South Karelia - Accommodation and Travel Stats

South Karelia: Tourism in a nutshell

Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.

Bed Nights

62,200

2 %

58,800

1 %

3,400

111 %

Top 3:

Russia

800

499 %

Slovakia

470

Germany

340

53 %

Visitors

29,600

1 %

28,200

1 %

1,300

70 %

Top 3:

Russia

380

538 %

Germany

148

13 %

Sweden

112

49 %

Accommodation Sales

3.6 mill. €

26 %

Average prices:

Night

57.60 €

11.00 €

Room

106.80 €

5.50 €

RevPAR

68.20 €

17.20 €

Capacity

31

3 %

1,800

5 %

5,100

4 %

Utilization

64 %

27 %

39 %

7 %

Weather

6.3 °C

0.6 °C

1 mm

59 mm

Gained Followers

32

1 %

18

72,200 bed nights in paid accommodation

Total of 72,200 bed nights (+7.6 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in South Karelia in October 2022. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 86 % and non-registered 14 %.

Between January and October, the number of paid bed nights was 618,000 (+14.2 %). Share of registered was 84 % and non-registered 16 %.

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. Non-registered bed nights statistics include bed nights from AirBnB and Vrbo.

Registered bed nights increased two percent

In October 2022, 62,200 registered bed nights were recorded in South Karelia (+2.3 %), of which 58,800 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased one percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 111 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased two percent from last year's October.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (800 nights).

41,800 nights (-11.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 20,400 nights (+50.4 %) by business visitors.

Between January and October, 473,000 registered bed nights (+6.5 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 46,900 (+220.5 %) for foreigners in South Karelia, in total 520,000 (+13.3 %) 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

Market share 3.7 percent

Total of 1.7 million registered bed nights (+0.7 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.4 million nights (-6.4 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 305,000 nights (+52.6 %) by foreigners.

The market share of South Karelia out of total registered bed nights was 3.7 % (+0.1 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 4.3 % and foreign bed nights 1.1 %.

Comparison of registered bed nights between regions

29,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation

Arrivals to registered accommodation increased one percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 95.5 percent were domestic, and 4.5 percent were from foreign countries.

During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Karelia on average 2.1 nights (+0.01) and foreigners 2.5 nights (+0.49).

Visitor days

Visitor days by region

Visitor days by city

Visitor days by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

1,300 air travelers (Lappeenranta)

The airport received a total of 1,300 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 12 percent.

In addition, there were 1,000 passengers departing the airport (-17.9 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 2,400 (+91.1 %).

Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Lappeenranta)

Arriving passengers from (Lappeenranta)

Passengers on transfers from (Lappeenranta)

Departing passengers to (Lappeenranta)

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

International = International cruise ships

30,600 Russian travelers via eastern border

A total of 30,600 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

Vaalimaa: 16,400 (+39.5 %)
Nuijamaa: 5,600 (-54.8 %)
Imatra: 2,500 (-16.0 %)

Niirala: 4,200 (-48.5 %)
Vartius: 1,500 (-44.6 %)
Kuusamo: 20 (-61.5 %)
Salla: 220 (+4.8 %)
Raja-Jooseppi: 91 (+15.2 %)

Russian visa applications increased 330 percent (June)

There was a total of 12,000 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 81.5 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.

Accommodation sales 3.9 million euro

Total accommodation sales in October were 3.9 million euro (+885,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 9.1 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 3.6 million euro (+747,000) and non-registered sales 359,000 euro (+138,000).

Total January-October sales were 29.4 million euro and they increased 4.6 million euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
	October 2022 Amount	Change	jan-October 2022 Amount	Change
Adr (Non-Registered)	151 €	9.3 %	145 €	-7.2 %
Adr (Registered)	107 €	5.5 %	101 €	1.6 %
Revpar (Non-Registered)	69 €	44.2 %	69 €	3.1 %
Revpar (Registered)	68 €	33.7 %	51 €	26.4 %
Bed Night (Registered)	58 €	23.6 %	50 €	5.9 %

adr=average daily rate, revpar=revenue per available room (adr * utilization), bed night=accommodation sales per bed nights

Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization

Registered Accommodation

31 accommodation establishments (-1)
1,800 rooms (-98)
5,100 beds (-190)

Room utilization 63.9 % (+13)
Unsold rooms 640
Bed utilization 39.0 % (+2.6)

Airbnb and Vrbo

270 accommodation establishments (+40)
240 apartments (+24)
560 rooms (+100)

Apartment utilization 45.8 % (+11)
Unsold apartments 129

Registered room utilization for establishments

Website's user sessions by language

Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities

Accommodation customer satisfaction comparison between regions

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.

South Karelia Accommodation and Travel Stats

October 2022