About EUSTAFOR PUBLICATIONS POSITIONS EU PROJECTS PRESS RELEASES LINKS EUROPEAN FORESTRY HOUSE member log on

A Snappy Name, an Unforgettable Slogan and an Excellent Mascot for the Pyhä-Luosto Visitor and Culture Centre 

Press Releas 25.3.2011

Pyhä-Luosto Visitor and Culture Centre and its mascot, the Siberian jay, need your help! On the 22nd of March, a competition will be launched with the aim of finding a name for the Pyhä-Luosto Visitor and Culture Centre and a suitable slogan to go with it. The Centre’s mascot, a Siberian jay, also flies without a name. Take part in the competition and win magnificent service and product prizes from the Pyhä-Luosto resort! The Pyhä-Luosto’s new attraction will open its doors at the foot of the Pyhätunturi fells in 2012.

The Pyhä-Luosto Visitor and Culture Centre is a window and a gate to the Pyhä-Luosto National Park and a fascinating destination. The exhibition, which offers extraordinary experiences concerning the region’s unique nature and local culture, is an inspiring learning environment, as well as an impressive attraction. The new centre is a versatile stage for all kinds of events in the Pyhä-Luosto resort. The Visitor and Culture Centre offers many kinds of services: hiking information, a tourist information point, guide services, conference premises and a café-restaurant serving delicious meals and treats that top off the experience. The Visitor and Culture Centre project is run by the Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services.

The competition is open for all. Enter the competition by sending your proposal by 29th April 2011 by e-mail to: pyhaluosto@metsa.fi, or by post to: Pyhätunturi Visitor Centre, Kultakeronkatu 22, 98530 Pyhätunturi. The Jury will select the best proposals in each category of the competition and the lucky winners will be awarded a holiday in a hut at the Pyhä-Luosto National Park, a weekend in a hotel and a reindeer safari. Every proposal is also entered into a raffle. More specific information about and instructions for the competition can be found on the website of the project at metsa.fi/projects/structural fund projects.

Further information:
- Project Manager Riina Tervo, Metsähallitus, tel: +358 40 758 5472
- Pyhätunturi Visitor Centre, tel: +358 205 64 7302

Information Bulletin:
- The Metsähallitus visitor centres have a key role in presenting and protecting Finnish nature and its diversity.
- Metsähallitus has 9 centres in Lapland, which present the region’s nature and a total of 26 throughout Finland
- Pyhä-Luosto National Park is the sixth most popular national park in Finland in terms of its visitor numbers, and Pyhä-Luosto is a resort in Lapland which is growing rapidly
- Within the national parks, Metsähallitus manages some of Finland’s most valuable nature destinations and offers everyone an opportunity to experience nature in its original state.

Read more:
• www.metsa.fi > In english > Projects
• www.luontoon.fi > Customer service > Pyhätunturi
• www.outdoors.fi/pyha-luostonp

Back

Source: http://www.metsa.fi