Travel Guide
WELCOME TO SEA LAPLAND! The two cities and three communes form the Sea Lapland are the twin-city TornioHaparanda and the city of Kemi, and the communes of Keminmaa, Simo and Tervola. The three salmon-rivers, the Simo River, Kemi and Tornio Rivers, all flowing down to the Gulf of Bothnia, are situated in the region. The various areas in Sea Lapland carry different characteristics, but the heart in each is similar.
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Enjoy The Sea Lapland Guest harbours Two cities in one Accommodation Bon AppĂŠtit Travelling in Sea Lapland Fishing and hiking Churches Culture Area presentiation Directory
HOW TO READ THE QR-CODE THE QR-CODES IN THE BROCHURE On the brochure pages you’ll find specific QR-codes through which you’ll get additional digital information about Sea Lapland in the form of smartmaps or other net contents. You’ll get additional information among others of the locations, opening hours and contact information of the various places, of navigation instructions in the area as well as of the history in the region. Read the code through the QR-code reader in your Smartphone or tablet and open the net contents into your mobile or tablet device. In some mobile models the reader is inbuilt, in others you’ll need to download the reader from the software/application net shop. The opening speed of the content may vary according to your mobile model and according to your network operator.
USING THE NET ON MOBILE DEVICES IN THE SEA LAPLAND REGION The 4G and 3G networks of different network operators cover fairly well the central destinations in the Sea Lapland region. However, some areas with weaker reception can yet be found. Pricing of the connections is according to the actual service provider and some foreign operators may charge a roaming-fee; however, from the mobile connections in EU-countries, only the maximum 0,20e/Mt. You may also find charge-free wireless networks (Wi-Fi, WLAN), as for example, at the Kemi-Tornio Airport. From the example QR-code down below, you can open up a map describing the locations of the charge-free networks.
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Satama Open Air
Best bits of the summer:
LET IT PLAY
Kukkolaforsen
Classic Motor Meet
Horserace
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People in Sea Lapland love the music. By now the internationally renowned event the KalottJazz & Blues Festival is enjoyed by nearly everyone in the region. The rock- and pop music festival the Satama Open Air, lasting for days on end, are the most unique and well-liked summer event. In Sea Lapland everyone knows that you can hear live music every summer week-end. The annual Sarvipäivät Recreation Days in the archipelago of the Gulf of Bothnia in July, is event to be enjoyed by the whole family. The Classic Motor Meet gathers hundreds of car collectors from all the Nordic countries to show their well-tuned automobiles in the exhibition in Sea Lapland during July. The Laivakangas Horse Race Track is the place for speed and excitement on many a Sunday: bet the winner! Made in Sea Lapland The cultural heritage of Sea Lapland forms an essential and prominent part in everyday living in the region. Hand-made candles, lamp fixtures designed
of paper, lambskin hides or hand knitted wool products are superb gifts to bring home to. The local meat-, fish- and berry products are delicacies to satisfy the most gourmet person. At the Pohjanranta in Keminmaa you can order wine made of black or red currant grown at the farm. The local unleavened bread and the white fish scooped up from the Tornio River are delicacies not to be missed. The annual River lamprey- and the Anadromous salmon Fairs, the Farmers’ Fairs and several other summer and fall fairs, offer food and beverages made of fresh local produce, gathering people to celebrate the events from near and far. Many of the fairs offer entertainment throughout the day, and seasonal products to bring home to. Pohjanranta spa
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Artists of the summer 2016: Sat 28.5. Antti Ahopelto & Etiketti Sat 04.6. Saija Tuupanen & eXmiehet Sat 11.6. Marita Taavitsainen & Orkesteri Koivu Sat 18.6. Markus Savolainen & PohjanSoundi Sat 25.6. Mikko Mäkeläinen & Myrskylyhty Sat 09.7. Janne Tulkki & Tulinen Sydän Sat 16.7. Anne Mattila & Deja-Vu Sat 23.7. Kyösti Mäkimattila & Varjokuva Sat 30.7. Pekkaniskan Pojat Sat 06.8. Eija Kantola & Omega Sat 13.8. Yölintu Sat 20.8. Aki Samuli Yhtyeineen Sat 27.8. Kari Piironen & Caminito Sat 03.9. Charles Plogman & Pientä Unelmaa
The Sea Lapland Food Fair 2-4.9.2016
gathers together an exhibition of the crude material and refined goods produced by the local entrepreneurs and producers in the region. At the Food Fair hosts/hostesses exhibit their products, and food may be enjoyed and bought in a variety of forms.
