Saimaa Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2020
Saimaa Region: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
47,300 registered bed nights
In March 2020, 47,300 registered bed nights were recorded in Saimaa Region (-50.4 %), of which 37,500 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 9,800 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 46 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 62 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 50 percent from last year's March.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (7,400 nights).
29,400 nights (-55.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 17,900 nights (-40.2 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 162,000 registered bed nights (-17.1 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 72,700 (-10.1 %) for foreigners in Saimaa Region, in total 235,000 (-15.1 %) 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 was 1.9 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased less than one percent compared to earlier year. In Saimaa Region, length of stay in March was on average 1.9 nights and in Finland 2.3 nights (+14.6 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.8 nights (-6.6 %) and foreigners 2.0 nights (-3.2 %).
25,200 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 50 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 80.7 percent were domestic, and 19.3 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.8 nights (+0.0) and foreigners 2.0 nights (+0.03).
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
145,000 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 145,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 88.7 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 34,800 (-50.5 %)
- Nuijamaa: 59,000 (-44.4 %)
- Imatra: 27,800 (-42.0 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 7,400 (-49.4 %)
- Niirala: 14,700 (-35.2 %)
- Vartius: 5,200 (-42.6 %)
- Kuusamo: 530 (+4.5 %)
- Salla: 1,400 (-56.6 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 1,100 (-66.2 %)
Accommodation sales 2.5 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in March were 2.5 million euro (-2.1 million).
Registered January-March sales were 11.9 million euro and they decreased 1.7 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
March 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2020
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 96 € | 7.9 % | 100 € | 8.5 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 52 € | 8.1 % | 51 € | 2.7 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 24 € | -29.6 % | 35 € | -2.2 % |
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
102 accommodation establishments (-6)
3,900 rooms (-320)
11,200 beds (-490)
Room utilization 25.2 % (-13)
Unsold rooms 3,000
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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