South Ostrobothnia
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2019
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 trends.
South Ostrobothnia: Tourism in a nutshell
42,000
39,900
2,100
26,300
25,600
680
2.2 mill.
44
1,800
4,100
Temperature
Rainfall
Registered bed nights increased seven percent (November)
In November 2019, 42,000 bed nights were recorded in South Ostrobothnia (+7.2 %), of which 39,900 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 2,100 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights increased eight percent and foreign bed nights decreased nine percent. In total, bed nights increased seven percent from last year's November.
Between January and November, 660,000 bed nights (+1.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 44,000 (+40.9 %) for foreigners in South Ostrobothnia, in total 704,000 (+3.4 %) nights.
25,300 nights (+9.3 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 16,600 nights (+4.0 %) by business visitors.
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
Bed nights by country of arrival
Market share 2.7 percent (November)
Total of 1.6 million bed nights (+4.9 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.1 million nights (+5.5 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 453,000 nights (+3.4 %) by foreigners.
The market share of South Ostrobothnia out of total bed nights was 2.7 % (+0.1 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 3.6 % and foreign bed nights 0.5 %.
26,300 tourists arrived to accommodation (November)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 13 percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 97.4 percent were domestic, and 2.6 percent were from foreign countries.
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Ostrobothnia on average 1.6 nights (-0.09) and foreigners 3.0 nights (+0.07).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 2.2 million euro (November)
Registered accommodation sales in November were 2.2 million euro (+263,000).
Registered January-November sales were 30.2 million euro and they increased 1.5 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
| November 2019 Amount |
Change |
jan-November 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 82 € | 3.8 % | 85 € | 3.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 52 € | 6.0 % | 43 € | 1.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 39 € | 32.2 % | 39 € | 7.0 % |
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (November)
44 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,800 rooms (-260)
4,100 beds (-1,000)
Room utilization 47.3 % (+10)
Unsold rooms 960
Registered room utilization
Sources: Statistics Finland