Kayaking holiday in Finland

Planet

CARBON REDUCTION

Flying - We recommend that our guests use trains and other public transportation to get to us. If our customers use airplanes, we always arrange one group transport or public transfer from the airport to the destination.

Local transport - We use group transport by taxi if the daily journey is longer than 25 km each way. There is no public transport in our area.
Human-powered transport by walking in this package. This trip is a kayaking trip so this is a low carbon way to travel around.

We have Sustainable Travel Finland and TourCert certificates. We offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes upon request.

Our food suppliers are local producers that we know very well. We prepare our food ourselves and the ingredients are local and domestic. All waste is transported away from nature. We recycle our waste and food waste. Finland is one of the best countries in the world for recycling waste and it is all defined in Finnish law and regulations.

ENVIRONMENT AND LIVES

Environmental effects - we protect nature and also tell customers how nature is protected in Finland.

Donation - We are involved in Word Wildlife Fund Finland's Saimaannorppa conservation project.

We are a member of the European Biosphere Reserve Network.

Wildlife - Finland has many animals and plants that have adapted to the Finnish nature. We organize our transportation, skiing, dining and swimming in a way that does not affect nature. Animals live freely in the areas, and we do not harm them.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY

Our Travel Agency also sells products from other companies. We make sure that these companies are part of the Sustainable Travel Finland chain or have some other responsibility certificate such as Green Key. that the companies also follow our sustainable tourism policy. We locals work very closely together.

"The Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) program offers companies and destinations a concrete toolkit for developing sustainable tourism, which facilitates the systematic integration of sustainable development measures and choices into the everyday life of the region or company. The program is free of charge and intended for all tourism stakeholders in Finland.
STF-labeled companies and destinations have access to a continuous development model, the latest information on sustainable tourism development, marketing support and additional visibility through Visit Finland channels.

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY & DIVERSITY

Guides are 100% local. They know the way of life, history and culture of the region.

Fair contract
All employees have a salary specified in Finnish law and labor regulations. The people working are local and know the region inside out.