Saimaa Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2018
Saimaa Region: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased five percent
In December 2018, 84,300 registered bed nights were recorded in Saimaa Region (+5.0 %), of which 62,600 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 21,700 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 10 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased six percent. In total, registered bed nights increased five percent from last year's December.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (15,400 nights).
59,300 nights (-0.3 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 25,000 nights (+20.2 %) by business visitors.
Between January and December, 963,000 registered bed nights (-11.0 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 372,000 (-8.5 %) for foreigners in Saimaa Region, in total 1.5 million (+0.2 %) 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
Length of stay increased four percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased four percent compared to earlier year. In Saimaa Region, length of stay in December was on average 1.8 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (+1.4 %).
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.8 nights (+0.1 %) and foreigners 1.9 nights (+0.4 %).
45,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased one percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 75.5 percent were domestic, and 24.5 percent were from foreign countries.
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.8 nights (+0.06) and foreigners 1.9 nights (+0.13).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors 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 four percent
A total of 293,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 90.8 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 84,800 (-2.8 %)
- Nuijamaa: 109,000 (+15.0 %)
- Imatra: 55,700 (-4.4 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 16,400 (-0.2 %)
- Niirala: 25,100 (+10.3 %)
- Vartius: 10,200 (-0.5 %)
- Kuusamo: 630 (+15.3 %)
- Salla: 3,700 (-17.1 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 3,200 (+0.7 %)
Accommodation sales 3.8 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in December were 3.8 million euro (+502,000).
Registered January-December sales were 63.7 million euro and they increased 1.3 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
December 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-December 2018
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 93 € | 8.6 % | 89 € | 3.4 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 45 € | 9.6 % | 43 € | 1.9 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 32 € | 15.8 % | 40 € | 5.9 % |
Total accommodation sales
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Non-registered accommodation sales
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
104 accommodation establishments (+0)
4,100 rooms (+90)
11,500 beds (-220)
Room utilization 34.5 % (+2.1)
Unsold rooms 2,700
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Visitor count by attraction
Sources: Finnish Border Guard, Statistics Finland, Visitory Research Team
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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