Tailor-made tours
Examples of tours:
Educational Route for schools visiting Pyhäjoki Upper Secondary School:
Day1: The school and community
8:30 Meeting at school - words of welcome, introductions and warm-up
9:00 Finnish Education system, Pyhäjoki Upper Secondary School
9:30 Learning Cafe: Entrepreneurial learning tools in Pyhäjoki (JE, newspaper, the Fair)
11.00 Lunch
12:00 Biking to the seaside, SUP, barbecue at seaside
17.00 Return to accommodation
Day2: Energy
8:30 Meeting at Pyhäjoki school, assignments
8:45 Visits to Nuclear power plant, windmill park and hydropower in Pyhäjoki (bus)
11.00 Lunch at school
12.00 Lessons and group work at school
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Nuclear experts (Fennovoima)
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Windpower experts (SmartWindPower)
15:00 Student outcome: Presentations and videos comparing different energy sources
Day3: Kalajoki
8:30 Meeting at school,
9.00 We will leave to Kalajoki on a bus
On our way to Kalajoki, info about the Gulf of Bothnia
(Perämeri) and other nearby areas.
9:30 Marine and nature center , guided tour,
A walk at duckboards at beach (1.5km - 2km)
11.30 lunch at Sandy Kelt.
13.00 An adventure park visit.
17.00 Return to Pyhäjoki
Day4: River
8:30 Meeting at Pyhäjoki school, assignments, a bus upriver
10.00 launch the canoes
11-12.30 break at Helaakoski, lunch
14.00 coffee break at Halunen
15.00 Finish at Pyhäjoki riverside
Day5: Raahe
Day6: Walk around the Pyhäjoki island, leaving for Rovaniemi
8:30 Meeting at school
A walk on riverside
11.00 Lunch
12:00 Making a video and a newspaper about the visit
16: 00 A dinner in Pyhäjoki before leaving.
Leaving from Pyhäjoki at 5 PM.
Lessons on the bus on Lapland
Accommodation in Rovaniemi
Day7: Rovaniemi
8.00 Breakfast
9.30 Leaving to the town at visiting museum Arktikum.
12.00 Lunch in the university
13.00 Arctic Circle and Santa Claus village
16:00 Picnic at Kuninkaanlaavu
Leaving for home







Pyhäjoki (1 May - 31 October)
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hunting season (ducks: 20 August-, moose: 14 October –)
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berry picking (blueberries: August, lingonberries September)
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fishing all year round
Day 1
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From Helsinki to Pyhäjoki
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arrival welcome
Day 2
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daytime: forest adventure (Palosaari)
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night: frisbee golf at museum district
Day 3
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daytime: river adventure (Pyhäjoki)
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night: visit to Kalajoki, bowling
Day 4
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daytime: school adventure & media workshop
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night: family visit
Day 5
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Day at Kalajoki Spa
Day 6
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shopping day in Oulu
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overnight in Oulu
Day 7
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back to Helsinki


Pudasjärvi (1 April – 31 October)
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hunting season (wildfowl: 10 September -10 October)
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berry picking (cloudberries in July, blueberries in August, lingonberries September-October)
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fishing all year round
Day 1
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from Helsinki to Oulu
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overnight in Oulu
Day 2
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to Pudasjärvi
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Syöte Visitor Center
Day 3
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Daytime: Hiking trail 1
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Night: visit to a typical Finnish summer cottage
Day 4
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Daytime: fishing trip
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Night: swimming hall
Day 5
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Daytime: Hiking trail 2
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Night: farewell party in a local summer cottage
Day 6
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Daytime: Hiking trail 3
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Night: Oulu shopping and overnight in Oulu
Day 7
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back to Helsinki