Art Exhibition 6.6.-30.9 Artist Lenita Rundgren Contact: Pohjanranta Oy Pohjantie 23, 94400 Keminmaa +358 (0)16 275 070 info@pohjanranta.com www.pohjanranta.com
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Musical Myrskyluodon Maija (Stormskärs Maja) Script: Jussi Helminen Music: Matti Puurtinen Direction: Päivi Kolmonen
Shows:
Fri 17.6. at 18 Premiere Sat 18.6. at 14 Sun 19.6. at 14 Tue 21.6. at 18 Wed 22.6. at 18 Sat 25.6. at 14 Sun 26.6. at 14 Wed 29.6. at 18 Thurs 30.6. at 18 Fri 1.7. at 18 Sat 2.7. at 14 Sun 3.7. at 14
Urho ja hänen kisällinsä Script: Paavo Väyrynen
Shows:
Fri 22.7. at 18 Premiere Sat 23.7. at 14 Sun 24.7. at 14 Fri 29.7. at 18 Sat 30.7. at 14 Sun 31.7. at 14
Tickets 23,00€
(including coffee with a pastry between the acts)
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Enjoy a day on the countryside: Four choices! DAY-TRIPS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE Hiiala hiiala, hei! Enjoy a day on a sheep farm, experiencing some true moments while participating in the works of the farm, and enjoying a family meal at a well-set table. Price: 120€/ person Family ticket (2+2) 400€ Duration: 4 h Biking through the countryside Hike on a bicycle and bike through the village! Meet and greet people as well as animals, enjoy the fresh greenery, the scents and smells and the peaceful atmosphere; listen to the stories told by locals, enjoy the joys of childhood. Price: 115€/ person Family ticket (2+2) 380€ Duration: 4,5 h
DAY-TRIPS INTO THE WOODS AND INTO YOUR MIND Trail of Trees Enjoy an outing through primeval forests along the ancient seashores in the region. Experience the healing powers of nature, and take in the relaxing moment of just being there. Price: 120€/ person Duration: 5 h Feel the Pure Nature An outing in the pure nature of Lapland, feeling and sensing on every step of the way; get refreshed in the deep of the woods where you will be charmed by the scents and smells and sounds of nature, capturing all your attention. Price: 115€/ person Duration: 4,5 h
READ MORE AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS!
Arctic Emotions Loue, 95340 Tervola +358 (0)44 238 8977, +358 (0)44 238 9000 info@arcticemotions.com www.arcticemotions.com
Weekly program valid through 27.6.-31.7.2016 AT MON TUE WED 9 KEMI Biking through the countryside TORNIO Biking through the countryside KEMI Biking through the countryside THURS FRI SAT TORNIO Biking through the countryside KEMI Hiiala hiiala, hei! TORNIO Hiiala hiiala, hei! AT MON TUE WED 15 KEMI Trail of Trees TORNIO Feel the Pure Nature KEMI Feel the Pure Nature THURS FRI SAT TORNIO Trail of Trees KEMI Hiiala hiiala, hei! TORNIO Hiiala hiiala, hei! Find August-September weekly program at www.arcticemotions.com
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GOLF ON THE BORDER
Green Zone Golf
The longest Hole In One in the whole world The 18-hole Tornio Green Zone Golf Course sits right on the border between Finland and Sweden. The one hour time-difference between the countries enables the golfer for the longest Hole in One on fairway 6. The hit lasts about an hour and 5 seconds due
Golf in Kemi The 18-hole Kemi Golf Club is situated right in the core area of the city, and Mini Golf can be found at the Inner Harbour (pictured below).
Disc golf To play disc golf, you find the Courses in Tornio, at the Kallinkangas in Keminmaa, in the city of Kemi as well as in the commune of Simo. The Tornio and Kemi disc golf Courses are suitable for beginners and those willing for more challenging games, should head to the disc golf Courses in Kallinkangas or in Simo.
to the border between the two countries going through the 6th fairway. A unique, and challenging way to play golf, wouldn’t you say?
Peräpohjolan markkinat -
Southern Lapland Market Fair Fri 1.7. at 16-20 and Sat 2.7. at 10-15
At this Fair, you will experience the summer of Tornio in 1906. The Fair is very well-known for its offering of high-level local handicraft, baking goods and design products. Surrounding area of Raatihuone, Hallituskatu 9, Tornio www.tornio.fi/markkinat
Lapinmeren melontakeskus Sea Lapland Paddling Centre
Disc golf
• Canoeing excursions and nature tours by reservation • Kayak rentals Tullimakasiini, Kauppakatu 27, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)50 326 6226 paivi.koskela@gmail.com www.sea-lapland-paddlers.com
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Fishing Center
Simojoen Lohiranta
In the immediate vicinity of the best fishing grounds of the Simo-River! 45 km from Kemi. • Fishing services: equipment rental, permits, fishing gear, boats and guiding • Lodging/accommodation • Restaurant services • Canoe- and kayak rentals, nature tours Ranuantie 219B, 95255 Alaniemi +358 (0)400 691 351 www.simojoen-lohiranta.fi info@simojoen-lohiranta.fi
RESTAURANT PAPPILAN PEHTOORI The recently restored cosy drawing rooms of the times of the old vicarage, with the ever-gorgeous sea-views, enhance your enjoyment of the delicacies of the Restaurant! Pappilantie 10, Simoniemi +358 (0)40 321 8190 raisa@tasocatering.com www.tasocatering.com
THE FINNISH SAUNA Sauna has been part of the Finnish tradition for hundreds of years. Enjoying the heat and comfort of the sauna you both relax and strengthen your body and mind, returning refreshed and renewed to
your everyday living. The floating sauna at the Pohjanranta in Keminmaa, the barrel sauna at the Kukkolaforsen as well as the Hovilompolo Lappish cot sauna and the smoke sauna, are special and highly enjoyable experiences
Hovilompolo smoke sauna
Hovilompolo hot tub
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worth trying. In the summer you go for a swim in a lake or in a river, in the winter you drop into a hot tub with a warm cap over your head.
Sea Lapland Canoeing Centre
Guest Harbour of Ulen
GUEST HARBOURS THE LOCAL LIVING ROOMS Sea Lapland the name says it all The Inner Port in Kemi, the International Guest Harbour of Ulen and the boardwalk restaurants, are favourite places for both the inhabitants as well as for the visitors of the city of Kemi during the summer. For twice already boaters and yachts-men from
around the world have voted the handsome Guest Harbour as the Guest Harbour of the Year. The Toranda Marina and Boat Harbour in Tornio is part of the Toranda Centre offering locations for the most varied of national or international events from concerts to festive occasions. The traditional S/Y Katarina
Ship as well as the M/S Casandra and the S/Y Perämeren Jähti docked at the Guest Harbour provide chances for anyone willing to see the city from the perspective of the sea as well. The Yacht Clubs provide training for many an upcoming sailor or yachts-man, both local and foreign, every summer.
