Awarded with ‘City of Design’ status by Unesco, Helsinki is a modern city that offers functional design, unique gastronomy and maritime appeal. The capital of Finland is filled with lively events all year round, but the peaceful archipelago and green forests are only a stone’s throw away and can be easily reached by the efficient public transportation system.

Espoo is like Finland in miniature. In the south of the city, you can enjoy the delights of the coast and archipelago, cultural and other events, and shopping. In North of Espoo, you can experience the countryside, lakes, and the wilderness in Nuuksio National Park. 

Get to know Espoo before your visit by visiting our website visitespoo.fi or you can familiarize yourself with one of our gem areas Nuuksio National Park by reading an article “how to find your happiness in Nuuksio”.

Your flight to Helsinki: AY042 ICN-HEL 21:40 05:30+1

Meet your Visit Finland host Ms. Yoonyoung Choi and Finnair host Mr. Jung Hwan Shin at the airport

5.30 Early arrival in Helsinki Airport

6.00 Bus transfer to Helsinki (Helsinki Limo)
Yoonyoung (Gloria) Choi guiding to the bus

Check-in to hotel Radisson Blu Seaside
The Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel is located in a trendy area next to the bustling harbor, with easy access to the city center by tram or foot. From standard rooms to chic suites, the hotel is designed for comfort and features saunas and a modern gym. Taste local delicacies at the on-site restaurant and enjoy their super breakfast buffet. The hotel has both the Green Key and Sustainable Travel Finland certificates, recognizing their efforts towards sustainable tourism and the environment.

6.30 - 10.00 Buffet breakfast available at the main restaurant

10.00  Lobby call
Meet you Helsinki Partners host Sanna Salonen and MyHelsinki host Seoyoung Ryou (tel. +358 41 314 3659) at the lobby

Bus transfer

10.30 Visit to Allas Seapool
Meet your host: Mikael Hagfors, tel. +358 40 546 1345

Come and see why Allas Seapool has claimed its place as a popular centre of seaside bathing and urban culture for Helsinki residents and visitors alike. In addition to a refreshing swimming experience, the Allas Sea Pool offers unforgettable sauna moments with sea views.

11.00 - 13.30 Helsinki food tour experience with Happy Guide Helsinki (by foot)
Meet your Happy Guide Emil Anton outside the Allas Sea Pool (tel.  +358 44 502 0066)

Discover and taste a few delicious secrets of Helsinki’s food culture. The local culinary life is well present in the centre of Helsinki, explore and be inspired! 

Short walk to next destination

14.00 Site visits to the Hobo Hotel Helsinki
Meet your host: Heidi Tarilo

Hobo is a new boutique hotel in central Helsinki – but it’s far more than just a hotel. Hobo is a community, a place where guests can live, work, create, learn and have fun together. 184 hotel rooms, a bar, an event space, a weekend club, a restaurant, meeting rooms and a pop-up area for collaborations between local creators and guests. Welcome to our community, we call it Hobo.

Short walk to the next hotel

15.00 Site visit to NH collection Helsinki Grand Hansa
Meet your host: Johanna Tyynelä, Sales Director

The hotel which is due to open in spring 2024 is situated in the heart of Helsinki and is located within two historic buildings that stand as a testament to Helsinki’s heritage and contains 224 spacious and luxurious guest rooms and suites of various sizes. Guests at the hotel can make use of the world-class facilities and amenities available, including a 24-hour fitness center, a spa and a range of meeting and event spaces.

16.00 Free time

18.30 Hotel Radisson Blue Seaside presentation with welcome drinks & snacks
Meeting room: Idis 1-2
Hosted by Johanna Santala, Sales Manager, International & leisure sales and partnerships, SOK Travel and Hospitality Industry Chain Management (tel. +358 50 3060550)

Short walk to dinner

20.00 Dinner at restaurant Muru

Restaurant Muru was founded by a group of good friends in 2010 with a purpose to create a great workplace for themselves and the best restaurant for their friends. Muru has become an absolute classic in Helsinki over the years. Muru is known for it’s great food, amazing wines and uncompromising customer service.

