Vaasa
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2023
Vaasa: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
20,400
16,900
3,500
11,700
10,200
1,600
1.4 mill. €
9.0
860
1,700
52 %
41 %
25,600 bed nights in paid accommodation (April)
Total of 25,600 bed nights (+0.2 %) were recorded in paid accommodation in Vaasa in April 2023. This figure includes bed nights at registered establishments as well as at AirBnB and Vrbo. The share of registered bed nights was 80 % and non-registered 20 %.
Between January and April, the number of paid bed nights was 93,500 (+21.5 %). Share of registered was 80 % and non-registered 20 %.
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.
20,400 registered bed nights (April)
In April 2023, 20,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Vaasa (+0.5 %), of which 16,900 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased five percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 42 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased less than one percent from last year's April.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Sweden (1,200 nights).
8,100 nights (-23.3 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 12,400 nights (+25.8 %) by business visitors.
Between January and April, 61,400 registered bed nights (+16.8 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 13,500 (+72.8 %) for foreigners in Vaasa, in total 74,900 (+24.0 %) 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
11,700 tourists arrived to registered accommodation (April)
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased seven percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 86.5 percent were domestic, and 13.5 percent were from foreign countries.
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Vaasa on average 1.7 nights (+0.1) and foreigners 2.2 nights (+0.16).
Visitor days
Visitor days by region
Visitor days by city
Visitor days by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
7,700 air travelers
The airport received a total of 7,700 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals increased 23 percent.
Of local passengers, 38.3 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 61.7 %.
In addition, there were 7,700 passengers departing the airport (+17.5 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 15,400 (+20.2 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
9,200 passengers by ferries (March)
There were 9,200 arriving passengers by ferries. In total, the arrivals to port increased 24 percent. The number of departing passengers was 8,400 (+15.9 %). Most arrivals were from Sweden (9,200 arrivals).
Arrivals
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 1.5 million euro (April)
Total accommodation sales in April were 1.5 million euro (+263,000). The share of Airbnb and Vrbo was 6.7 percent. Therefore, registered accommodation sales were 1.4 million euro (+262,000) and non-registered sales 102,000 euro (+1,300).
Total January-April sales were 6.0 million euro and they increased 1.9 million euro from the previous year.
Average prices
|
April 2023
Amount |
Change |
jan-April 2023
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 107 € | 15.2 % | 105 € | 13.5 % |
| Adr (Non-Registered) | 73 € | 3.4 % | 74 € | 4.5 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 70 € | 21.8 % | 75 € | 19.2 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 55 € | 43.4 % | 55 € | 73.1 % |
| Revpar (Non-Registered) | 34 € | -18.6 % | 33 € | -9.2 % |
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization (April)
Registered Accommodation
9.0 accommodation establishments (+0)
860 rooms (-149)
1,700 beds (-300)
Room utilization 51.8 % (+10)
Unsold rooms 420
Bed utilization 41.0 % (+6.4)
Airbnb and Vrbo
145 accommodation establishments (+34)
135 apartments (+35)
200 rooms (+52)
Apartment utilization 46.8 % (-13)
Unsold apartments 72
Registered room utilization for establishments
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
Sources: Airdna, Finavia, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Statistics Finland, Tak Research
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