Toranda Marina
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Visit Kemi
The SnowCastle Exhibition & the Souvenir Shop, the Gemstone Gallery, and the Icebreaker Sampo. Get acquainted with the stories and the history of the past SnowCastles, the history of the Icebreaker Sampo; come and see the Crown of the King of Finland, shop at the Souvenir shop, and float in the frozen sea, dressed in an impermeable survival suit! Experience the unique adventures of the Kemi Tourism for a combined ticket of 15 €. For additional charge, among others, guided tours; floating.
www.visitkemi.fi sales@visitkemi.fi +358 (0)16 258 878 Kauppakatu 29, 94100 Kemi
Restaurant Rantamakasiini Sitting on the cosy sun-terrace with seaside views you may enjoy cold drinks, tasty snacks, burgers and stakes. Luulajantie 4, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 685 3500, www.merihovi.fi
MINIGOLF KEMI & MODEL TRAFFIC PARK
Restaurant Pursiseura
Minigolf by the sea Luulajantie, 94100 Kemi minigolfkemi.com
At the restaurant you’ll get the fullfledged feeling of being by the sea, while enjoying delicious food and drinks. Luulajantie 11, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 685 3500, www.merihovi.fi
Traffic park 6.6.-29.7. Daily 10-17. Pedal cars, bouncy castle and cafeteria! Valtakatu 59, 94100 Kemi
Sataman Tähti Sunny & cosy restaurant with two large terraces. Open every day through July - August Sun - Thurs 12-22 Fri - Sat 12-24 Luulajantie 7 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 485 9254 www.satamantahti.fi
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CAFE / BAR CHILLOUT Cafe • Bar • Karaoke • Live Pe 12.8. Turo`s Hevi Gee Sport-TV • Billiard • Darts Kauppakatu 8, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)44 219 0937 www.cafechillout.fi
Book a cruise at the Kemi Inner Harbour:
The Traditional S/Y Katariina Ship and the Perämeren Jähti Ship provide tailor-made cruises by reservation; during July open cruises for the public. Bookings for 12-36 persons, cruise durations from 3h to a whole day, meals by reservation only, full liquor license. Conferences/meetings and private occasions can be arranged at the Inner Harbour also. Inquiries at the Katariina Cafe-Terrace or info@katariinalaiva.fi www.katariinalaiva.fi
Panorama Café Enjoy the tastiest drinks of the summer sitting at the most preferable place with the best view over the city: the 13th floor of the Kemi City Hall. Open Mon - Fri 8.00-15.30. Other times by reservation only. Panorama Cafe +358 (0)50 410 3605 www.panoramacafekemi.fi https://www.facebook.com/ Panoramakemi
THEATRE RESTAURANT SAAFE RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF KEMI Plenty of parking space. See choices of lunch/dinner at http://teatteriravintola.kemi.fi/ Reservations: +358 (0)40 510 0179 RESERVE YOUR OCCASION IN TIME! Tailor-made restaurant services available year round.
Satamakaffila Nuotta At the Nuotta Cafe you get the best pancakes with the most delicious jam in all of Sea Lapland! Salty delicacies, salad-lunches, fresh drinks are also on offer; finely performed live music through Thurs - Sat. Come and enjoy the summer in delightfully fresh atmosphere with sea-side views! We are a dog-friendly Cafe. Kemin Sisäsatama +358 (0)400 199 605 Facebook: Satamakaffila Nuotta
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TWO CITIES IN ONE The twin-city TornioHaparanda endows a natural combination of two cultures for both of the cities of Tornio and Haparanda as you hardly notice the border between Sweden and Finland on daily basis. The Victoria Plaza right on the border is uniquely special in the area, and perhaps even in the whole world: the Plaza was named after Princess Victoria of Sweden at the inauguration ceremony she performed in 2011. The spectac-
ular Rajakaari on the border is designed by children in the region, the forms and colouring of the routes depicting the connection between the two cities. The Shopping Centre Rajalla - På Gränsen, with a variety of boutiques and affairs, as well as the world-renowned Ikea right at the border, offer both traditional as well as design products and, of course, the latest fashion both in clothing, shoes, accessories as well as home furnishings.
PAPERIVALO SHOP & CAFE / TERRACE
ROOSAMARIA CATERING
Design-boutique in Karunki, open Tues-Fri 11-18, Sat 11-15 Welcome to enjoy the brightly lit atmosphere! Jokivarrentie 2482, 95530 Tornio +358 (0)50 585 7290 www.paperivalo.fi
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Catering for all kinds of events from the land to the sea. Movable equipment and staff. • Dish rental Pitopalvelu Roosamaria Oy Kemintie 15, 95420 Tornio +358 (0)40 738 8470 www.roosamaria.fi
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Shopping and souvenirs:
CAFE-RESTAURANT MYLLYNPIRTTI The Cafe-Restaurant Myllynpirtti at the Kukkola Rapids has served visitors since the 1950’s. Kukkolankoskentie, 95520 Kukkola +358 (0)400 694 356
Borderless playing on the national frontier! The new, coolly action-packed Dudesons Activity Park HaparandaTornio opens up in the Lappari Adventure-Factory in Tornio, this summer 2016. The 4500 m² Activity Park offers boundless joy of sporty activities for the whole family throughout the day. Indoors you will find it easy to play and romp about throughout the year. The versatile playing grounds offer a good challenge for a person of any age or any skill-level. At the Restaurant Pirttihirmu, seating 200 persons, you will find little snacks or a whole meal to satisfy the healthiest of appetites; all delicacies are made of local high-quality produce. - By the way – have you ever had a snowball fight in the middle of the summer? Come and have your try in our park, laughs Jarppi from The Dudesons.
