South Karelia
Accommodation and Travel Stats
November 2021
South Karelia: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
36,900
35,200
1,700
19,700
18,900
780
2.0 mill. €
32
1,900
5,300
9.2 mill. €
0.8 °C
46 mm
4.0
41,500 bed nights in paid accommodation
Total of 41,500 bed nights (+3.5 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in South Karelia in November 2021. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 89 % and non-registered 11 %.
Between January and November, the number of paid bed nights was 583,000 (-2.4 %). Share of registered was 85 % and non-registered 15 %.
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 10 percent
In November 2021, 36,900 registered bed nights were recorded in South Karelia (+10.2 %), of which 35,200 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,700 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 14 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 33 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 10 percent from last year's November.
25,700 nights (+17.3 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 11,200 nights (-3.2 %) by business visitors.
Between January and November, 479,000 registered bed nights (+12.4 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 16,300 (-74.9 %) for foreigners in South Karelia, in total 496,000 (+0.9 %) 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
19,700 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 24 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 96.0 percent were domestic, and 4.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Karelia on average 1.9 nights (-0.16) and foreigners 2.1 nights (-2.2).
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
1,300 air travelers (Lappeenranta)
The airport received a total of 1,300 passengers.
In addition, there were 1,100 passengers departing the airport, therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 1,100.
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 48 percent
A total of 35,100 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
The share of southeastern border stations was 70.7 percent.
- Vaalimaa: 10,000 (+56.0 %)
- Nuijamaa: 11,900 (+88.9 %)
- Imatra: 2,900 (-16.8 %)
- Vainikkala (train): 21
- Niirala: 6,900 (+43.0 %)
- Vartius: 2,600 (+48.5 %)
- Kuusamo: 66 (+153.8 %)
- Salla: 121 (+266.7 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 60 (+160.9 %)
Accommodation sales 2.2 million euro
Total accommodation sales in November were 2.2 million euro (+36,700). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 6.8 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 2.0 million euro (+249,000) and non-registered sales 147,000 euro (-212,000).
Total January-November sales were 27.0 million euro and they increased 354,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
November 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-November 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 127 € | -43.1 % | 154 € | -8.4 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 92 € | 3.1 % | 99 € | 4.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 55 € | 3.5 % | 48 € | 4.6 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 39 € | -57.5 % | 65 € | -13.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 37 € | 11.8 % | 40 € | 8.1 % |
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 (+20)
5,300 beds (+13)
Room utilization 39.7 % (+3.1)
Unsold rooms 1,100
Bed utilization 23.1 % (+2.1)
Airbnb and Vrbo
230 accommodation establishments (-58)
200 apartments (-54)
460 rooms (-80)
Apartment utilization 30.9 % (-11)
Unsold apartments 140
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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