The visiting industry is growing in Tornedalen. But there's still room for more! We see potential for more companies, competence, accommodation, activities, experiences and events. Are you a future entrepreneur or employee within the visiting industry in our river valley? Welcome to Tornedalen! https://youtu.be/TwuVIb4lAj4

Övertorneå greeted us with a sunny Wednesday-morning on June 12th, just in time for our last field trip on the Swedish side. We filled up a bus and a car with 22 curious participants, to spend the day travelling around Haparanda and Övertorneå municipalities. The participants were a mix of established company leaders, future entrepreneurs, … Continue reading REPORT: Field trip #7 – Culinary travel & Foodie tours

Thursday May 23rd In the early Thursday-morning, the Original Lapland tour-bus took off from Haparanda/Tornio and started its long route towards the north. After stopping in Övertorneå, Pello, Pajala, Kolari, Muonio, Kaaresuvanto and Kilpisjärvi we had gathered a group of 37 persons – all excited to see more of tourism in Northern Norway. Just across … Continue reading ORIGINAL LAPLAND – Norway Study trip May 23rd-25th

Original Lapland's Leader Fell Lapland team organized a workshop in Hetta in the end of April 2019. During the fully packed 3 day program we hosted 3 different activities for over 60 participants from Finland, Norway and Sweden. The agenda was built to support best practice sharing across the borders, build up new business relationships … Continue reading Workshop #2 in Hetta: Seminar, MatchMaking and Company Visits

Good news for Fell Lapland tourism! The Arctic Route will start to operate daily from 1 December 2019 until the end of March between Tromsø and Rovaniemi. There will be also a route going from Karesuvanto to Alta. The Arctic Route website will be updated shortly with the new route details and schedules but here's … Continue reading The Arctic Route – new bus connection will help you to reach the Arctic

Happy International Day of Forests! International Day of Forests is celebrated on 21st March 2019. Since being announced by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, this global day of celebration has aimed to raise awareness of the importance of all type of trees and woodland. For starters, here are 10 good reasons why forests are … Continue reading Doctor’s Orders: Daily Dose of Forest