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Cyclist on the Karhumäki Pump Track in Ukonniemi, Imatra
Cyclist on the Karhumäki Pump Track in Ukonniemi, Imatra

Will Ukonniemi in Imatra become the excursion destination of the year 2019?

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9.1.2019 18:13
Suggestions for the best excursion destination in Finland can be submitted by anyone interested in camping and outdoor activities. The winning site will be awarded a scholarship of 5000 euros. The theme of this competition is mountain biking routes.

Imatran's Ukonniemi is nominated for excursion destination of the year. The national expert jury of hiking chose Ukonniemi for the final stage along with nine other wonderful hiking destinations suitable for cycling.

In the competition, a set of routes is applied for, which consists of forest paths, outdoor paths and dirt roads where cycling is allowed - not paved bike paths. The route must also have services that support camping, such as rest stops, cycling-friendly accommodation options and preferably rental and guiding activities.

The winner will be chosen from among 10 finalists by online public voting. The winning site will be awarded with a scholarship of 5000 euros awarded by the Finnish Fair Foundation and a booth at next spring's GoExpo trade fair, which will be held at Messukeskus in Helsinki on March 15-17.3.2019, XNUMX. The award is given to an organization that promotes recreational use of the area and improves camping opportunities and services.

Managing director of Imatra Base Camp Oy, which markets Ukonniemi Jukka Aallikko recommends allocating the prize money that may come to Ukonniemi to the use of the Imatra Athletes' cycling division to improve Ukonniemi's cycling conditions.

Shovel in hand, the chairman of the cycling section of Imatra Athletes reached from the Ukonniemi forest Jaakko Hasu quickly find a use for the prize money.

- Off-road cycling routes would be made that would work for both summer and winter use. The current network of trail running and mountain biking was born from walking in urban forests. There should be routes of different dimensions and different level of requirements in the forests for users of different levels, a bit like the skiing slopes have different colored routes for different degrees of difficulty.

One possible money hole would be a snowmobile suitable for winter cycling routes, which makes the route drivable after heavier snowfall.

A snowmobile is a roller-driven contraption that looks a bit like a lawnmower and goes like a snowmobile, Hasu explains.

The voting period ends on Wed 27.2.2019 February XNUMX.

More information Imatra Base Camp Oy, Jukka Aallikko 0400 - 772 007

Vote for Ukonniemi to win here:

Excursion destination of the year 2019 for voting

Voters will draw:

– Calazo Förlag AB's book package (incl. books Bonfire food, Hill hiking, Vaeltajan's hill hike, Snow avalanche!, Nuuksio hiking guide)
– Retki magazine vintage (3 copies)
– A 50 euro gift card to Suomen Ladu's Oitta office
– 5 two-person ticket packages to GoExpo on March 15-17.3.2019, XNUMX

More information about the excursion destination of the year competition

http://messukeskus.com/press-release/vuoden-retkikohde-2019-yleisoaanestys/