Travel Guide WINTER 2016-2017
WELCOME TO SEA LAPLAND The two cities and three communes form the Sea Lapland area: 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.
HOW TO READ THE QR-CODES On the brochure you’ll find specific QR-codes through which you’ll get additional information of the locations, opening hours and contact information of the various places, of navigation instructions 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 your network operator.
See and do in Sea Lapland:
USING THE NET ON MOBILE DEVICES 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.
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CONTENTS: p. 3 Events p. 9 Enjoy Sea Lapland p. 10-11 Delicacies in Sea Lapland p. 12-17 Hotels and lodging services p. 18-22 Shopping p. 23 Public trans portation p. 24-25 Cultural events p. 26 Churches p. 27 Coming up
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EVENTS IN THE WINTER OF 2016-2017 31.12.2016 21.1.2017 3.-5.2.2017 24.-26.3.2017 1.5.2017
Celebrate New Year’s Eve twice SnowCastle Opening Ceremony Pakkasukko Blues & Jazz Tornion Suurpilkit - Ice-fishing event Wappu - the First of May
Santa’s office Seaside
Events in Sea Lapland:
Best places for events and meetings:
More info: www.visitsealapland.com/en/visitor/tapahtumakalenteri-en-us/
TOURIST INFORMATION KEMI TOURIST INFORMATION City hall, Valtakatu 26, 94100 Kemi. +358 (0) 40 680 3120 asiakaspalvelu@kemi.fi Open: mon-fri klo 8-15.30.
HAPARANDATORNIO TOURIST INFORMATION 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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Lapland Welcome -Aurora borealis trips and snow adventures-
Products: - Aurora tours – Northern Lights spotting on the best places - Overnight in Aurora apartment - Snowmobile safaris from day safaris to extreme long safaris from the Bothnian Sea to the Ice Sea - Snow adventure day and husky safaris, ice fishing, Finnish sauna and outdoor bath tub, snowshoe trips,… - Trips to Santa Claus village and Ranua wildlife park - Activity packages - Tours in Lapland - Official package tour operator authorized by Finnish authorities Great rates as we offer our services in internet only! TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence in 2015 and 2016 Quality1000 member The best safaris in town!
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LAPLAND WELCOME LTD www.laplandwelcome.fi info@laplandwelcome.fi online booking: www.laplandwelcome.com +358 (0) 20 735 2942
Unique event center!
We offer quality locations and services for various kinds of occasions. Luxurious lodging and cosy, atmospheric sauna spaces available also!
TORANDA WORLD Näätsaarentie 241, 95450 Tornio +358 (0) 50 374 2550 sales@torandaevents.com www.torandaworld.com facebook.com/torandaevent/
Kalli Ski Center Excellent opportunities to enjoy the outdoors while downhill skiing, skateboarding or frolicking down the slide on a sled! Professional guiding in downhill skiing and skateboarding available also! In addition, for groups we organize adventures with delightfully entertaining goblins/trolls. +358 (0) 400 175 347 kalliskicenter.com
Visit Kemi Kemi SnowCastle Winter Wonderland with SnowRestaurant, SnowHotel, SnowChapel and lots of SnowFun. Open daily 22.1.-9.4.2017. Mansikkanokankatu 17, Kemi.
www.visitkemi.fi sales@visitkemi.fi +358 (0) 16 258 878 Kauppakatu 29, 94100 Kemi
Santa´s Seaside Office Open 5.12.2016-15.4.2017daily at 11-16. Meet the Sailor Elves and Santa Claus. Unique place for lunch, coffee break and shopping. Kemi Inner harbour, Luulajantie 6.
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Tornion Suurpilkit 24.-26.3.2017 Finland’s greatest ice-fishing event in the middle of the city!
Lottery prizes: 5 brand-new, 2017 model KIA RIO cars. Total price of lottery prizes over 80.000€, One ice-fishing lottery ticket/-card 15€.
Euro City Matkailuyhdistys ry Itäranta 4, 95400 Tornio More info: www.suurpilkit.fi suurpilkit@gmail.com + 358 (0) 44 257 6565 See hotel offer www.phtornio.fi
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Domestic Animal Park Arkadia At our domestic animal park you can easily arrange the most special festive events, like for example animal-themed children’s parties, family reunion in farm milieu, recreational evenings for your employees, and so forth. You can also reserve the domestic animal park into your own occasion! Our collection of animal species consists of the most traditional Finnish pets to more exotic species. Reindeer-rides and sauna also in the winter! Café-Restaurant Arkadia At our idyllic café-restaurant you can enjoy a great variety of home-baked pastries, coffee and refreshments as well as delicious meals.
