Saimaa Region
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2021
Saimaa Region: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
93,300
65,100
61,300
3,800
45,400
35,100
33,300
1,700
4.3 mill. €
3.3 mill. €
100
4,000
11,200
30 %
1.9
1.8
2.2
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 32 percent
In December 2021, 65,100 registered bed nights were recorded in Saimaa Region (+31.5 %), of which 61,300 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3,800 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 28 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 151 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 32 percent from last year's December.
46,300 nights (+46.3 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 18,800 nights (+5.4 %) by business visitors.
Between January and December, 1.2 million registered bed nights (+17.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 58,500 (-47.5 %) for foreigners in Saimaa Region, in total 1.2 million (+11.4 %) 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 nine percent compared to earlier year. In Saimaa Region, length of stay in December was on average 1.9 nights and in Finland 2.2 nights (-5.9 %).
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.8 nights (-0.3 %) and foreigners 2.2 nights (+20.3 %).
35,100 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 45 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 95.1 percent were domestic, and 4.9 percent were from foreign countries.
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Saimaa Region on average 1.8 nights (-0.19) and foreigners 2.2 nights (-1.3).
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 52 percent
A total of 37,900 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 70.9 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 10,300 (+61.0 %)
- Nuijamaa: 12,800 (+86.2 %)
- Imatra: 2,600 (-25.5 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 1,200
- Niirala: 8,800 (+66.1 %)
- Vartius: 2,500 (+35.6 %)
- Kuusamo: 89 (-19.8 %)
- Salla: 197 (+264.8 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 81 (+131.4 %)
Accommodation sales 3.3 million euro
Registered accommodation sales in December were 3.3 million euro (+884,000).
Registered January-December sales were 59.2 million euro and they increased 8.3 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
December 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-December 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 97 € | -1.0 % | 103 € | 4.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 51 € | 3.6 % | 48 € | 4.5 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 29 € | 26.4 % | 41 € | 12.2 % |
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
100 accommodation establishments (-4)
4,000 rooms (+140)
11,200 beds (+220)
Room utilization 30.3 % (+6.6)
Unsold rooms 2,800
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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