At the beginning of September, it was time for the Outokaira Tuottamhan ry, to organize the third and final joint Original Lapland workshop at Loma-Vietonen. The two-day event brought together almost thirty actors from both sides of the river valley. The agenda was first to learn what’s going on in our area and in tourism … Continue reading REPORT: FINAL ORIGINAL LAPLAND WORKSHOP #3 AT LOMA-VIETONEN

Our final Original Lapland Field trip took place on the sunny Thursday 22nd of August. This time we got a chance to meet entrepreneurs who offer accommodation and other services in their home environment in the municipality of Pello. Lempeän suvanto, our first destination was only about 5 minutes away from Vihreä Pysäkki. They offer … Continue reading REPORT: Field trip #9 – Home Stays & Visits in tourism

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