(Winter-season open by prior reservation only!) KOTIELÄINPUISTO ARKADIA info@kotielainpuistoarkadia.com kotielainpuistoarkadia.com Saarenrannantie 12, 95230 Maksniemi + 358 (0) 40 552 6146 / Päivi, + 358 (0) 44 535 4417 / Samuli
Nature adventures ARCTIC SNOW DOGS Experience the seaside nature while touring with sweetly friendly Samoyed dogs. +358 (0) 45 314 0890 www.fb.me/arcticsnowdowgs maija@arcticsnowdogs.com
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.
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Lappari Adventure factory Lappari offers a good variety of adventures under one roof. www.lappari.fi
Tornion Panimo - Brewery Reserve a guided brewery tour and beer tastings for your group. The tour is organized in cooperation with Restaurant Pirttihirmu.
Vesaisenkatu 1, 95400 Tornio, Finland +358 (0) 400 419902 kaj.kostiander@tornionpanimo.fi www.tornionpanimo.fi/en
Restaurant Pirttihirmu
After all the activities and touring the brewery you will surely want to enjoy our home-made delicacies satisfying many different tastes. The menu at the Restaurant Pirttihirmu consists of delicacies made of local produce. You can enter the Restaurant Pirttihirmu without the entrance ticket to the Park. Inquire about group dining: +358 (0) 44 441 1220, tornio@dap.fi, www.dap.fi/pirttihirmu
Sports and activity centre Hyväfiilis Fitness hall • Group exercises Training groups • Sports event coaching & Personal Trainer- services • Nutrition training • Fitness tests and measurements Program services for businesses Children’s training groups Event and special occasions services Open: mon-thu 10-20, fri 10-18, sat 11.30-15, sun 16-19.30 +358 (0) 40 148 3522 info@hyvafiilis.net • www.hyvafiilis.fi Lappari, Vesaisenkatu 1, Tornio
Pirttihirmu is also the brewery restaurant.
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Romping and playing about is healthy The new, coolly action-packed indoor-activity park in HaparandaTornio offers borderless opportunities for joyful, sporty activities for the whole day. At the Dudesons Activity Park you will find a huge amount of winter-themed activities giving a good challenge for anyone of
any age and skill level, satisfying the hungriest playful and sporty-spirited persons. The mystic sound and light world creates a unique dimension and an utterly special atmosphere to the Park. Welcome to come and spend a super-fun day dressed only in a t-shirt throughout the year! THE DUDESONS ACTIVITY PARK HAPARANDATORNIO Vesaisenkatu 1, 95400 Tornio +358 (0) 44 441 1220, tornio@dap.fi, www.dap.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. Sea Lapland delicacies Tervolatalo
Toranda
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 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: Merihovi
Mustaparran Päämaja
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Ankkuri bistro
Oluthuone Kukko
OLUTHUONE KUKKO Valtakatu 10, 94100 Kemi www.facebook.com/Oluthuone-Kukko +358 (0) 40 071 8090
Since 1993 both domestic and foreign beers and various types of ciders have foamed through the fourteen beer-taps at the Beer House Kukko. The abundant and well-varied beer-bottle collection from different corners of the world will guarantee for anyone to find their favourite beer while visiting the Beer House. The most interesting sports events run at our pub stand for friends of sports and sports-enthusiasts!
CAFE / BAR CHILLOUT
PIZZERIA RAVINTOLA ROMA
RAVINTOLA WOK THAI
Cafe • Bar • Karaoke • Live
Versatile menu and cheerful customer care!
Fresh and tasty thai food made with love.
Valtakatu 12, 94100 Kemi +358 (0) 44 955 8750 www.pizzeriaroma.fi pizzeriaroma@luukku.com
Valtakatu 5, 94100 Kemi +358 (0) 50 308 7333 www.wokthai.fi info@wokthai.fi
Sport-TV • Billiard • Darts Kauppakatu 8, 94100 Kemi +358 (0)44 219 0937 www.cafechillout.fi
Kukkolan Koski-Catering Kukkola Rapids Catering Come and enjoy the fascinating riverside views! KIPPARI GRILL-BAR Cosy restaurant, rights to serve alcohol, karaoke and grill delicacies Ask an offer for private events/parties! +358 (0) 44 075 9048 Koivuletontie 2, 95470 Tornio j.kunnari@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/kipparibaari
•Salmon soup, sautéed reindeer and smoked fish • Grill delicacies, coffee with thin pancakes • full liquor license, karaoke singing • Always ready sauna Koskitie 4, 95520 Tornio +358 (0) 407 301 524 / +358 (0) 400 362 434 facebook.com/kukkolankoski
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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 the comforts of a Hotel, some prefer the peaceful privacy of a wilderness cabin.
