South Karelia
Accommodation and Travel Stats
October 2020
South Karelia: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
54,300
51,700
2,600
24,700
23,800
810
2.4 mill. €
33
1,900
5,400
10.8 mill. €
7.3 °C
70 mm
40
63,600 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 63,600 bed nights (-14.0 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in South Karelia in October 2020. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 85 % and non-registered 15 %.
Between January and October, the number of paid bed nights was 557,000 (-26.8 %). Share of registered was 82 % and non-registered 18 %.
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.
54,300 registered bed nights
In October 2020, 54,300 registered bed nights were recorded in South Karelia (-16.1 %), of which 51,700 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,600 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 10 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 85 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 16 percent from last year's October.
41,200 nights (-18.4 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 13,100 nights (-8.1 %) by business visitors.
Between January and October, 396,000 registered bed nights (-13.0 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 62,400 (-69.1 %) for foreigners in South Karelia, in total 458,000 (-30.2 %) 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
Comparison of registered bed nights between regions
24,700 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 30 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 96.7 percent were domestic, and 3.3 percent were from foreign countries.
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Karelia on average 2.2 nights (+0.27) and foreigners 3.2 nights (+1.5).
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
25,600 Russian travelers via eastern border
A total of 25,600 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 7,200 (-90.3 %)
- Nuijamaa: 6,600 (-94.3 %)
- Imatra: 3,500 (-92.5 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 0.0 (-100.0 %)
- Niirala: 5,300 (-76.8 %)
- Vartius: 2,000 (-77.9 %)
- Kuusamo: 59 (-87.1 %)
- Salla: 43 (-98.4 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 36 (-98.6 %)
Accommodation sales 2.9 million euro
Total accommodation sales in October were 2.9 million euro (-317,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 15.9 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 2.4 million euro (-526,000) and non-registered sales 462,000 euro (+209,000).
Total January-October sales were 24.5 million euro and they decreased 8.4 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
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October 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-October 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 210 € | 78.8 % | 165 € | 34.6 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 96 € | 99.3 % | 74 € | 21.4 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 93 € | -7.0 % | 95 € | -2.6 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 45 € | -1.9 % | 45 € | -0.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 43 € | -15.2 % | 38 € | -24.1 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
33 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,900 rooms (-61)
5,400 beds (-117)
Room utilization 46.3 % (-4.5)
Unsold rooms 1,000
Bed utilization 31.8 % (-5.8)
Airbnb and Vrbo
300 accommodation establishments (-28)
260 apartments (-25)
600 rooms (-68)
Apartment utilization 46.5 % (+6.3)
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
Sources: Airdna, Finavia, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Lappeenranta Airport, Socialblade, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
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