South Savonia
Accommodation and Travel Stats

August 2019

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South Savonia: Tourism in a nutshell

Bed Nights

97,300

7 %

65,200

7 %

32,100

8 %

Top 3:

Russia

14,300

3 %

Germany

6,400

5 %

Italy

1,600

28 %

Visitors

49,700

9 %

39,400

7 %

10,300

16 %

Top 3:

Russia

3,800

11 %

Germany

1,500

30 %

Italy

850

2 %

Accommodation Sales

4.4 mill.

7 %

Average prices:

Night

45.60 €

6.30 €

Room

99.40 €

9.60 €

RevPAR

49.50 €

0.90 €

Capacity

0 %

3,100

3 %

8,400

4 %

Weather

14.6 °C

2.7 °C

41 mm

25 mm

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

97,300 registered bed nights

In August 2019, 97,300 bed nights were recorded in South Savonia (-7.4 %), of which 65,200 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 32,100 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased seven percent and foreign bed nights decreased eight percent. In total, bed nights decreased seven percent from last year's August.

Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Russia (14,300 nights).

76,400 nights (-6.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 20,900 nights (-10.4 %) by business visitors.

Between January and August, 405,000 bed nights (+1.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 123,000 (-1.6 %) for foreigners in South Savonia, in total 528,000 (+0.9 %) 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

Bed nights by country of arrival

Market share 4.0 percent

Total of 2.4 million bed nights (+3.9 %) were recorded in the whole country, of which 1.6 million nights (+3.7 %) were spent by domestic visitors and 786,000 nights (+4.1 %) by foreigners.

The market share of South Savonia out of total bed nights was 4.0 % (-0.5 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 4.0 % and foreign bed nights 4.1 %.

49,700 tourists arrived to accommodation

Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased nine percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 79.2 percent were domestic, and 20.8 percent were from foreign countries.

During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in South Savonia on average 1.7 nights (-0.01) and foreigners 3.1 nights (+0.27).

Ferry arrivals from different harbors

International = International cruise ships

Trips by Russian travelers over the eastern border increased 13 percent

A total of 348,000 Russians arrived in Finland over the eastern border crossings.

The share of southeastern border stations was 92.3 percent.

Vaalimaa: 104,000 (+9.0 %)
Nuijamaa: 139,000 (+22.2 %)
Imatra: 60,400 (+5.6 %)
Vainikkala (train): 18,000 (+18.5 %)

Niirala: 27,600 (+6.7 %)
Vartius: 9,600 (+7.0 %)
Kuusamo: 560 (+14.1 %)
Salla: 2,800 (+0.6 %)
Raja-Jooseppi: 3,100 (+32.3 %)

Russian visa applications increased 45 percent

There was a total of 90,700 visa applications to Finland made by the Russians. 84.3 percent were done at St. Petersburg's consulate.

Accommodation sales 4.4 million euro

Registered accommodation sales in August were 4.4 million euro (+303,000).

Registered January-August sales were 25.6 million euro and they increased 4.3 million euro from the previous year.

Average prices

= change at least 10 %
	August 2019 Amount	Change	jan-August 2019 Amount	Change
Adr (Registered)	99 €	10.6 %	101 €	15.7 %
Revpar (Registered)	50 €	1.9 %	43 €	10.8 %
Bed Night (Registered)	46 €	16.0 %	49 €	19.0 %

adr=average daily rate, revpar=revenue per available room (adr * utilization), bed night=accommodation sales per bed nights

Duty-free invoice vouchers stamped at the border stations

Registered accommodation sales

Average registered room price (ADR)

Capacity & Utilization

Registered Accommodation

93 accommodation establishments (+0)
3,100 rooms (+78)
8,400 beds (+330)

Room utilization 49.8 % (-4.3)
Unsold rooms 1,600
Bed utilization 37.1 % (-3.0)

Registered room utilization for establishments

Website's user sessions by language

Hotel customer satisfaction by nationalities

Sources: Business Finland, Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, Statistics Finland

South Savonia Accommodation and Travel Stats