Building Regional Capacity
Why we volunteer up to 40 hours a month on EU and municipality projects to grow tourism for the whole region, not just our own business.
However good our company and our standards, it counts for little if few tourists come to the area at all. The region's future needs better infrastructure, clear marketing strategies and a wide range of products, transport and accommodation.
- 10 to 40 hours per month volunteered to regional development
- Pasi: chairman of Enontekio's Entrepreneur's Association and board member of Enontekio Development Ltd
- Helped establish the Northern Sleddog Entrepreneur's Association
- Part of the project that led to Pallas-Yllastunturi National Park gaining Europarc status
Volunteering for the region
We give 10 to 40 hours a month to EU and local municipality projects that support the long-term viability of the area as a whole.
Pasi chairs Enontekio's Entrepreneur's Association and sits on the boards of Enontekio Development Ltd, the municipality healthcare board and Survival Guild Finland, including its 'masters council'. He is a member of the Enontekio / True Lapland marketing group and the Revontuli Opisto adult-education group, and a substitute member of the regional Environmental Health Board.
Anna works largely behind the scenes, contributing to project meetings, and sits on the board of Enontekio's Voluntary Rescue Services.
EU and cross-border projects
Pasi has served on the KKTM EU leader group, which decides funding for Fell Lapland, and on the steering groups of three projects: attracting immigrants to work in Western Lapland, 'Destination Enontekio' and the EU-supported Region Arctica project linking tourism providers in Finland, Sweden and Norway. He has also been board member and MD of Hetta's small Ski Resort and a board member of the Fell Lapland Travel Association.
As a company we have supported regional EU projects including a Village to Village project on the responsible development of the area's national park, linked to its Europarc status, a safety network project raising standards in northern tourism, the Ounasjoki water-tourism project and a mountain biking network project.
A common voice for sleddog tourism
We were also part of the first sleddog-specific EU project, driving higher safety and quality standards across Lapland's husky companies and building shared platforms between providers. One outcome was the establishment of the Northern Sleddog Entrepreneur's Association.
Ready when you are
Real wilderness, 200+ huskies, eighteen winters in.