Bring your business to the new and attractive travel destination in northern Central Finland

Service providers
Kivijärvi Resort includes a new holiday home area, a versatile well-being centre and a forest spa. Next to an international Holiday Club Hannunkiven Lomakylä with 36 high-quality holiday homes. Kivijärvi Resort is located by Lake Kivijärvi in northern Central Finland.

Investment option: well-being centre and forest spa

Provide services to the domestic and international customers of Kivijärvi Resort, to holiday home owners and local residents in Kivijärvi and neighbouring municipalities.

  • Well-being services
  • Nature activities
  • Café, restaurant and conference services
  • Events

Customer flow

  • Next to an international Holiday Club Hannunkiven Lomakylä with 36 high-quality holiday homes and about 1,800 share owners. An international RCI destination open all year round.
  • Kivijärvi Resort will have a new holiday home area with approved planning for 48 cabins
  • Kivijärvi and the neighbouring municipalities are popular among holiday home owners. There are 760 holiday homes in Kivijärvi thus bringing a great number of holiday makers to the municipality in summer.
  • Number of overnight stays is about 280,000 per year of which paid accommodation accounts for 50,000
  • Visitor numbers in the nearby Salamajärvi National Park are on the rise: in 2019 there were 20,200 visitors
  • Events in northern Central Finland – visitors coming to the events
  • Tourists, motorcyclists on main road 58

Demand potential

  • People long for nature more and more – nature and cabin holidays
  • National parks at the forefront of international tourism – Salamajärvi and Pyhä-Häkki National Parks
  • Plenty of lakes and rivers: Lakes Kivijärvi and Heitjärvi, rapids – water/nautical tourism
  • International travel trend is high-quality holiday destinations that are sights to be seen in themselves. Distinctive wood architecture.
  • Unique events, e.g. the Finnish Championships of Sankohiipiminen (bucket balance walk)

Added value for the visitors

  • Unforgettable stay in the arms of mother nature. Stunning views to the lake and surrounding nature from cabins and hotel rooms.
  • Sense of calm and a powerful connection to nature
Take contact

PEKKA HELPPIKANGAS
Municipal Manager, Municipality of Kivijärvi
044 4597 800

TARJA PASANEN
Tourism Manager, Kehittämisyhtiö Witas Oy
tarja.pasanen@witas.fi
040 7031 205