Short walk back to hotel

Breakfast

09.15 Lobby call
Meet you Helsinki Partners host Sanna Salonen and MyHelsinki host Seoyoung Ryou at the lobby

9.30 Guided city sightseeing tour by bus

This tour focuses on the fresh and surprising character of Helsinki. During the tour you will be introduced to the main attractions of Helsinki as well as some of the hot spots of local design scene and explore different types of urban phenomena and venues.

12.00 Lunch on board Tallink Silja Line and a tour of the ship
Meet your hosts Mikael Hasegawa and Annika Wilska

Step onboard the Promenade and feel the excitement! Silja Serenade & Silja Symphony operate between Helsinki and Stockholm overnight and include Moomin themed cabins.

Short walk to Market Square

14.45 Meet your host Antti Lumiainen (tel: +358 40 505 8169)

15.00 Waterbus from Market Square to Suomenlinna Island -Tykistölahti                                                

15.30 Guided tour of Suomenlinna
Meet your guide: Ann-Mari Fagerström tel. + 358 50 594 0434)

Welcome to Suomenlinna, one of the most unique areas in Helsinki! The fortress, located off the coast of Helsinki, is one of the biggest sea fortresses in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site.

17.25 Waterbus from Tykistönlahti to Lonna island

18.00 Dinner at restaurant Lonna

Enjoy a Finnish summertime “white night” in the capital´s archipelago! Lonna serves high-quality seasonal dishes with a modern take on traditional island cuisine. They use mostly Finnish ingredients, favouring organic and locally grown produce.

20.45 Waterbus back to mainland, bus transfer back to hotel

Breakfast

09.45 Lobby call and check-out from Radisson Blu Seaside, Helsinki.
Meet your Visit Espoo host 

Transfer to Espoo
Bus transfers in Espoo are operated by Visit Espoo partner Åbergin Linja bus travel company. This is the first bus company in Finland to receive Sustainable Travel Finland label. The friendly service is a natural part of company´s ISO 9001 certificate, and as a part of the ISO 14001 environmental management system Åbergin Linja invests in environmentally friendly busses.

10.15 Hotel Inspection Glo Hotel Sello
Glo Hotel Sello offers modern and urban hotel experience in the heart of Espoo’s liveliest area Leppävaara. Location and connections are superb and services are surrounding the hotel. Hotel is recently renovated from floor to ceiling, so quality satisfies even the most demanding taste. A new space-thinking perspective can be seen not only in spacious rooms but also in hotel’s common areas and restaurant.

11.15 Visit at EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
EMMA is Finland’s largest art museum and showcases topical contemporary issues by displaying curated picks of international art and design in a unique architectural setting. EMMA’s own collections cover a broad spectrum of Finnish and international contemporary art, modernism, and design.

12.15 Hotel Inspection at Original Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden
Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden is the green pearl of Tapiola district. It’s a meeting place for both locals and visitors, close to good public transportation connections, services and culture. At Tapiola Garden you will feel comfortable regardless of whether you are on vacation or on a business trip. Almost all rooms have a balcony. Some of the balconies are directed to a beautiful backyard, Tapiola's central pool, where you can watch or try out SUP-boarding in the summer and ice-skating in the winter! The hotel also has a gym, sauna and swimming pool.

13.15 Lunch at Restaurant PLATS and inspection at Hotel Hanaholmen

Hotel Hanaholmen offers visitors top modern Scandinavian style hotel rooms in the beautiful archipelago of Espoo. The hotel pays attention to the environmental impact of our choices, from the big picture to the most miniature details. Restaurant PLATS’s food concept utilizes organic products as well as Finnish mushrooms and berries and involves cooperation with local producers. The hotel has even an own fisherman who brings fresh fish to the restaurant from the surrounding waters.

