South Karelia
Accommodation and Travel Stats

May 2022

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South Karelia: Tourism in a nutshell

icon: star 44,100
76 %
icon: finland 41,100
69 %
icon: foreign 3,000
331 %
Top 3:
Estonia
330
80 %
Russia
280
299 %
Latvia
250
4,017 %
icon: star 21,200
74 %
icon: finland 20,100
70 %
icon: foreign 1,100
226 %
Top 3:
Russia
160
264 %
Sweden
90
246 %
France
88
icon: star 2.6 mill. €
105 %
Average prices:
Night
59.50 €
8.40 €
Room
98.70 €
6.60 €
RevPAR
50.00 €
25.30 €
icon: establishment 30
0 %
icon: room 1,800
3 %
icon: bed 5,200
2 %
icon: finland 6.9 mill. €
70 %

Registered bed nights increased 76 percent

In May 2022, 44,100 registered bed nights were recorded in South Karelia (+76.0 %), of which 41,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 69 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 330 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 76 percent from last year's May.

Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Estonia (330 nights).

26,700 nights (+54.8 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 17,400 nights (+122.8 %) by business visitors.

Between January and May, 182,000 registered bed nights (+70.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 10,100 (+214.9 %) for foreigners in South Karelia, in total 192,000 (+75.2 %) registered nights.

Registered bed nights

Registered bed nights by country of arrival

Market share 2.9 percent

Total of 1.5 million registered bed nights (+82.1 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.2 million nights (+57.9 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 319,000 nights (+345.0 %) by foreigners.

The market share of South Karelia out of total registered bed nights was 2.9 % (-0.1 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 3.3 % and foreign bed nights 0.9 %.

Comparison of registered bed nights between regions

21,200 tourists arrived to registered accommodation

Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 74 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 94.9 percent were domestic, and 5.1 percent were from foreign countries.

During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Karelia on average 2.0 nights (-0.01) and foreigners 2.7 nights (+0.67).

Visitor days

Visitor days by region

Visitor days by city

Visitor days by postal code

Visitor nights

Visitor nights by region

1,400 air travelers (Lappeenranta)

The airport received a total of 1,400 passengers.

Of local passengers, 0.0 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 0.0 %.

In addition, there were 1,300 passengers departing the airport, therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 2,700.

Arriving passengers (excl. transfers) (Lappeenranta)

Arriving passengers from (Lappeenranta)

Passengers on transfers from (Lappeenranta)

Departing passengers to (Lappeenranta)

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 36 percent

A total of 32,800 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

The share of southeastern border stations was 76.2 percent.

  • Vaalimaa: 15,300 (+117.0 %)
  • Nuijamaa: 9,300 (+27.1 %)
  • Imatra: 370 (-88.8 %)
  • Vainikkala (train): 5.0 (-75.0 %)
  • Niirala: 5,700 (+29.0 %)
  • Vartius: 1,900 (+59.0 %)
  • Kuusamo: 8.0 (+100.0 %)
  • Salla: 175 (+243.1 %)
  • Raja-Jooseppi: 63 (+152.0 %)

Accommodation sales 2.9 million euro

Total accommodation sales in May were 2.9 million euro (+1.4 million). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 11.1 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 2.6 million euro (+1.3 million) and non-registered sales 328,000 euro (+30,600).

Total January-May sales were 10.8 million euro and they increased 4.2 million euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
May 2022
Amount
Change jan-May 2022
Amount
Change
Adr (Non-Registered) 150 € -20.0 % 142 € -16.3 %
Adr (Registered) 99 € 7.2 % 94 € 3.5 %
Revpar (Non-Registered) 67 € 4.3 % 51 € -13.2 %
Bed Night (Registered) 59 € 16.4 % 51 € 2.2 %
Revpar (Registered) 50 € 102.0 % 38 € 71.7 %

Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization

Registered Accommodation

30 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,800 rooms (-57)
5,200 beds (-80)

Room utilization 50.7 % (+24)
Unsold rooms 870
Bed utilization 27.1 % (+12)

Airbnb and Vrbo

290 accommodation establishments (+0)
250 apartments (-6)
580 rooms (-23)

Apartment utilization 44.2 % (+10)
Unsold apartments 141

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

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Sources: Airdna, Finavia, Finnish Border Guard, Lappeenranta Airport, Statistics Finland, Tak Research

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