Visiting Kainuu was part of my course, I have mentioned my impressive pre-experience of literary tourism here. Therefore, I am looking forward to joining this trip and sharing with everyone more about the actual experiences. Unfortunately, due to the complicated epidemic, I could not come to Finland and join the journey. However, there is an…
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Kajaani is a potential destination for literary tourism for its connection with Kälevala of Elias Lönnrot and the Emperor of Poetry Eino Leino. Therefore, Kajaani has many opportunities to become an academic tourism destination, especially Kälevala with Kajaani fans. However, Kajaani is now facing many challenges in developing literary tourism that requires specific change. Challenges…
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First impressions Let’s be honest here – at first, I thought I never would have any reason to visit Kuhmo. My mental image of the city consisted mainly of: Old moldy buildings in the middle of nowhere Depressing landscapes Lack of activities Ageing population I have never visited the place and neither have my friends,…
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Being well-known as the birthplace of the Kalevala epic, Kainuu region has its full potential to become a popular tourism destination by inheriting an enriched value of cultural heritage. As mentioned in my last blogpost, the area has many attractions representing Kalevala theme, its father, Elias Lönnrot’s journey and honoring Literary Tourism in general. However,…
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Kuhmo, the City of Literature Kuhmo has been selected as one of the cities in UNESCO’s City of Literature Network. It is the home for the stories in Kalevala, and a pit stop of Elias Lönnrot’s travels to Viena Karelia. This gives the city great leverage on the literary tourism sector. However, the city has…
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Have you heard about Kalevala treatments? – At least now you will I got the inspiration from Keijo Ahtonen, the manager of the Hotel Kalevala, and many other projects. When he showed us around the spa area and told us about some of the Kalevala treatments and massages. I was thinking to myself, how an…
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All of us have our own cultural heritage, and here in Finland, it is a lot different than for example in Portugal or in Vietnam. The differences make us richer, and when meeting new people, I love learning about them and their cultural heritage. It is also an important thing for me as a tourist,…
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Storytelling in literary and cultural tourism Literary tourism is based on storytelling and can contribute to greater value in cultural tourism by providing tourism destination visitors with much stronger bonds with destination through stories. Symbiosis of literary and cultural tourism allows visitors to gain experience through understanding of complex messages simultaneously engaging and emotionally immersing…
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Hello, dear readers. In this blog, I will tell you of a mysterious and unique place called Kuhmo, a true oasis of culture in the wilderness of the Kainuu region in Eastern Finland.
Read moreWho’s this? Hello World! Name’s Kristian (but just call me Kris), born and raised in a village right outside St. Petersburg, Russia, by an Estonian father and a Russian mother before moving to Finland and ending up in Lapland studying tourism. Kinda international, huh? Since my birth, I have moved around quite a bit, both…
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