Finland
LOHJA APPLE CARNIVAL
FINLAND
Helsinki
www.kettukallio.net GENERAL INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION
Package type: 2 days Season: September (the annual Apple Carnival is a one day event only, towards the end of September) For whom: small groups (min. 8 max 16)
The annual Apple Carnival is a one-day event held in the second half of September during the best apple season in South Finland. The carnival offers a variety of seasonal fruit and vegetables, handicrafts, local food, music, dance and many other cultural programmes. The Apple Carnival takes place close to Lohja City centre in the garden and field of the Lohja Museum. It is a very typical Finnish event, where local people and visitors meet each other and visitors catch many local delicacies and have a chance to taste traditional food. Lohja is called the city of apples with over 200 000 apple trees, so this event suits the region very well. The host Ms. Terhi Korpijaakko with her family – her husband and three children are young and active entrepreneurs in Kettukallio Experience Farm.
SERVICES INCLUDED: guided transportations, guided visit to Tytyri mine experience, light lunch at Tytyri, coffee break and handicrafts at Kettukallio Experience farm, dinner by the campfire at Kettukallio Experience farm, smoke sauna & hot tub at Kettukallio Experience farm, accommodation and breakfast in Gasthaus Lohja, guided visit at Lohja Apple Carnival, lunch, home visit at Laine family, departure transportation DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME: 2 days, 1 night TYPE OF TRANSPORT: individual transfer / tour bus
LOCATION City of Lohja surroundings Helsinki 60 km or 1 hour Kettukallio Experience farm, Ms. Terhi Korpijaakko +358 44 988 5760
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