15.00 Site Visit at Laguuni water sports centre
Laguuni is a floating watersports center that offers a giant water park, two wake cables, kayaking, stand up paddling and electrical bikes for outdoor and water sports fans. Laguuni’s restaurant Blägä serves fresh meals, and their floating sauna guarantees gentle steams with a sea view. Laguuni has one of its centers in Espoo and two in Helsinki, all of them being open during summer months.

16.00 Check-in to Hotel Matts at Matinkylä area
Hotel Matts in Espoo charms with its Scandinavian style and great location. Matts has hotel rooms as well as apartments for a more extended stay. The hotel’s Restaurant Freja offers taste sensations made from fresh ingredients. Freja Rooftop Bar and rooftop saunas provide perfect relaxation after a busy day.

17.00 Lobby call and hosted visit at Marimekko Shop in Iso Omena shopping centre
Marimekko is a Finnish design house founded in 1951 and nowadays one of the most famous design brands from Finland. For seventy years, the unmistakable Marimekko prints have been worn as bold badges of positivity and personal empowerment. Marimekko’s lifelong mission is to bring color and joy into lives and homes everywhere and encourage people to be happy as they are. During the visit, we will be welcomed by Marimekko representative with a snack serving and introduction to Marimekko’s products.

19.30 Lobby call for dinner at Lucy in the Sky restaurant
Lucy in the Sky is a rooftop restaurant and bar. Lucy serves contemporary bistro food along with a unique view on top of Accountor Tower, the historical landmark building towering over Espoo. Lucy's glass walls provide views to all directions showcasing the best of the Helsinki region from diverse urban landscapes to natural parks. If you move your gaze to the south, you'll find the glistening quintessential Finnish archipelago.

22.00 Good night and see you in the morning!

07.30 - 09.30 Breakfast is served at the hotel’s restaurant Freja
Freja’s kitchen is inspired by the fresh and high-quality ingredients of Nordic cuisine. In dishes, you can taste the flavors of the seasons and kitchen’s passion for good food. This stylish but warm restaurant invites you to enjoy good food and drinks on the street level of the hotel.

09.45 Lobby call and departure for a day in the Nuuksio National Park!
Nuuksio National Park is the place to enjoy typical Finnish lake, forest and rugged crags sceneries. The park is a green oasis in the capital area with about 70 km of marked hiking trails and lots of outdoor activities to experience. The rocky lake upland is home to many species that thrive in old-growth forests, vibrant meadows, valleys, and ponds. This park, loved by capital area citizens, celebrate its 30 years as a National Park in year 2024, which will be a joyful celebration of both preserving the nature and recreating in these calming and energizing surroundings.

10.45 Visiting Haukkalampi area at the National Park and introduction to Natura Viva’s services Natura Viva is the leading provider of nature tourism services in Southern Finland. They are specialized in kayaking tours, rentals and courses, as well as into world of paddling, SUP, cycling, hiking, and snowshoeing across the most breathtaking natural landscapes Southern Finland has to offer. That is why Natura Viva is your first stop for adventure in Nuuksio area but also on the Baltic Sea.

Guided Nature Walk in the National Park forests by Natura Viva
We will get an introduction at their Hawk Nest service point and cafeteria and after that get to experience the Finnish Nature on a guided hike hosted by Natura Viva’s professional wilderness guide. Prepare with outdoor clothes and good walking shoes!

12.30 Hotel Inspection at Haltia Lake Lodge
Haltia Lake Lodge is the place to nest up in a nature boutique lodge and enjoy the good life. Take a step back from busy everyday life and reconnect with nature by the enchanting fjord-like Pitkäjärvi lake – just 30 minutes from Helsinki. In addition to lodging, Haltia Lake Lodge provides the perfect outdoor experiences to make a stay both inspiring and invigorating. Everything done here, is built on nature conservation, sustainable development, and local sourcing.

13.30 Lunch at Restaurant Haltia
Nature oriented Restaurant Haltia serves food made from domestic, fresh ingredients and seasonally changing flavors that all can be enjoyed while looking over the sparkling lake Pitkäjärvi.