Does your pillow feel good? Here you’ll find it to your desire.
With all the special treats, no doubt.
Hotel Mustaparta A hotel with a story opens January 2017. Hallituskatu 6, 95400 Tornio +358 (0) 400 105 800 www.mustaparta.fi info@mustaparta.fi
TERVOLAN LUONTOLOMAT offers high quality cottages for rent for your holidays. Skitracks and a hole in the ice for winter swimming right in the vicinity. Reutuaapa 813, 95300 TERVOLA +358 (0) 400 974 137 / +358 (0) 400 692 849 matti.skinnari@pp.inet.fi www.luontolomat.fi
Congress Hotel Joentalo
Welcome to stay overnight in our Hotel by the Riverside, by the Northern Lights -road (Revontultentie). 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 and Wifi. CONGRESS HOTEL JOENTALO Revontultentie 13-15, 95410 Tornio info@joentalo.com www.joentalo.com +358 (0)40 546 4423
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Tervolahovi Keskustie 47, 95300 Tervola www.tervolahovi.fi, www.facebook.com/tervolahovi +358 4 (0) 40 537 5059 kakko@tervolahovi.fi
Located right on the shores of the picturesquely beautiful Kemijoki River, with cot saunas, and with hot tubs and Jacuzzis on the beach terrace. The sauna raft is available, and jet boating can be done with bonzo or skis, and also with parakite. We offer race car riding, paintball war, outing tracks, dog-sled riding, massage services, meetings and conferences spiced up with coffee-service or lunch; recreational days, transportation by bus, or, as the one and only in all of Finland, we also provide the HUMMER H1/H2 limousines for your use; orchestras, bands, parakiting, comic plays at the theatre seating 10 persons VIP, etc, etc. From us you can order a fully varied package all in one place. For example: pick-up from your location by limousine; delicious beef dining; cot sauna / hot tub, Jacuzzi; grill cot for 40 persons; private space for festivities; activities according to your choice; musical equipments of the house available for your use, the bar of the house (filled by you) for your private use; night snack, karaoke singing / night club; transportation back to your location by limousine. We will tailor-make a package just right for your festivities / meetings / training days / conferences / recreational days. For groups of pensioners we organize recreational days with karaoke singing and dancing during the day. Tailor-made activity packages for tourist groups Your wedding occasion will be a great success with our complete package: we offer limousine transportation, a fine location for your festivities, catering service, wedding cakes and a delicious coffee table; professional orchestra is available, decorations, lodging for your guests as well as the wedding suite for the couple, and additional programs upon special request. We can also organize transportation for wedding guests; capacity for lodging about 60 - 70 persons. Ask for our offer! Christmas Party Packages with specific programs, and of course: Santa giving the gifts. At the Children’s Park Hoviland (Courtland) the day goes by quickly while playing about; a meal of court pizzas will crown the day. Camping site / -caravan/trailer parking available. Restaurant services.
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Welcome to Park Hotel Tornio The newly renovated highly atmospheric Hotel by the Tornio River welcomes you to come and enjoy its services! In addition to the single-, double- or three person rooms the Hotel offers also various kinds of suites (highly suitable for families) and an INVA- room. Altogether 98 rooms available. All rooms are smoke-free (smoking prohibited). The Hotel boasts also four restaurants, special meeting locations (among others a 200 person auditorium), a cosy sauna-department with a swimming pool as well as a playing room only for kids. At merely a walking distance you will find, among others, the IKEA, the Rajalla på GränsenShopping Centre, as well as the Dudesons Activity Park.
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Enjoy your stay and the delicacies on offer at the Park Hotel Tornio Restaurants! At the Restaurant Aino you will enjoy delicacies in the cosy and traditional way of the riverside life. At the Sports Corner, in addition of eating the pizzas, burgers and hot wings on offer, you can also enjoy watching the sports events. At the Wine Park, cosy and atmospheric wine tasting and karaoke singing on weekends. At the Park Arena you can enjoy dancing and live bands on event weekends.
Itäranta 4, 95400 Tornio +358 (0) 40 358 3300 www.phtornio.fi info@phtornio.fi
Reserve now! HOTEL & PLAYING AND ROMPING ABOUT package...
