Kuhmo Kalevalankangas tourism investments for accommodation and travel services

Investments in Kuhmo reach up to 25ME with facility upgrades in Kalevalankangas cape facing the beautiful lake area. The area is a peaceful oasis with access to outdoor recreational activities, aurora borealis and various high quality cultural services, e.g world's biggest international chamber music festival, beast watching hides, battles sites of military history, and deepely rooted Kalevala folk lore traditions in literature, music and health care. Industrially, Kuhmo's traditional, yet innovative wood processing and construction know how makes it a site for industrial tourism. Kuhmo combines Northern holiday experience in an unhurried athmoshpere with a cultural twist. Kuhmo is increasingly gaining attention and tourist flows that search for mild climate holidays in a unique and authentic environment.

• Expanding Lake Hotel Kalevala to add up to 100 new beds in a new accommodation wing • Building appr 30 new wooden holiday cottages and apartments for 2–6 persons in a hillside resort area with view to the lake and immeadiate access to recreational outdoor activities year round.

In addition, investments in tourism service and product development focus on • New wellness and traditional healing treatment products • New offerings for war history tourism • Expanding cultural experiences beyond the Chamber Music Festival to create year-round programming