MEDIA

Programme

Tuesday, June 3rd

11:00 AM
Meeting at Travel Center bus stop

11:15 AM
Transfer to Aalto2 museum

11:30 AM
Guided tour at Aalto2 museum
Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is one of the internationally best-known Finnish architects and designers. In Jyväskylä, the city of lakes and hills in the heart of the Finnish Lakeland, you’ll find the largest number of masterful buildings in the world designed by this world-famous architect and academician. The Aalto2 museum is the best place to learn about Alvar Aalto´s life and work.

12:30 PM
Transfer to Juurikkasaari

1:00 PM
Lunch at Juurikkasaari and introduction

Surrounded by beautiful Lake Päijänne, Juurikkasaari is a year-round event venue with versatile and comfortable facilities and professional staff with over 20 years of experience to ensure the success of events and activities. A delicious lunch buffet is available on weekdays from 11:00AM–2:30PM all year round. During the summer, the Juurikkasaari beach terrace and beach grill serve delicious barbecue dishes, refreshments, and café delicacies. At the beach terrace, you can hire equipment for various summer activities or book a canoeing lesson in advance.

2:00 PM
Transfer to Sauna Village

2:30 PM
Visit at Sauna Village and “The Ultimate Smoke Sauna Day”
Experience real Finnish smoke sauna! We heat 13 old, historical smoke saunas from different parts of Finland. Make a journey through sauna history. We promise that you will become a smoke sauna enthusiast or even a semi-professional after spending a day in Saunakylä. Try out all our smoke saunas to find your favorite one. We have a dirt pit sauna, a huge malt sauna from the 18th century, a tiny smoke sauna Kerttula, and a whisking sauna. Mixed gender in saunas, so we use swimsuits. There is also the possibility to swim in Lake Päijänne and shower under the sky in the traditional Finnish way.

4:30 PM
Transfer to Tupaswilla

5:30 PM
Visit at Tupaswilla, Traditional soup kitchen dinner, and sauna
Introduction to the world’s largest smoke sauna. Possibility to have a sauna (swimsuits or towels required) and guided peat facemask treatment. Peat is a 100% natural ingredient that contains various nutrients and minerals. Used as a mask on your skin, peat helps to cleanse and soften the skin as well as remove metabolic waste from the body.

8:00 PM
Transfer to Revontuli Resort

9:00 PM
Check-in to Revontuli Resort and open sauna night
The Northern Lights (Revontuli in Finnish) Resort is a year-round holiday center in Hankasalmi, in the darkest place in all of Southern Finland. The resort is a perfect place for a little pampering, where you can sleep under the stars in luxurious glass igloos, get comfy in holiday cabins, experience an authentic Finnish sauna in a sauna world, and treat yourself to seasonal culinary dishes.

Wednesday, June 4th

7:00–8:30 AM
Breakfast at Revontuli Resort and the possibility to enjoy the after-heat of the smoke sauna

9:15 AM
Transfer to Jyväskylä Crazy Town/Aalto-sali

10:00 AM
World Sauna Forum program, including dinner at Viilu

World Sauna Forum offers program tickets. Accommodation from June 4th is not included in the trip. Please check out the recommended accommodations.

Participants:
International media, maximum 45 persons

Registration by 9th May at 3pm: https://www.lyyti.in/World_Sauna_Forum_Media_Trip_0563

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