Duudsonit Activity Park HaparandaTornio Ravintola Pirttihirmu Vesaistenkatu 1, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)44 441 1220 tornio@dap.fi www.dap.fi
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Inner harbour of Kemi
Venetsialaiset - End of the Summer Party in Sea Lapland 27.8.2016 Toranda Marina
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Summer-feeling begins at Toranda World!
The Seaside Restaurant Toranda Magasin offers delicious delicacies of the sea at the hugely handsome surroundings by the Toranda Events Centre at Tornio Hell채l채 region. Your dinner night will be crowned by the beautiful view opening up to the sea from the Restaurant terrace. Even on rainy days you will find it most pleasurable to enjoy a lunch or a dinner, or perhaps sip a few drinks while watching out to the stormy sea.
The Guest Harbour Toranda Marina boasts 40 berths and is situated right at the Toranda Event and Program Service Centre. The Toranda Marina services include water usage, sauna with shower, electricity plug-in availability and the Seaside Restaurant. A petrol tank is to be found at the Guest Harbour premises; international bank and credit cards are accepted.
bringing boating enthusiasts around the world a whole new dimension. At the Toranda Marina you can book a chartered cruise to the fascinatingly interesting National Park of the Gulf of Bothnia. The area boasts a sandy beach for swimming also. Ps. The super popular Toranda Venetsialaiset are celebrated through 26.-27.8.2016. Toranda Events N채채tsaarentie 241, 95450 Tornio +358 (0)50 374 2550 sales@torandaevents.com www.torandaevents.com facebook.com/torandaevent/
The long-term goal of the Toranda is to make it the North Cape (Nordkapp) of Boating,
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Ever greater selection of shops at Shopping Centre Rajalla – På Gränsen
The many-sided Shopping Centre Rajalla – På Gränsen in the twin-city TornioHaparanda offers a wonderful place to stop and relax, while enjoying doing some great shopping at the same time. Welcome to shop and enjoy! Free 2 h parking on premises. -park
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Contact: Shopping Centre Rajalla Länsiranta 10, 95400 Tornio
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facebook.com/rajalla Instagram: #rajalla www.rajalla.com
Going-to-the-movies – adventures at Rajalla – På Gränsen!
The Bio Rex Tornio opening up in July is a Movie-Theatre with three different theatres right at the heart of the city of Tornio, at the Shopping Centre Rajalla, just on the border between Finland and Sweden. The three theaters at the Bio Rex Tornio are all equipped with top technology; in the hallway you’ll find a large Shop for Ticket Sales and Selection of Delicacies. Specialties at the Movie-Theatre are the PLUS –seats, set in the middle of the theatre; the seats are wider than normal, with bigger leg-space, and on optimal viewing distance from the screen. The selections of the movies include quality drama, comedy, domestic films as well as on and off also some Swedish high-quality movies.
The first Wednesday of every month the Bio Rex Tornio offers Senioribio –movies for more adult taste at 15:00 (3 pm; for senior citizens). Tickets for Senioribio –shows are 6,50 € / person, including a cup of coffee. Once a month on Saturdays the Bio Rex Tornio also offers a Family movie day (Perheleffapäivä): both children and adults pay reduced tickets, merely 8 €. For additional information of show times, tickets and other services please visit: www.biorex.fi Contact: Bio Rex Tornio Länsiranta 10, 95400 Tornio Shopping Centre Rajalla På Gränsen www.biorex.fi, asiakaspalvelu@biorex.fi
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Welcome to Park Hotel Tornio The recently renewed highly atmospheric Park Hotel Tornio right at the Tornio River welcomes you heartily to come and enjoy its services!
persons), a nice and cosy sauna department with a swimming-pool, as well as a playroom only for children, are all to be found at the Hotel.
In addition of the single-, double- and three persons per room availability the Hotel offers also various kinds of suites (highly suitable for families) as well as an INVA-room (for disabled persons). The Hotel boasts total of 98 rooms, all of them smoke-free.
The border of the two countries, Finland and Sweden, is close by, and therefore the services and the views of both parties of the twin-city TornioHaparanda are right at hand. At a walking distance you will find, among others, the full size golf course stretching across the border, the Shopping Centre Rajalla-Pü Gränsen right at the border, and the famous IKEAstore over the border in Haparanda, not forgetting the Arctic Activity Park also in the area.
Four different kinds of restaurants, various size conferenceand meeting- locations, (among others an Auditorium for 200
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Summer
Enjoy the delicacies at the cosily atmospheric Restaurants at the Park Hotel Tornio! At the Restaurant Aino you will enjoy yourself in the traditional, relaxing riverside-style. The Restaurant Sports Corner offers some sporty excitement alongside with various kinds of pizzas, burgers and hot wings to munch on. At the Wine Park, on weekends, you have the chance to enjoy wine tasting while participating in singing or merely listening to the karaoke event.
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At the Park Arena, dancing and live bands are arranged on event weekends.
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Park Hotel Tornio
SWEET DREAMS Wrapped in soft sheets or sleeping in a sleeping-bag on top of a hide; a room on a farm or a romantic cottage in the wilderness. Some like to stay in
Does your pillow feel good? Here you’ll find it to your desire.
the comforts of a Hotel, some prefer the peaceful privacy of a wilderness cabin. With all the special treats, no doubt.
