Maps, Apps and Other ToolsErja Lehikoinen, City of Joensuu, Finland

Cities by the Water: Images Real and Virtual21 Feb 2014 Petrozavodsk

The project aims to increase culturally-based tourism and to create permanent means to develop and market the North Karelia and Republic of Karelia and the cities of Joensuu and Petrozavodsk as culturally attractive tourist destination.

Concrete outputs: e.g. strategy papers and development programmes, joint marketing plan between cities of Joensuu and Petrozavodsk, culture and history related contents in VisitKarelia marketing and service platform, culture and history of Joensuu as well as of Petrozavodsk in mobile applications, ”World of Kizhi” exhibition, annual calendar of culture events.

Contemporary Old City Project

Joensuu Culture and History in Mobile

Graphics: Heli Puhakka

Borderless VisitKarelia

VisitKarelia.fi – North Karelia, Finland

Tourist Information

Tourism products

Destinations and services

Visitkarelia.ru – The

Republic of Karelia, Russia

Tourist Information

Tourism products

Destinations and services

Buying & booking online

http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koli

National Park, Lake Pielinen, National

Landsscape

Broad range of tourist services in all season: spas, hotels, holiday

cottages, Karelian local food, Visitor Centre Ukko, Koli slopes and Snowpark

Concerts, exhibitions, cultural and historical

sites, culture and sport events

Outdoor activities (skiing, hiking, biking, riding,

fishing, rafting down the rapids)

Koli – www.koli.fi

Koli

www.koli.fi

Kontiolahti Stadium, Cooled Ski track, Biathlon World Cup 2014 and World

Championship 2015Support from the Region

The best in

Finland

Biathlon on Focus

Quality, Experienc

e, Reliability

International Expert

Assigments

International Visibility

www.biathlon-kontiolahti.fi/

Opening Ceremony of ”World of Kizhi” Exhibition

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International Conference on Development of Cultural Tourism

17-18 March 2014, Joensuu, FinlandRegistration: www.culturecbc.eu

Thank You! Welcome to North Karelia and