South Karelia
Accommodation and Travel Stats
September 2021
South Karelia: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
46,600
44,000
2,500
23,400
22,600
860
2.6 mill. €
32
1,900
5,400
11.7 mill. €
8.8 °C
40 mm
-3.5
54,200 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 54,200 bed nights (-0.2 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in South Karelia in September 2021. 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 September, the number of paid bed nights was 474,000 (-3.9 %). 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 one percent
In September 2021, 46,600 registered bed nights were recorded in South Karelia (+0.6 %), of which 44,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased two percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 20 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased one percent from last year's September.
29,700 nights (-0.2 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 16,900 nights (+2.0 %) by business visitors.
Between January and September, 385,000 registered bed nights (+11.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 13,000 (-78.2 %) for foreigners in South Karelia, in total 398,000 (-1.4 %) 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
23,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 15 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 96.3 percent were domestic, and 3.7 percent were from foreign countries.
During September, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Karelia on average 2.0 nights (-0.19) and foreigners 2.9 nights (-11).
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
700 air travelers (Lappeenranta)
The airport received a total of 700 passengers.
In addition, there were 740 passengers departing the airport, therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 740.
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 40 percent
A total of 33,400 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 9,700 (+52.9 %)
- Nuijamaa: 10,600 (+73.2 %)
- Imatra: 2,900 (-11.9 %)
- Niirala: 6,800 (+38.9 %)
- Vartius: 2,200 (+14.8 %)
- Kuusamo: 62 (+40.9 %)
- Salla: 117 (+77.3 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 73 (+114.7 %)
Accommodation sales 2.9 million euro
Total accommodation sales in September were 2.9 million euro (+181,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 9.2 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 2.6 million euro (+184,000) and non-registered sales 268,000 euro (-2,700).
Total January-September sales were 21.7 million euro and they increased 166,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
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September 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-September 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 145 € | 0.5 % | 158 € | -1.4 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 96 € | 7.4 % | 99 € | 3.9 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 59 € | -5.3 % | 69 € | -3.1 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 56 € | 6.9 % | 48 € | 4.8 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 48 € | 12.8 % | 39 € | 6.3 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
32 accommodation establishments (-1)
1,900 rooms (-41)
5,400 beds (-194)
Room utilization 50.3 % (+2.4)
Unsold rooms 940
Bed utilization 27.9 % (+1.2)
Airbnb and Vrbo
250 accommodation establishments (-47)
230 apartments (-38)
500 rooms (-82)
Apartment utilization 40.7 % (-2.4)
Unsold apartments 135
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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