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snowy attractions and activities every day of the year will be opened. “Previously, we were only able to offer these attractions during the winter months, but now they will be available for everyone to enjoy, all year round,” says Susanna Koutononen, chief executive officer at Kemi Tourism. The services available at the new building will include a sauna and day spa, offering various Finnish beauty and cosmetology treatments. Open all year round is the award-winning SnowRestaurant, showcasing the very best of Arctic delicacies, and the SeaView Restaurant, the former keeping a temperature of minus five degrees Celsius and the latter being heated. There will also be meeting rooms, and the seaside restaurant can be transformed into a space for events and conferences. “The idea is to provide our guests with a resort, where they can find everything under one roof. Our trusted partners who provide trips and activities will operate from booths on the main floor, making it very simple to plan the holiday and go on excursions every day of the year,” Koutonen states.
SnowCastle.
Icebreaker, anyone? Having served as an icebreaker for the Finnish government for more than 30 years, Sampo, as the ship is called, is now retired and being used as a cruise ship in the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the world’s only cruise icebreaker, and with a capacity of
Sea Glass Villa from inside.
Sea Glass Villas.
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