Sodankylä
Accommodation and Travel Stats
January 2019
Notice
This is a non-premium report and will only show data up to 12 months from now.
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 trends.
Sodankylä: Tourism in a nutshell
29,100
5,300
23,700
10,000
1,300
8,700
12
720
2,400
-16.8 °C
28 mm
Temperature
Rainfall
Registered bed nights increased 13 percent
In January 2019, 29,100 bed nights were recorded in Sodankylä (+13.1 %), of which 5,300 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 23,700 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights increased 26 percent and foreign bed nights increased 11 percent. In total, bed nights increased 13 percent from last year's January.
21,300 nights (+12.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 7,800 nights (+14.4 %) 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
Bed nights by country of arrival
Market share 1.9 percent
Total of 1.5 million bed nights (+1.1 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 869,000 nights (+1.5 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 675,000 nights (+0.6 %) by foreigners.
The market share of Sodankylä out of total bed nights was 1.9 % (+0.2 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 0.6 % and foreign bed nights 3.5 %.
10,000 tourists arrived to accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased one percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 12.8 percent were domestic, and 87.2 percent were from foreign countries.
During January, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Sodankylä on average 4.2 nights (+0.95) and foreigners 2.7 nights (+0.21).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
12 accommodation establishments (+1)
720 rooms (+14)
2,400 beds (+83)
Room utilization 67.0 % (+7.1)
Unsold rooms 240
Registered room utilization
Sources: Finnish Meteorological Institute, Statistics Finland