14.30 Site Visit at Finnish Nature Centre Haltia
Finnish Nature Centre Haltia is a fascinating nature, visitor, exhibition, and events centre that will give the visitor the feel of Finnish pristine nature and a chance to experience spectacular nature destinations under one roof. Haltia has committed to the sustainable development in all its operations. The building is highly ecological, and the services have been built around the surrounding nature. Haltia’s exhibitions, guided tours, and events help visitors deepen their relationship with nature and increase their environmental awareness.

15.45 Hotel Inspection at Hawkhill Cottage Resort
Hawkhill is a family-owned company offering accommodation and experiences in high-end log cottages. Their forest restaurant Korpelan Laavu is among Southern Finland’s most breathtaking. It functions as dining hall, get-together spot or even cocktail party venue. Nestled among the trees on the side of a rocky outcrop, the shelter offers a magical atmosphere with perfect meals for the occasion.

After site inspection, we will bathe in sauna and swim in the lake
Sauna is all about unwinding and relaxing, and that is exactly what we get to experience. We’ll bathe in one of the saunas by a calm forest lake, surrounded by the National Park. Along sauna experience, we will get to taste some nature inspired delicacies. Bring your swimming suit!

19.15 Dinner time! After returning from Nuuksio, we will head directly for dinner.
Nokkalan Majakka is a seaside restaurant where you can enjoy wonderful scenery all year round. The roof terrace is open in the summer season and offers bar and barbeque for all visitors on sunny days. This restaurant is located along the Espoo Waterfront Walkway, a 40 km long recreational walkway easy to reach from many places. In the summertime, the waterbus route traffic to Espoo archipelago starts from right next to the restaurant.

21.15 Back at the hotel and good night.
Visit Espoo thanks you at this point for your visit and wishes you a great journey to Rovaniemi and to Visit Finland’s Midnight Sun workshop!

6.30 - 10.00 Breakfast is served at hotel's restaurant Freja

10.00 Check out and transfer to the airport 
Åbergin Linja bus travel company will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the airport.

12.20 Flight from Helsinki to Rovaniemi (AY533)

13.35 Arrival in Rovaniemi

Transfer to Rovaniemi

Lunch at Santa Claus Village and meeting Santa Claus

Check-in to Santa's Igloos

19.30 Dinner at igloo village restaurant

Overnight

Breakfast

9.15  Check-out & Gathering together at hotel lobby. Take your luggage to the bus.
Rovaniemi Minitour groups will be revealed & everyone joins his/her tour

10.00 – 14.00 Experience Rovaniemi in Summer
Lunch included

14.30 Arrival & Check-in to Lapland Hotels Sky Ounasvaara

16.30 Transfer from hotel Sky Ounasvaara to Korundi

17.00 – 20.00 Get-together evening event at Korundi House of Culture for both suppliers and buyers hosted by Visit Finland, Finnair and Visit Rovaniemi 

20.00 Transfer from Korundi to hotel Sky Ounasvaara

Breakfast

9.30 Transfer from Lapland Hotels Sky Ounasvaara to Lappia House

Workshop at Lappia House 

09.30-10.00 Morning coffee 

10.00-12.30 Workshop meetings 

12.30-13.30 Buffet lunch 
  
13.30-17.00 Workshop meetings 

17.00 Transfer form Lappia House to hotel Sky Ounasvaara
 
18.45 Transfer from hotel Sky Ounasvaara to Restaurant Valdemari 

19.30 Dinner à la Lapland at Valdemari (Dress code: Marimekko T-shirt) 

21.00 Party Like a Finn – midsummer celebration 

01.30 – Good nightless night! 

22:00 / 23:00 / 00:00 / 01:00 Transfer from Valdemari to hotel Sky Ounasvaara

Breakfast

Free time

Check-out

12.45 Transfer to the airport

14.15 Flight to Helsinki (AY534) 

15.30 Arrival in Helsinki

17.30 Flight To Seoul (AY041)