Pohjanranta
Merihovi
Congress Hotel Joentalo Welcome to stay overnight in our Hotel by the Riverside, by the Northern Lights -road (Revontulentie). It is easy to get to us. The Joentalo offers a peaceful choice to rest on the way further up or down, in Eedit you might like to stay even longer in the comfortable double or single rooms. Please ask for a family offer! Free parking spaces and Wifi.� Congress Hotel Joentalo Kivirannantie 13-15, 95410 Tornio info@joentalo.com www.joentalo.com +358 (0)40 546 4423
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Hotel Merihovi HUVILOMPOLO COTTAGE
The legendary, classic hotel with good service in the heart of Kemi.
A first-rate place for fishermen between the Kukkola Rapids and the Matkakoski-Rapids.
Keskuspuistokatu 6-8, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 685 3500 hotel@merihovi.fi www.merihovi.fi
Raittitie 238, 95530 Tornio +358 (0)40 531 9353 ekivilompolo@pp.inet.fi www.hovilompolo.fi
Summer offers from: 80€/single room/night 90€/double room/night
Camping Tornio Child-friendly camping site on an island: 3 km from the centre of Tornio. PORORANTA COTTAGES For additional information and pictures please visit the Sea Lapland Travel web-pages.
Overnight staying throughout the year, all inquiries in the wintertime through e-mail or by phone. Welcome to enjoy your stay!
www.visitmeri-lappi.fi/fi/matkailijalle/majoitus/pororannan-mökit-2 +358 (0)400 882 115 Ruohokarintie 26, 95470 Tornio marja-leena.miettinen@pp4.inet.fi
Matkailijantie 49 95420 Tornio +358 (0)16 445945 www.campingtornio.com camping.tornio@co.inet.fi
Motel-restaurant Käpylä 30 rooms, a sauna-department, various cabinets and a Chartered Restaurant. Free parking, plus WIFI! During the summer-time a gorgeous terrace with a garden. Welcome to enjoy your stay!
Torniontie 7, 94450 Keminmaa +358 (0)400 675 312 www.motelliravintolakapyla.fi sirkkaliisa.laine@kapyla.inet.fi
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BON APPÉTIT
Restaurant Aino
In Sea Lapland you find various choices for dining from a special restaurant with a theme to a more modern place just to sit down and eat. Is your desire to dine in the centre of hubbub of the city, or do you desire a quieter corner to sit and relax? The traditional Lappish delicacies and the catch of the sea are available in the restaurants in Sea Lapland on every day of the week, including Sunday. The produce is local and organically grown. Rantamakasiini
Sea Lapland delicacies The Sea Lapland cuisine forms an essential part of the lifestyle and vigour of the Northern people. The unique nature of Lapland, the aromatic and fresh ingredients you get from the nature, the rich culture with its local traditions, offer gourmet Mustaparran Päämaja
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experiences not to be missed. The Sea Lapland cuisine lives according to the changing seasons, and is largely based on the vegetation and animal produce available in the region. The Bothnian Bay salmon, or the salmon and whitefish caught in the free-flowing river Torniojoki or in the beautifully long river Kemijoki, the reindeer and other game running wild in the woods, as well as the various kinds of mushrooms and herbs growing in the nature, have formed the unique basis for the Sea Lapland gastronomy for centuries.
With us you’ll eat always well:
Ankkuri bistro
Get around easily in Sea Lapland! • Kemi-Tornio-Haaparanta • Haaparanta-Tornio-Kemi Timetables:
www.net-matkat.com • Oulu-Kemi-Tornio-Haaparanta • Haaparanta-Tornio-Kemi-Oulu Timetables:
www.northbus.fi
Sea Lapland is situated on the northernmost shores of the Gulf of Bothnia; a flight of merely 1,5 h from the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport takes you to the Kemi-Tornio Airport in the region. In the vicinity of the Sea Lapland region both the Oulu, Rovaniemi and Luleå Airports have train connections tao the area. Also from Helsinki you will find a direct train connection to Sea Lapland, to the Kemi, Tornio or Tervola Railway Stations. Regular airline traffic serves the Sea Lapland region.
Green Motion Kemi-Tornio CARS FOR HIRE! Environment-friendly car rental Rautatiekatu 3, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)20 121 3560 kemitornio@greenmotion.fi www.greenmotion.com
Taxi service is available 24 h and several car rentals are to be found in the region.
Heiskasen Liikenne Oy Local transportation in Kemi, chartered tours, group tours. Toivolankatu 3, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)16 223 542 konttori@heiskasenliikenne.fi www.heiskasen.fi
Heiskasen Liikenne Oy www.visitsealapland.com
KEMIN LIIKENNE OY Local transportation in Kemi, chartered tours, group tours. Pankonkatu 14, 94700 Kemi +358 (0)40 544 7071 / +358 (0)400 851 496 www.keminliikenne.fi
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TAUT LINES FISHERMEN DREAM OF Are you more of a fisherman of the quiet waters or one with the vigour and temperament to dare the surge of the rapids? In Sea Lapland you find fishing to your liking. The Sea Lapland region is ideal for fishing. Within the range of an hour’s drive you find three fish-rich rivers, and the sea is close by. The Simo River, the Tornio and Kemi Rivers are known as Salmon Rivers. The rivers live according to the change of the seasons; the
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melting of the snow and ice further up in Lapland in the springtime, causes the buildings on the seashore to be in danger of getting flooded. The spring floods are an exciting event for all the people in the region. On the shores of the Kukkola Rapids, on both sides of the border, you may admire the Traditional Tornio Valley Fishing Culture, flourishing even today. The village people, according to special rules between the landowners, scoop up the
Fishing and boating on one map!
whitefish in the summer-time, sharing the catch at seven pm every night. Whitefish flamed on the fire is a local delicacy. The fishing methods change by the season and according to the fish-type, and visitors may try scooping up the whitefish in the summer. During the fall the wire cage (trap) fills up with the river lamprey, during the winter with the burbot.