...+ 2 hours free time at the Dudesons Activity Park! more info: www.phtornio.fi
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The cottages at the old Vicarage The high quality cottages, resembling storehouses of the old days, are located right by the Gulf of Bothnia. Breakfast is served to the cottages. Free WIFI! Enjoy hotel-quality lodging in the middle of an old, peaceful seaside village! WANHAN PAPPILAN MAKASIINIT Pappilantie 10, 95200 Simo +358 (0) 40 822 3400 reception@wanhapappila.inet.fi www.wanhapappila.com
Hovilompolo
HOVILOMPOLO Husantie 4, 95530 Tornio + 358 (0) 40 531 9353 www.hovilompolo.fi
Enjoy the traditional sauna culture combined with the delicious white fish meal. ”I’LL SERVE, YOU’LL ENJOY!”
Spa Hotel Pohjanranta
• 39 hotel rooms • Spa • Charter Restaurant • Meetings / conferences and festivities services • Local wine shop • Shingle roofed church Spa opening times: Mon-Fri, 3 pm-8 pm, Sat-Sun, 12 noon-6 pm Winter events please find on our home pages! Welcome to stay and enjoy! Pohjantie 23, 94400 Keminmaa + 358 (0) 16 275 070 info@pohjanranta.com www.pohjanranta.com
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Hotel Merihovi
The legendary, classic hotel with good service in the heart of Kemi. Keskuspuistokatu 6-8,94100 Kemi +385 (0) 40 685 3500 hotel@merihovi.fi www.merihovi.fi
Good night E-CITY PROGRAM SERVICES Historical music-stories and singing on offer. Reserve a program from us to your occasions! E-City B&B - nice and cosy lodging for reasonable price! Saarenp채채nkatu 39, Tornio bb@city.fi, www.ecity.fi +358 (0) 44 509 0358, Welcome!
Motel-restaurant K채pyl채 30 rooms, a sauna-department, various cabinets and a Chartered Restaurant. Free parking and WiFi. Excellent skiing tracks at Kallingas at 3 km distance.
Torniontie 7, 94450 Keminmaa +358 (0) 400 675 312 +358 (0) 16 270 241 www.motelliravintolakapyla.fi sirkkaliisa.laine@kapyla.inet.fi
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Unique Shopping Centre at the border of Finland and Sweden with always friendly service -park
Kauppakeskus Rajalla- Shopping Centre Rajalla På Gränsen Länsiranta 10, 95400 Tornio • facebook.com/rajalla Instagram: #rajalla • www.rajalla.com
Welcome to the world of fashion!
www.facebook.com/SubwayKemi/ instagram: subway_clothing
Valtakatu 7-9, 94100 Kemi, Open: mon-fri 10 - 18, sat 10.00 - 15.00
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TWICE THE CITY AND MANYFOLD SHOPPING 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 on the border between Finland and Sweden is utterly unique in the world.
The spectacular Rajakaari is designed by children. The Ikea, the Shopping Centre Rajalla – På Gränsen, as well as the Shopping Centre Corona in Kemi and the City Boutiques, offer both traditional and design products, and the latest fashion.
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Erätukku Tornio Going for a hiking trip in the wilderness?
Come and visit the Erätukku-shop. From us you will find equipment for proper winter clothing and sporting activities, for outing, hiking and snowshoe walking...
PAPERIVALO SHOP & CAFE / TERRACE Design-boutique in Karunki, open Tues-Fri 11-18, Sat 11-15
Come and choose to your liking from the best selections.
Welcome to enjoy the brightly lit atmosphere!
Kemintie 8, 95420 Tornio Avoinna 9 - 17, la 10 - 15 +358 (0) 44 747 7224 www.eratukku.fi
Jokivarrentie 2482, 95530 Tornio +358 (0) 50 585 7290 www.paperivalo.fi
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Low prices - Great Selections! People from the North of Finland have enjoyed saving money while shopping at the reasonably priced TEX-shopping centre for nearly 40 years by now. The great and abundant TEX selections are known also throughout Sweden and Norway. The price-quality ratio at the TEX shop is good, so it will be truly worthwhile to make the trip from further distances for the shopping! The customer service at the TEX is saturated with the true Lappish spirit, and the atmosphere is relaxed and cosy. While shopping at the TEX you will notice right away the product selection to be totally different from that of normal shops: at the TEX we have loads of products you will not find in brand name shops. In Tornio, at the huge 13400m2 department store you will also find a café serving the delicious Sibylla fast food. From spring until fall the huge Kukkakartano-shop for gardening at the Tex offers all necessary equipment for gardening as well as a wellvaried selection of plants and flowers for all seasons.
