South Savonia
Accommodation and Travel Stats
September 2022
South Savonia: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
84,300
66,100
18,200
42,400
37,600
4,800
4.2 mill. €
76
2,500
7,300
50 %
17.9 °C
43 mm
129,000 bed nights in paid accommodation (August)
Total of 129,000 bed nights (-0.9 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in South Savonia in August 2022. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 65 % and non-registered 35 %.
Between January and August, the number of paid bed nights was 699,000 (-8.3 %). Share of registered was 65 % and non-registered 35 %.
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.
84,300 registered bed nights (August)
In August 2022, 84,300 registered bed nights were recorded in South Savonia (-0.6 %), of which 66,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 18,200 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 11 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 76 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased one percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (4,500 nights).
66,000 nights (+4.2 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 18,300 nights (-14.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 401,000 registered bed nights (-8.5 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 50,300 (+107.9 %) for foreigners in South Savonia, in total 452,000 (-2.4 %) 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
42,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (August)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased nine percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 88.6 percent were domestic, and 11.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Savonia on average 1.8 nights (+0.07) and foreigners 3.8 nights (+0.18).
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
Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 250 percent (August)
A total of 129,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.
- Vaalimaa: 59,700 (+405.7 %)
- Nuijamaa: 36,900 (+210.0 %)
- Imatra: 18,400 (+518.8 %)
- Niirala: 9,900 (+36.3 %)
- Vartius: 3,100 (+47.2 %)
- Kuusamo: 68 (+36.0 %)
- Salla: 720 (+234.6 %)
- Raja-Jooseppi: 740 (+1,054.7 %)
Russian visa applications increased 330 percent (June)
There was a total of 12,000 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 81.5 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.
Accommodation sales 5.6 million euro (August)
Total accommodation sales in August were 5.6 million euro (-216,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 25.9 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 4.2 million euro (-89,200) and non-registered sales 1.5 million euro (-127,000).
Total January-August sales were 33.3 million euro and they increased 413,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 141 € | -5.7 % | 148 € | -6.0 % |
| Adr (Registered) | 111 € | -2.9 % | 118 € | 5.1 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 90 € | 4.0 % | 85 € | -7.4 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 55 € | -3.3 % | 53 € | 9.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 49 € | -1.5 % | 55 € | 16.4 % |
Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (August)
Registered Accommodation
76 accommodation establishments (-5)
2,500 rooms (-54)
7,300 beds (-17)
Room utilization 50.0 % (-0.2)
Unsold rooms 1,300
Airbnb and Vrbo
740 accommodation establishments (-88)
670 apartments (-95)
1,400 rooms (-290)
Apartment utilization 63.7 % (+5.9)
Unsold apartments 240
Registered room utilization for establishments
Website's user sessions by language
Accommodation customer satisfaction by nationalities
Accommodation customer satisfaction comparison between regions
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, Business Finland, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
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