Saimaa Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
January 2020
Saimaa Region: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
127,000
91,500
50,400
41,100
61,300
48,200
30,900
17,300
5.9 mill. €
4.7 mill. €
110
4,100
11,600
37 %
1.9
1.6
2.4
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased two percent
In January 2020, 91,500 registered bed nights were recorded in Saimaa Region (+2.3 %), of which 50,400 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 41,100 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased four percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 11 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased two percent from last year's January.
59,300 nights (-0.5 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 32,200 nights (+8.0 %) 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
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay was 1.9 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased seven percent compared to earlier year. In Saimaa Region, length of stay in January was on average 1.9 nights and in Finland 2.0 nights (-1.9 %).
During January, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.6 nights and foreigners 2.4 nights .
48,200 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 10 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 64.2 percent were domestic, and 35.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During January, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.6 nights (-0.15) and foreigners 2.4 nights (-0.18).
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 25 percent
A total of 291,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 91.8 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 85,500 (+21.9 %)
- Nuijamaa: 106,000 (+30.6 %)
- Imatra: 55,800 (+29.3 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 19,600 (+30.1 %)
- Niirala: 25,700 (+20.4 %)
- Vartius: 9,200 (+3.5 %)
- Kuusamo: 720 (+11.7 %)
- Salla: 4,000 (+14.9 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 3,000 (+5.6 %)
Accommodation sales 4.7 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in January were 4.7 million euro (+167,000).
Average prices
|
January 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 103 € | 7.7 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 52 € | 1.3 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 38 € | 10.1 % |
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
110 accommodation establishments (+6)
4,100 rooms (-36)
11,600 beds (+139)
Room utilization 37.2 % (+0.84)
Unsold rooms 2,600
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
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: 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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