Vaasa Region
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.
Vaasa Region: Tourism in a nutshell
23,800
19,000
4,900
15,300
13,200
2,100
1.8 mill.
16
1,100
2,200
Temperature
Rainfall
23,800 registered bed nights (November)
In November 2019, 23,800 bed nights were recorded in Vaasa Region (-0.2 %), of which 19,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 4,900 nights by foreigners. Domestic bed nights decreased two percent and foreign bed nights increased eight percent. In total, bed nights decreased less than one percent from last year's November.
Most foreign bed nights were recorded for travelers from Sweden (1,300 nights).
Between January and November, 254,000 bed nights (+9.0 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 66,600 (-4.6 %) for foreigners in Vaasa Region, in total 320,000 (+5.9 %) nights.
39 nights (-99.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 61 nights (-99.6 %) 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 1.5 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 Vaasa Region out of total bed nights was 1.5 % (-0.1 percentage points), out of domestic bed nights 1.7 % and foreign bed nights 1.1 %.
15,300 tourists arrived to accommodation (November)
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased four percent compared to earlier year. Of all arrivals, 86.2 percent were domestic, and 13.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Vaasa Region on average 1.4 nights (-0.12) and foreigners 2.3 nights (+0.38).
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 1.8 million euro (November)
Registered accommodation sales in November were 1.8 million euro (+105,000).
Registered January-November sales were 17.7 million euro and they decreased 572,000 euro from the previous year.
Average prices
| November 2018 Amount |
Change |
jan-November 2018
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 100 € | 99 € | ||
| Bed Night (Registered) | 70 € | 60 € | ||
| Revpar (Registered) | 51 € | 49 € |
Registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (November)
16 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,100 rooms (+19)
2,200 beds (+24)
Room utilization 51.0 %
Unsold rooms 540
Registered room utilization
Sources: Statistics Finland