Hikers/ trekkers choices!
Martimoaapa
HIKING AND TREKKING The unspoilt nature in Sea Lapland offers plenty of opportunities for hiking: nature trails are close by and hiking tracks with natural duckboards are well-maintained for pleasant trekking. The many rivers, tree-covered hills and the sea, the scenery filled with wide open fields and mires, form the harmoniously alternating natural features of Sea Lapland. Bird watching and treasure-hunting, the world-widely popular geocaching is a fun and pleasant way to enjoy the outdoors. Go berry-picking or find delicious mushrooms: an extensive part of the Finnish forests is registered as protected areas for picking organic berries, mushrooms and herbs. The Finnish liberal law of public access invites anyone to roam freely in the forests, to tent in the nature and enjoy these treasures. Before deciding to go on an excursion though, it is advisable to check these areas to find the appropriate ones. The Bothnian Bay Archipelago National Park Long ago the archipelago on the Bothnian Bay National Park was formed due to land uplift, which evermore causes constant, very gradual change
in the natural features of the region. The traditional fishing bases and the natural trail under the water surface, designed for divers, are worth seeing.
You can access the National Park by boat; at the biggest Island Selkä-Sarvi you’ll find a small harbour and a leanto with a camp-fire. Trekking through the 1 km nature trail traversing the island, will crown your excursion. Sandskär, situated in the Haparanda Archipelago National Park, is known for its long sandy beaches and decorative sand-formations. A 5 km beautiful nature trail traverses the island. Safe and convenient hiking Finland’s most important place designated for protection of mire-areas, the Martimoaapa in Simo, offers both interesting hiking terrain for trekkers and beautiful hill landscape for easy wandering. The Alkunkarinlahti Nature Trail, Nationally Protected Bird-watching Site, 9 km south from the centre of Tornio,
offers bird-watchtowers and campfire sites along the trail. In Kätkävaara in the Tervola commune the hilltops with no trees rise to the heights, rivers with clear water run through the valleys, traversing the open bog mires and wild forests in the region. The Pisavaara Natural Park, the highest tree-covered hill in southern Lapland, is the strictest protected Natural Park in all of Europe. The Simo Land Uplift Natural Park Land uplift in Scandinavia is due to the Ice Age. The last Ice Age ”Veiksel” caused the Scandinavia and part of Europe to be covered with thick continental glacier. Since the past 10 000 years the removal of the weight from the depressed land has been slowly happening and this can be seen in the shoreline of the sea moving further away from the coast. On the 10 guide posts at the Simo Land Uplift National Park you can study the changes in the shoreline over the last 500 years.
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The Alatornio church
CHURCHES
Church of Tornio
In Sea Lapland you can hear the whisper of the history under your foot. The Hedvig Eleonora Church or the Church of Tornio is the other of the two churches in Finland dedicated to the Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Sweden. The church is a notable representative of the wooden architectural design of churches in the 1600’s. The Unesco World Heritage Site The Alatornio Church is one of the Unesco World Heritage Sites in Europe. The first church was built probably already in the 1200’s, and a wooden church is known to have stood at the place in 1316 by the latest. In 1794–97, the church-constructer Jacob Rijf built the Alatornio Church to its current form. The church is one of the most handsome representatives of the architectural design of church construction of the late 1700’s. In the beginning of the 1900’s the Kemi Church towered the tiny town of Kemi as a beautiful and sturdy monument. In these days it decorates the city silhouette together with the industrial pipes and the high-rising white City Hall of the city of Kemi. The Kemi Church, designed by architect Josef Stenbäck, was built
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The St. Michael’s Church
The Kemi church
The old church of Tervola in 1902. Due to the faded colouring in its structures, the church was restored to its original colouring of light brick-red in 2003. The St. Michael’s Church, built in the 1530’s, is the oldest church in the Sea Lapland region, and the northernmost of the Finnish medieval stone-churches with their original construction left intact. New church of Keminmaa
The church of Simo
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The Aine Art Museum
Art and culture:
ART TO FIT MANY TASTES The Aine Art Museum in Tornio offers both permanent and temporary exhibitions. The permanent exhibition is composed of the collection at the Aine Pictorial Art Foundation and of the collection at the Aine Art Museum. The collec-
tion includes some of the finest art work in Finland, among others the works of Helene Schjerfbeck, Werner Holmberg, Akseli Gallen-Kallela as well as the works of more recent Finnish artists like Marika Mäkelä, Hannu Väisänen and Reijo
The Pahnila Museum
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Hukkanen. The works of Reidar Särestöniemi, Kalervo Palsa and Tuuli Mukka, represent artists right from Lapland. At the recently renewed Kemi Historical Museum and the Provincial Museum of the Tornio
Provincial Museum of Tornio
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Kemi Gemstone Gallery Valley, you can explore the cultural history of the region. The Pahnila Museum, The Tervola Local Arts and Crafts Museum and the Keminmaa Local Arts and Crafts Museum offer additional places to learn about the cultural landscape in Sea Lapland. Travelling on the Museum Road through the Village of Simo you see the old farms and buildings left intact from the period when the road, dating back to the 1640’s, served as the mail road on land between Finland and Sweden. The historical centres of both the cities of Kemi and Tornio, you get best acquainted with walking through the streets surrounded by old wooden houses, some more famous than the others. The glitter of jewellery Once upon a time, Finland was about to become a Kingdom. The attempt was to go far enough for the King to be designed his crown. But History, as it sometimes happens, was to take a new turn, and yet, the crown still exists. At the Kemi Gemstone Gallery, in addition of marvelling the original, handsome Crown of the King of Finland, you may also admire the replicas of the Imperial Crown of the Queen of England, among other historical replicas, as well as the fine collection of over three thousand minerals and gemstones from around the world.
