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

61,000

1 %

50,600

14 %

10,400

278 %

Top 3:

Russia

6,100

2,578 %

Germany

540

22 %

Italy

350

40 %

Visitors

34,100

5 %

28,700

8 %

5,300

276 %

Top 3:

Russia

3,100

3,019 %

Sweden

250

303 %

Germany

240

35 %

Accommodation Sales

3.1 mill. €

5 %

Average prices:

Night

50.70 €

3.10 €

Room

100.30 €

1.90 €

RevPAR

61.70 €

9.80 €

Capacity

31

3 %

1,800

4 %

5,300

2 %

Utilization

62 %

17 %

Weather

18.2 °C

3.1 °C

39 mm

62 mm

76,900 bed nights in paid accommodation

Total of 76,900 bed nights (+5.1 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in South Karelia in August 2022. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 79 % and non-registered 21 %.

Between January and August, the number of paid bed nights was 486,000 (+15.7 %). 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.

61,000 registered bed nights

In August 2022, 61,000 registered bed nights were recorded in South Karelia (-1.3 %), of which 50,600 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 10,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 14 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 280 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased one percent from last year's August.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (6,100 nights).

42,800 nights (-14.7 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 18,200 nights (+57.3 %) by business visitors.

Between January and August, 377,000 registered bed nights (+10.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 31,600 (+200.1 %) for foreigners in South Karelia, in total 409,000 (+16.3 %) 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 2.6 percent

Total of 2.3 million registered bed nights (+12.6 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.8 million nights (-2.2 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 560,000 nights (+114.2 %) by foreigners.

The market share of South Karelia out of total registered bed nights was 2.6 % (-0.4 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 2.9 % and foreign bed nights 1.9 %.

Comparison of registered bed nights between regions

34,100 tourists arrived to registered accommodation

Arrivals to registered accommodation increased five percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 84.3 percent were domestic, and 15.7 percent were from foreign countries.

During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Karelia on average 1.8 nights (-0.13) and foreigners 1.9 nights (+0.01).

Visitor days

Visitor days by region

Visitor days by city

Visitor days by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

1,700 air travelers (Lappeenranta)

The airport received a total of 1,700 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 116 percent.

In addition, there were 1,600 passengers departing the airport (+132.7 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 3,300 (+370.9 %).

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

Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 250 percent

A total of 129,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

Vaalimaa: 59,700 (+405.7 %)
Nuijamaa: 36,900 (+210.0 %)
Imatra: 18,400 (+518.8 %)

Niirala: 9,900 (+36.3 %)
Vartius: 3,100 (+47.2 %)
Kuusamo: 68 (+36.0 %)
Salla: 720 (+234.6 %)
Raja-Jooseppi: 740 (+1,054.7 %)

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 3.6 million euro

Total accommodation sales in August were 3.6 million euro (+292,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 14.5 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 3.1 million euro (+150,000) and non-registered sales 524,000 euro (+142,000).

Total January-August sales were 22.3 million euro and they increased 3.5 million euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
	August 2022 Amount	Change	jan-August 2022 Amount	Change
Adr (Non-Registered)	145 €	0.9 %	145 €	-8.8 %
Adr (Registered)	100 €	2.0 %	100 €	0.3 %
Revpar (Non-Registered)	95 €	40.8 %	69 €	-2.5 %
Revpar (Registered)	62 €	19.0 %	49 €	28.2 %
Bed Night (Registered)	51 €	6.4 %	48 €	4.2 %

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 (-73)
5,300 beds (-134)

Room utilization 61.5 % (+8.8)
Unsold rooms 700

Airbnb and Vrbo

300 accommodation establishments (+23)
260 apartments (+13)
590 rooms (+58)

Apartment utilization 64.8 % (+18)
Unsold apartments 90

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

August 2022