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Culture Profile | Hotel Korpilampi
Offering golfing and fishing in the summer and one of Scandinavia’s biggest indoor water parks for winter fun, Korpilampi promises that no visitor will ever be bored.
Immersing into the purest Finnish forests Birds are twittering, daylight plays with the waves on the surface of the lake, and the refreshing air of the forest fills your lungs. Later, you close your eyes while the gentle steam of the sauna massages your shoulders. This and much more can be combined with your business or conference trip. By Aija Salovaara | Photos: Hotel Korpilampi
Just hop on a plane and bring your colleagues to Helsinki. A mere 30-minute bus journey away from the airport, you will find Hotel Korpilampi, hidden in the deep forests of Espoo. Korpilampi is a 360-degree service venue, especially well-suited to arranging conferences and corporate events. The building contains 16 different meeting spaces and an auditorium with 350 ascending seats as well as all the latest technology. ”You can’t find many conference hotels such as ours that offer all the services in the one place. We have restaurants, meeting spaces and accommodation, all under one roof,” says hotel manager Nina Peltola. ”Our foreign guests often can’t believe their eyes once they reach Korpi-
lampi. It feels like being deep in the wilderness, yet it is such a short drive away from the capital,” Peltola adds. ”As such, we offer what we call an energising business trip. After the day’s tasks, you can take a hiking or fishing trip and play golf or beach volley ball.”
door water park in Scandinavia, as well as both downhill and cross-country skiing opportunities. Or why not challenge yourself to a dip in the frozen lake after a boiling hot sauna, a typical winter sport in Finland, proven to be extremely good for both blood circulation and immune system? Foreign guests will find an exotic bonus surprise at Hotel Korpilampi: Father Christmas spends his holidays in a cottage by the lake. Just call before your arrival to make sure he is at home to meet you and to take notes for your wish list for next Christmas.
Hotel Korpilampi has a newly renovated night club and a restaurant that can accommodate more than 300 guests, serving Nordic delicacies such as reindeer meat and fresh fish with a seasonal twist. In the autumn, the chefs create luscious dishes using berries and mushrooms from the surrounding forests. Even in winter, you will not get bored in Korpilampi, as within a few minutes’ walk from the hotel you will find the biggest in-
For more information, please visit: www.korpilampi.fi
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