QUESTIONS FOR LUOVA YRITYSGENERAATTORI RDI PROJECT TO INTERVIEW RUSSIAN CITIZENS IN KYMENLAAKSO &

ST.PETERSBURGH IN MAY AND JUNE 2019.

QUESTIONNAIRE IS BEING ANSWERED ONLINE USING SURVEYMONKEY ON IPAD.

Anna Ryndina

26.05.2019

Questionnaire:

SurveyMonkey https://ru.surveymonkey.com/r/2VXJ6DC

Examples of questions from online questionnaire (Russian version):

Results:■ 102 citizens of Russia participated in questionnaire

■ 35% of respondents do not travel outside Russia

38 %

62 %

GENDER

Male

Female

32 %

7 %

18 %13 %

30 %

AGE18-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-60+

Sources that respondents use for planning trips to Finland:

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Magazines/Newspapers

TV

Travel agency

Internet (social media, websites, online travel agencies)

Help of friends

Sources of information

%

Organization of trips to Finland:

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Independently

Travel agencies

Online travel agencies

Do not travel outside Finland

Types of trip planning

Types of trip planning

The main purpose of travelling to Finland:

11 %

65 %

24 %

STYLES OF TRAVELLINGBusiness trip Family vacation Tourism/Sport trip

Activities in Finland:

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Sport Nature Cultural events

Types of activities that respondents do with different frequency

Always Sometimes Never

Activities in Finland:

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Shopping Beach activities Exploring city life

Types of activities that respondents do with different frequency

Always Sometimes Never

Means of transport that respondents use for travelling to Finland:

71 %11 %

14 %

4 %

Personal car TrainTourist bus Another variant

Microbus 1%(usually to Helsinki)

Bicycle 1% Ferry 1% Plane 1%

Average budget per person:

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

0-100€

101-500€

501-1000€

1000€+

%

Cities from Kymenlaakso region that respondents have visited:

18 %

28 %25 %

14 %

15 %

Hamina Kotka Kouvola All these cities None of these cities/Other cities

Kotka is the favorite city of more than 50%respondents

Things that travelers like/dislike the most about Finland:

Natural landscapes (parks, nature reserves) High prices Cleanliness of forests/cities Queues at the customs border Infrastructure Working hours of shops/cafе́s/restaurants

(early closing/later opening, especially on the weekend)

Friendly and helpful people Not very good quality of roads in the small villages/forests

Many opportunities for shopping (international brands, high-quality products)

Not very developed cultural activities in small cities (museums, exhibitions)

Good conditions for sport activities/fishing Language barrier in conveying information through English

Architecture, places of interests (aquaparks, attraction parks)

Silent and peaceful atmosphere

Thank you for your attention!