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Creating Art surrounded by Nature How would you like an artist's holiday on an amazingly beautiful island in northern Saimaa lake district, staying in a newly built, Karelian-style cottage in the midst of old trees that gives you space for thoughts, relaxation and reinvigoration? Get inspired by painting in water colours or making mosaic or environmental art - or try the Finnish national instrument, kantele, and let yourself be enchanted by its sounds against the background of light summer winds or open fire in the winter. A Day creating Mosaic, price 120 eur/person, min. 2 participants, price includes tuition, materials, coffee/tea and a meal Watercolour Weekend, price 227 eur/person, 4-6 participants, package contains a weekend in Raita cottage in double rooms, tuition and materials. Journey to Sources of Creativity, price 45 eur/person, min. 4 participants, price contains tuition and materials. Read more

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From guesthouse to guesthouse, Finnish cuisine tour Finnish cuisine is notable for generally combining traditional country fair and haute cuisines with contemporary continental- style cooking. During this tour you get to know more about Finnish cuisine and also get to know the Finnish culture and locals. The delicious food is local and lot of the products are organic! Available 3.-10.9.2016, also other times on request Duration 8 days / 7 nights Group size 1-12 persons, guaranteed departure Price 1200 eur/person/package, price includes transportation, accommodation,

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Fork in hand Fork in hand is a culinary Walk in Helsinki. Learn stories about Helsinki and Finnish Food as you enjoy a meal on the go! From the largest food hall in the city to the smallest local deli; the market hall and the market place; raw food and local food… Meet local vendors and café owners and hear their stories. Make your own memories, they sure will be tasty! We’ll focus on food and design, and you’ll get plenty of Helsinki stories, both from the recent past to long ago. Highlights include Stockmann department store, Esplanade Park, the Design District, Iittala Flagship Store, the Market Square, the Old Market Hall and Senate Square. Available Year-round, Tue and Thu at 10 Duration 4-5 hours Group size 1-16 persons Price 85 eur/person when 10 persons, 90 eur/person when 6 persons, 95

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Visit a Finnish family – A cultural exchange over a meal Have you ever walked the streets of a city and wondered what´s going on inside the homes of the locals? What does it look like? What do they talk about? What do they eat? We sure have - that is why Home Dining exists. We put together a network of selected homes. Single individuals, couples or families have all their own stories to tell. Experience wonderful moments with us, in our homes, over a meal and you will catch a glimpse of our everyday life. We warmly invite you to come and have a look. You can choose the type of family you want to visit by language spoken and food served. The "menus" come in three different main categories.

Available Year-round Price 2 courses menu, 50 €/person 3 courses menu, 65 €/person

Tasting menu, 80 €/person

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Gold Panning in Lemmenjoki Lemmenjoki is famous for gold panning and you can also try your luck in this fascinating activity! First with river boat to the gold claim where you will learn secrets of gold panning and hear many stories of Lappish gold history. During the trip you will also hear traditional Sami joik singing and visit Ravadas Falls, have camp lunch and after the trip visit your guide’s reindeer farm and their mother felt ateljee and learn a lot more about Sami culture as well. Duration Apprx. 7,5 – 8 hours Available 5.6. – 25.9. except when reindeer calve marking 26.6. – 15.7. Price 160 eur/person when min. 4 persons including transfers to and from

Lemmenjoki, 250 eur/person when 2 persons Price without transfers 140 eur/person if min. 4 persons and 230

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On the Trails of Arctic Circle Arctic Culture is a modern way of life firmly rooted in traditions and nature. Travelling in Lapland sheds light into local ways in the form of customs, food and sauna. In Rovaniemi exciting Arctic Culture, local traditions and everyday life are always spiced with a pinch of magic. Rovaniemi, The Official Hometown of Santa Claus, greets you to experience the genuinely warmhearted Spirit of Christmas every day of the year. It is not all about elves, Jingle Bells and garlands, it is all about genuine experiences, meetings with local culture, sharing and caring and surprises.

Duration 4 days / 3 nights Available November-April (Winter-Spring) and June-September (Summer-Autumn) Group size 10-40 persons Prices depending on program and the group size, read more Operated by Wild Nordic Finland

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Matilda´s Magic The area of Meri-Teijo is both a culturally and historically significant industrial area, which is represented by the ironworks factory dating from the 1800s. The tour will visit the Mathildedal ironworks village and its historic red-earth buildings, manor house milieu and the old factory found in a region full of outstanding nature close to the sea. The tour begins by enjoying coffee and pastry in the Kyläkonttori cafe, followed by a walk to the ironworks factory as the guide explains the history of the old buildings. Delve into the Teijo ironworks, the area’s history and present day as well as visit the Teijo Factory Centinary Exhibition. Afterwards the group will visit to Nordic regions only alpaca farm and mill. Here you’ll get to know the alpaca’s way of life, how the wool is turned into alpaca products as well as watch them grazing in the field. The trip ends with lunch in the Ruukin Krouvi restaurant. Available Year-round Duration About 3 hours on site (+ travelling time) Price 36 eur/person, price includes coffee breaks, lunch and guide services Read more

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Alvar Aalto and Design in Seinäjoki One of the most famous Finns in the world is architect Alvar Aalto. In Aalto's clean and timeless form language can be seen both in details and in composition of six buildings. Civil Guard and Lotta Svärd museum is the museum for voluntary national defence and it’s designed by Alvar Aalto. Amfora Shop has a great variety of ceramic products representing modern Finnish design. Kaarakka House has Finnish design and distinctive local handicrafts. The shop is maintained by South Ostrobothnian Arts and Crafts Society. 1-day package Available For groups min. of 20 persons travelling by their own bus Duration Apprx. 6 hours Price From 35 eur/person 2-day package Availability For groups min. of 20 persons travelling by their own bus Duration One night Price 88 eur/person Read more

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Finnish Lakeside Sauna Experience in Nuuksio National Park

This all-inclusive sauna program takes you to a Finnish lakeside sauna in Nuuksio National Park, exceptional nature sanctuary, close to Helsinki. We warm up the sauna together and learn and what sauna means to Finns. The sauna is reserved for our group only. Before bathing in the sauna we have time to activities in the nature. How a about forest walk or rowing with a boat on a clean water natural lake. Wintertime is time for walking with snowshoes on snow-covered forests or ice of the lakes of Nuuksio. Or we can sit down by the lake and enjoy the beauty of the nature and the silence.

A good Finnish style meal on open fire after the bath is a high point of the day. The program includes return transfer from Helsinki City Centre.

Available Year-round Duration 5 hours, activity 3,5 hours + transportation 1,5 hours Group size 2-15 persons Price From 115 eur/person

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Welcome to enjoy delicious Särä – one of the seven wonders of Finland Särä is a delicious lamb dish that follows a thousand-year old tradition. Slow baking guarantees a delicious tasting experience. In a genuine Lemi way Särä is best enjoyed slowly and you can have as many servings as you like. Restaurant Säräpirtti is managed by the second generation of the Hietaranta family. It is the only restaurant in Finland specializing in a single dish. We cook Särä at any time of the year and serve it by the “Eat all you can” principle. A traditional Särä meal consists of Särä, home made rieska bread with butter, puréed fruit soup, water and home-brewed beer. Available Year-round Duration 1-2 hours Prize From 32 eur/person Read more

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