %.
Between January and August, the number of paid bed nights was 1.3 million (+1.2 %). Share of registered was 74 % and non-registered 26 %.
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.
156,000 registered bed nights (August)
In August 2022, 156,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Saimaa Region (-2.4 %), of which 126,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 30,600 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 13 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 99 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased two percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (9,400 nights).
114,000 nights (-6.3 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 42,200 nights (+10.1 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 855,000 registered bed nights (+1.0 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 87,600 (+126.4 %) for foreigners in Saimaa Region, in total 943,000 (+6.5 %) 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
81,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (August)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased four percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 86.3 percent were domestic, and 13.7 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.8 nights (-0.02) and foreigners 2.7 nights (-0.32).
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 250 percent (August)
A total of 129,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 59,700 (+405.7 %)
- Nuijamaa: 36,900 (+210.0 %)
- Imatra: 18,400 (+518.8 %)
- Niirala: 9,900 (+36.3 %)
- Vartius: 3,100 (+47.2 %)
- Kuusamo: 68 (+36.0 %)
- Salla: 720 (+234.6 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 740 (+1,054.7 %)
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 9.9 million euro (August)
Total accommodation sales in August were 9.9 million euro (+256,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 20.3 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 7.9 million euro (+234,000) and non-registered sales 2.0 million euro (+22,900).
Total January-August sales were 58.8 million euro and they increased 4.6 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 140 € | -4.3 % | 145 € | -6.9 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 105 € | -1.4 % | 108 € | 2.2 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 90 € | 10.4 % | 79 € | -7.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 57 € | 7.1 % | 50 € | 18.3 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 51 € | 5.6 % | 51 € | 10.3 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (August)
Registered Accommodation
113 accommodation establishments (-7)
4,700 rooms (-187)
13,500 beds (-270)
Room utilization 54.7 % (+4.3)
Unsold rooms 2,100
Airbnb and Vrbo
1,100 accommodation establishments (-55)
950 apartments (-76)
2,100 rooms (-220)
Apartment utilization 63.8 % (+8.5)
Unsold apartments 340
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, Socialblade, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
Yhteistyössä Etelä-Karjalan liitto, Etelä-Savon Maakuntaliitto, goSaimaa Oy, Miksei Oy, Navitas Oy, Imatran kaupunki, Lappeenrannan kaupunki, Mikkelin kaupunki ja Savonlinnan kaupunki. Saimaa-alue käsittää Etelä-Karjalan, Etelä-Savon ja Varkauden seudun.
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