Southern Lapland Market Fair Iisakki Mustaparta, Isaac Blackbeard, hero of the people in Tornio Iisakki Mustaparta, born in 1751, was a peasant from Oravaisensaari at the village of Vojakkala, a few kilometres north from the city of Tornio. Together with the peasantry in his neighbourhood he built a decked ship to transport tar to Stockholm, bringing back a cargo of grain on his return back north. Mustaparta and his men were declared outlawed, imprisoned and thrown into a stinking jail in Stockholm. Mustaparta, instead of giving up, went ahead to prove the legality of his actions. Eventually he was to become the delegate to the Parliament in Stockholm, defending the rights of the peasantry, and was nicknamed Robin Hood of the North. The story of Iisakki Mustaparta
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is alive and flourishing at the Restaurant Mustaparran Päämaja (Blackbeard’s Headquarters). The maritime interior decoration depicts the feel of the 1700’s, the crystal chandeliers adding a taste of Royal glamour. The delicacies of the Tornio Valley are served on a plank and drinks are enjoyed from a clay mug, just as Iisakki would have done. The scent of the tar around, with the taste of the holy grass and buckthorn in your mouth – what an enjoyable time-travel to be remembered!
Kemi Comic Center
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Pohjanranta Winery, Keminmaa
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Victoria’s Square
SEA LAPLAND
Sea Lapland, with a richly varied past and a highly colourful cultural history, is the most prosperous region in all of Lapland. Due to its location by the sea with its out flowing rivers, trading and travel became very prominent in the region since the early 1500’s, eventually enabling the region to develop into a centre of boundless creativity. The beauty of the unique nature of Lapland in the Sea Lapland region, the three main rivers rich with fish flowing through it, will offer you experiences to be remembered; in the archipelago of the area you will enjoy adventures unlike anywhere else. The industry, developed and refined from the natural resources of Lapland, alongside with the many-sided cultural history in the region, are the basis for the wealth and well-being of the people in Sea Lapland. Tervola
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Designing the marketing and communications for various businesses/corporations and communities is our main field of expertise. We prepare advertisement in its various forms and for a variety of media for tens of different kinds of businesses from the smallest to the largest units. Visual Design Oy Itäranta 4, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)400 587 957 www.visualdesign.fi pekka.tuokila@visualdesign.fi
ACTIVITIES & SHOPPING VISIT KEMI www.visitkemi.fi sales@visitkemi.fi +358 (0)16 258 878 Kauppakatu 29, Kemi
ARCTIC EMOTIONS Loue, 95340 Tervola + 358 (0)44 238 8977, + 358 (0)44 238 9000 info@arcticemotions.com www.arcticemotions.com
FISHING CENTER SIMOJOEN LOHIRANTA Ranuantie 219B, 95255 Alaniemi +358 (0)400 691 351 www.simojoen-lohiranta.fi info@simojoen-lohiranta.fi
TORANDA EVENTS Näätsaarentie 241, 95450 Tornio +358 (0)50 374 2550 sales@torandaevents.com www.torandaevents.com
LAPINMEREN MELONTAKESKUS Kauppakatu 27, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)50 326 6226 paivi.koskela@gmail.com www.sea-lapland-paddlers.com
MERILAPIN MATKAILUOPPAAT Guiding in Kemi and Sea Lapland merilapinmatkailuoppaat@ gmail.com +358 (0)44 045 1156
PERINNELAIWA KATARIINA ja PERÄMEREN JÄHTI Tiedustelut Katariinan terassilta tai info@katariinalaiva.fi www.katariinalaiva.fi
PERÄPOHJOLAN MARKKINAT Pe 1.7. klo 16-20, la 2.7. klo 10-15 Raatihuoneen ympäristö, Hallituskatu 9 Tornio www.tornio.fi/markkinat
SHOPPING CENTRE RAJALLA Länsiranta 10, 95400 Tornio facebook.com/rajalla Instagram: #rajalla www.rajalla.com
THE DUDESONS ACTIVITY PARK Vesaistenkatu 1, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)44 441 1220 tornio@dap.fi www.dap.fi
POHJANRANTA OY Pohjantie 23, 94400 Keminmaa +358 (0)16 275 070 www.pohjanranta.com info@pohjanranta.com
BIO REX TORNIO Länsiranta 10, 95400 Tornio www.biorex.fi asiakaspalvelu@biorex.fi
MINIGOLF KEMI Luulajantie, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 179 6678 www.minigolfkemi.com minigolfkemi@gmail.com
LIIKENNEPUISTO Valtakatu 59, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 179 6678 www.minigolfkemi.com minigolfkemi@gmail.com
SATULLI HATTU- JA LAHJAPUTIIKKI Keskuspuistokatu 10, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 573 9841 www.satulli.fi salme.puolakka@gmail.com
PAPERIVALO SHOP & CAFE Jokivarrentie 2482, 95530 Tornio +358 (0)50 585 7290 www.paperivalo.fi Welcome to a bright atmosphere!
