South Karelia
Accommodation and Travel Stats
June 2020
South Karelia: Tourism in a nutshell
11,200
11,000
172
4,500
4,400
79
465,000
29
1,600
5,000
17.5 °C
23 mm
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.
Temperature
Rainfall
11,200 registered bed nights (May)
In May 2020, 11,200 bed nights were recorded in South Karelia (-79.5 %), of which 11,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 172 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased 68 percent and foreign bed nights decreased 99 percent. In total, bed nights decreased 79 percent from last year's May.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (55 nights).
6,600 nights (-82.0 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 4,600 nights (-74.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 93,900 bed nights (-42.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 49,600 (-41.8 %) for foreigners in South Karelia, in total 144,000 (-42.2 %) 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
Bed nights by country of arrival
Bed nights comparison between regions
4,500 tourists arrived to accommodation (May)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 84 percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 98.2 percent were domestic, and 1.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Karelia on average 2.5 nights (+0.62) and foreigners 2.2 nights (+0.25).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
19,400 Russian travelers via eastern border (May)
A total of 19,400 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 66.8 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 4,600 (-94.7 %)
- Nuijamaa: 6,000 (-94.8 %)
- Imatra: 2,200 (-95.2 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 2.0 (-100.0 %)
- Niirala: 4,400 (-80.5 %)
- Vartius: 1,400 (-81.8 %)
- Kuusamo: 0.0 (-100.0 %)
- Salla: 19 (-99.5 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 23 (-99.3 %)
Russian visa applications increased 29 percent (February)
There was a total of 51,600 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 83.4 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Average prices
| May 2020 Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 188 € | 56.5 % | 139 € | 24.8 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 75 € | 36.1 % | 54 € | 15.0 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 67 € | -28.7 % | 95 € | -1.1 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 42 € | -16.5 % | 48 € | -3.3 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 9.7 € | -77.9 % | 27 € | -36.9 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (May)
Registered Accommodation
29 accommodation establishments (-5)
1,600 rooms (-460)
5,000 beds (-790)
Room utilization 14.5 % (-32)
(for establishments in use)
Unsold rooms 1,400
Airbnb and HomeAway
320 accommodation establishments (+9)
280 apartments (+14)
630 rooms (-9)
Apartment utilization 40.2 % (-6.2)
(for apartments in use)
Unsold apartments 166
Registered room utilization
Website's user sessions by language
Hotel customer satisfaction comparison between regions
Sources: Airdna, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
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