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Tourism in Finnish Lapland has become the main source of employment and income, replacing traditional industries such as forestry. Working within this growth industry in rural and remote areas means that we must take a great deal of responsibility; socially, environmentally and economically. We fully appreciate the impact of tourist visits on local communities and their residents and strive to ensure that we are having a positive effect.
Kakslauttanen is situated in a remote area of Lapland, far removed from the large tourist centres. Kakslauttanen have invested thousands pounds in developing a unique tourism offering in a responsible manner and have created a destination which is fully designed to make the most out of its environment whilst preserving it.
It has helped to provide employment and draw investment to into a region that is often forgotten when it comes to marketing and economic development.
In all of our destinations we ensure that we use local accommodation, transport and activity providers, enabling locally owned businesses and the economies in which they work to benefit directly. Kakslauttanen is no different and the Finnish owners are very conscious of the need to help the wider region maintain its workforce. The hotel restaurant at Kakslauttanen also serves as much local produce as possible. Through the tourism multiplier effect, this all helps to generate incomes and employment where the drift might otherwise be towards larger employment areas such as towns and cities.
Our holidays rely on visiting beautiful and un-spoilt areas, and they don’t come more un-spoilt than this region of Lapland. Naturally we wish to maintain the natural settings in which we work, not just for the future of our company, but also for future generations. We will always insist that our local providers are equally conscious of this need. Kakslauttanen ensure that all activities provided by their guides operate a leave no trace policy and are fully responsible when it comes to the natural environment.
We do appreciate that some may feel that snowmobiles should not be included in our itineraries at all however in areas such as Lapland they are a way of life. They are the only means of keeping in contact with remote reindeer herders and communities as the road infrastructure is not extensive. All trails are well managed. The alternatives to snowmobiles would in most cases be large, gas-guzzling off road vehicles. All snowmobiles are regularly serviced and kept as fuel efficient as possible. The snowmobile service industry is also another vital source of employment in these remote areas.
The safaris provided by Kakslauttanen follow marked trails which are designated for use by snowmobile and so use of the vehicles is limited to certain areas and thus wide spread use of the vehicles in the wilderness is fully limited.
All litter is removed from any of our activity sites, we strongly encourage group transfers (which are also encouraged by Kakslauttanen) to reduce traffic volumes and we make our clients aware of their obligation to the environment.
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