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ACCOMMODATION PARK HOTEL TORNIO Itäranta 4, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)40 358 3300 www.phtornio.fi info@phtornio.fi
HOTEL MERIHOVI Keskuspuistokatu 6-8, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 685 3500 hotel@merihovi.fi www.merihovi.fi
HUVILOMPOLO COTTAGE Raittitie 238, 95530 Tornio +358 (0)40 531 9353 ekivilompolo@pp.inet.fi www.hovilompolo.fi
MOTEL KÄPYLÄ Torniontie 7, 94450 Keminmaa +358 (0)400 675 312 www.motelliravintolakapyla.fi sirkkaliisa.laine@kapyla.inet.fi
CAMPING TORNIO Matkailijantie 49 95420 Tornio +348 (0)16 445945 www.campingtornio.com camping.tornio@co.inet.fi
PORORANTA COTTAGE www.visitmeri-lappi.fi/fi/matkailijalle/ majoitus/pororannan-mökit-2 +358 (0)400 882 115 Ruohokarintie 26, 95470 Tornio marja-leena.miettinen@pp4.inet.fi
KONGRESS HOTEL JOENTALO Kivirannantie 13-15, 95410 Tornio info@joentalo.com www.joentalo.com +358 (0)40 546 4423
LUONTOLOMAT – COTTAGES Reutuaapa 813, 95300 Tervola +358 (0)400 974 137 matti.skinnari@pp.inet.fi www.luontolomat.fi
KIPPARILA COTTAGE +358 (0)44 075 9078 Porrasperäntie 29, 95450 Tornio http://www.visitmeri-lappi.fi/ fi/matkailijalle/majoitus/lomamökki-kipparila/
TRANSPORTATION NET-MATKAT +358 (0)20 7479 444 net@net-matkat.fi www.net-matkat.fi
NORTHBUS Lukiokatu 10, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)400 777 776 info@northbus.fi www.northbus.fi
KEMIN LIIKENNE OY Pankonkatu 14, 94700 Kemi +358 (0)40 544 7071 / +358 (0)400 851 496 www.keminliikenne.fi
HEISKASEN LIIKENNE OY Toivolankatu 3, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)16 223 542 www.heiskasen.fi konttori@heiskasenliikenne.fi
HM-LIIKENNE OY Keminmaa +358 (0)400 391 374 www.hm-liikenne.fi antti.makimartti@hm-liikenne.fi
GREEN MOTION KEMI-TORNIO Rautatiekatu 3, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)20 121 3560 kemitornio@greenmotion.fi www.greenmotion.com
RESOURCES FOR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS NATURALLY FROM SEA LAPLAND
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Best places for events and meetings:
RESTAURANTS THEATER RESTAURANT SAAFE OY Marina Takalon katu 3, 94100 Kemi, +358 (0)40 510 0179 http://teatteriravintola.kemi.fi/ kemin.teatteriravintola@gmail.com
RESTAURANT AINO Itäranta 4, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)40 358 3300 www.phtornio.fi
RESTAURANT PAPPILAN PEHTOORI Pappilantie 10, Simoniemi +358 (0)40 321 8190 raisa@tasocatering.com www.tasocatering.com
SPORT’S CORNER Itäranta 4, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)40 659 3500 www.phtornio.fi
PANORAMA CAFÈ Panorama Cafe +358 (0)50 410 3605 www.panoramacafekemi.fi https://www.facebook.com/ Panoramakemi
RESTAURANT OFELIA Hallituskatu 16, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)400 137 366 www.ravintolaofelia.fi
WINE RESTAURANT WINE PARK Itäranta 4, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)40 168 4500 www.phtornio.fi
SATAMAKAFFILA NUOTTA Kemi inner harbour +358 (0)400 199 605 Facebook: Satamakaffila Nuotta Dogs are also welcome!
RESTAURANT SATAMAN TÄHTI Luulajantie 7, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 485 9254 www.satamantahti.fi
RESTAURANT RANTAMAKASIINI Luulajantie 4, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 685 3500 hotel@merihovi.fi www.merihovi.fi
RESTAURANT PURSISEURA Luulajantie 11, 94100 Kemi +385 (0)40 685 3500 hotel@merihovi.fi www.merihovi.fi
CAFÉ-RESTAURANT MYLLYNPIRTTI Kukkolankoskentie, 95520 Kukkola +358 (0)400 694 356
PITOPALVELU / CATERING ROOSAMARIA OY Kemintie 15, 95420 Tornio +358 (0)40 738 8470 maria.keskimaunu@roosamaria.fi www.roosamaria.fi
RESTAURANT UMPITUNNELI Hallituskatu 15, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)40 1260 200 www.umpitunneli.fi info@umpitunneli.fi
MUSTAPARRAN PÄÄMAJA Hallituskatu 6, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)40 1260 222 www.mustaparta.net mustaparta@tch.fi
TORNION KERHORAVINTOLA Puutarhakatu 9, 95400 Tornio +358 (0)16 482201 kerhoravintola@gmail.com
AARNINHOLVI OLUTTUPA / BEER HOUSE Thurevikinkatu 6, 95420 Tornio +358 (0)400 305295 aarninholvi@gmail.com
CAFE / BAR CHILLOUT Kauppakatu 8, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)44 219 0937 www.cafechillout.fi
TRAVEL INFORMATION KEMIN MATKAILUTOIMISTO City hall , Valtakatu 26, 94100 Kemi. +358 (0)40 680 3120 asiakaspalvelu@kemi.fi Open: 1.6.-12.8. mon-fri klo 9-15, Other times: mon-fri klo 8-15.30.
TORNIOHAPARANDA MATKAILUTOMISTO Travel center, Krannikatu 5 95336 Haparanda, Sweden +358 (0)50 590 0562 info@haparandatornio.com Open: mon-fri 9-17.30
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