Arctic Europe Tourism Cluster Sales Workshop 2025

02.09. - 04.09.2025 Inari


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02.09. - 04.09.2025
Duration: 3 Days
Inari, Finland
The Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos 
169 Participants

Practical information for all attendees

Bus transfers:
You’ll now find all transfer information here. We’ll arrange bus transportation within Inari from your hotel to the venue and to the dinners. If you’re joining Airport transfers, make sure to double check, that you’ve updated this information also in Converve, thank you! 

Luggage: 
You may bring your luggage with you to Sajos in the morning on Thursday.

Accommodation:
We’ve reserved your accommodation in Inari accordingly. You’ll find information about your accommodation in Converve under your personal dashboard.

AETC sales workshop 2025 venue Sajos:

The AETC sales workshop will be held in a special and unique venue: the Sámi Cultural Center Sajos. Meeting rooms and tables are located throughout the building. Students from the Sámi Education Institute, together with the AETC team, will guide you to different meeting rooms.
Address: Menesjärventie 2a, 99870 Inari
Parking is available outside Sajos. 

Sales meetings:
All meetings are 15 minutes long, with a 5-minute break in between. Your appointment schedules can be found on your personal page under My Agenda.
AETC Team will be available to assist you if you have any questions.
FYI: we have green "I’m free to meet you" table signs available for suppliers who still have open time slots during the event. Meeting rooms and tables can be found here.

Dinners:

Lunches:

Lunches will be served both days at 12.00 in Wilderness Hotels Juutua (walking distance from Sajos) and Wilderness Hotel Inari (bus transportation). AETC staff and students will guide you to the correct location.
Both restaurants will serve the same lunch. If you have informed us of any dietary restrictions (other than lactose-free), please go to Wilderness Hotel Juutua for lunch.

 

Bus transfers: 

You’ll find the schedule for all transfers here

Site visits:

  • Siida – the Sámi Museum and Nature Center
    Guided tour in Siida: Wednesday 3.9 at 17:00–18:00.
    Siida was named the European Museum of the Year 2024 and received the Finnish Museum of the Year 2024 award.
    You may visit the Sámi Museum Siida during the Sales Workshop days by showing your name badge or your profile in Converve. Opening hours: 9.00 -18.00. 
    Siida is located within walking distance from Sajos (400 meters).
    Address: Inarintie 46, 99870 Inari
  • New hotels in Saariselkä
    For those of you staying longer in Inari, you have the opportunity to visit the new Wilderness Hotels in Saariselkä (please note that the hotels are still under construction). The site visit will take place after lunch on Thursday, 4 September 2025.
    departure from Wilderness Hotel Juutua: 13:00
    departure from Wilderness Hotel Inari: 13:15
    You will be returned to Inari after the site visit. If you would like to join, please contact directly: Lotta Korkiala, lotta.korkiala@wildernesshotels.fi
  • Those of you arriving on the morning flight from Helsinki on 2.9 at 09:55 will also have the opportunity to visit Saariselkä on your way from the airport. Make sure that you’ve updated your arrival information in Converve.

 

Feedback from buyers:

Product development is an important part of the AETC project. Your market insights are invaluable in helping us and our tourism companies develop products that truly resonate with clients and stand out in international markets.

Please review the product files uploaded by suppliers in their Converve profiles. Please note that not all companies have uploaded their products.

You may provide your feedback directly via the feedback forms, and you can also use the QR codes on table signs to send quick feedback on products in real time.

By contributing your feedback, you are helping to co-develop innovative Arctic products that work better for you, your clients, and the destination. More information can be found in the attachment.

Questions?

Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Maikku Raittimo, AETC project coordinator
maikku.raittimo@lme.fi

 

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