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TEX Tornio Teollisuuskatu 5 95420 Tornio
TEX Rovaniemi Koskikatu 28 96100 Rovaniemi
TEX Kemi Kiveliönkatu 28 94600 Kemi
TEX Kemijärvi Seminaarinkatu 2-4 98120 Kemijärvi
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Toinen linja The Toinen linja is a clothing store for both men and women, and is located on the Kauppakatu right in the centre of the city of Kemi. Great quality brand name products, both domestic and foreign designs! Kauppakatu 17, 94100 Kemi +358 (0) 16 221 711 www.kemintoinenlinja.fi www.facebook.com/ kemintoinenlinja
Jeweller’s and watchmaker’s shop S. Bomström Amor Pendant 145€, Design PauliinaK, 925 silver
Jääkäri Pendant 175€, Design Eelis Aleksi, 925 silver Travelled through many lands Perseverance beyond compare
Sensing your warmth, I open my eyes and my heart
Länsiranta 9, 95400 Tornio +358 (0) 40 653 8000 www.satubomstrom.fi satu@satubomstrom.fi
Design Airamo YOUR DREAM COAT MANUFACTURERED IN TORNIO
Leather coats, Two-way coats, Wool fabric coats, Artificial fur. Direct from the manufacturer. 40 year experience! We also tailor-make for order, as well as repair and renew furs. Visit: www.airamo.fi. Welcome to visit our Atelier- shop.
Kauppakatu 12 Tornio +358 (0) 400 291 520 airamo@airamo.fi
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Wherever in Sea Lapland you stay
-the shopping place for the travelling owner is always close by!
The client is the most important factor, so it is said. At our cooperative shop the fact is slightly different though- for real. Our clients in Northern Finland own us. There are no other owners: you are the client-owner. The green membership card, therefore, is not only a regular client loyalty card. The card is a proof of your ownership of the cooperative shop, allowing you to take advantage of the benefits, like the Bonus that is paid to the client’s account in relation to the sums spent at his/her shopping. In addition of the Bonus you also benefit from the advantageous price level as well as from the excellent service network of the store. The cooperative shop invests, recruits, trains, supports and rewards its people/employees. The Arina Shops and Stores in Sea-Lapland serve you along your road, with extensive opening hours. Welcome to enjoy shopping!
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ABC Tornio Emotion Presso Prisma Kemi Prisma Tornio Sale Hepolahti Sale Keminmaa Sale Kemi Sale Pudas Sale Syväkangas Sale Tervola Sale Tornio S-market Kemi
Arina shops/service stations: www.s-kanava.fi/web/arina/ myymalat-ja-palvelut
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. Taxi service is available 24 h and several car rentals are to be found in the region. HM-LIIKENNE OY Keminmaa +358 (0) 400 391 374, +358 (0) 400 691 915 www.hm-liikenne.fi antti.makimartti@hm-liikenne.fi
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
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HERTZ CAR RENTAL Experience Finland by driving a car. Reserve now! Koskikatu 23, 96200 Rovaniemi +358 (0) 20 555 2500 hertz.rovaniemi@hertz.fi www.hertz.fi
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Museums:
Kemi Historical Museum
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 collection 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 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 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
Provincial Museum of the Tornio Valley
The Aine Art Museum
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Gemstone Gallery 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. 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.
Exhibitions:
Mural Kemi
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 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!
Comic Exhibition
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New church of Keminmaa The St. Michael’s Church
CHURCHES 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 At the Alatornio Church you can find the Struve Geodetic Arc, inscribed on the World Heritage Site. 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 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. Church of Tornio
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SEA LAPLAND SUMMER -The name says it all-
The Kemi Inner Port and the International Guest Harbour of Ulen as well as the many boardwalk restaurants and cafes along the quay, form the living-room for the summer, for both visitors and inhabitants alike. The Toranda Marina and Boat Harbour in Tornio is part of the Toranda Event Centre, where a variety of the most unique international events are arranged seasonally. The traditional S/Y Katariina Ship and the M/S Casandra as well as the S/Y Perämeren Jähti Ship docked at the harbour, provide a sure opportunity for anyone wanting to see the city views from the perspective of the sea. The Sea-Lapland Paddlers provides guiding in kayacking, also for beginners. The brave ones eager for more speedy action might want to try the Kukkolaforsen, conquering the surge of the rapids on a rubber-rafter. The beaches in the region complete the offer of summer activities – hop in the river or in the sea for a good swim! The 18-hole Tornio Green Zone Golf Course stretches on both sides of the border between Finland and Sweden. The one hour time-difference between the two countries enables the golfer to hit the longest lasting Hole in One on fairway 6. The hit lasts about an hour and 5 seconds across the greenery. A highly unique experience, wouldn’t you say? Frisbee-golf Courses are to be found also in the region, some suitable for beginners, others for the more advanced player looking for greater challenges.
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