Visit Savonlinna, Rauhalinna, Savonlinna Opera Festival & Arctic Signature
At the travel fair on 19 January 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Lake Saimaa – Purest Finland stand 6g2
Welcome to learn about Arctic Signature's new Exclusive Opera Experience in Savonlinna in Finnish Lakeland area. Visit Savonlinna, Rauhalinna, Savonlinna Opera Festival and Arctic Signature launch the most exclusive cultural travel experience in the Nordic countries, which combines a unique historic luxury villa, the beautiful Lake Saimaa region and the world-renowned Savonlinna Opera Festival into a unique luxury travel product.
The development and marketing of high-level individual tourism services support the distinctive tourism supply of the Savonlinna region, enrich the existing product selection and also appeal to new target markets. VisitFinland's goal is also to increase the target markets' (e.g. North America and Great Britain) awareness of Finland as a destination for high-end experience tourism. ”A great product that combines our unique strengths”, says Jaana Komi from Savonlinna Travel Ltd (Savonlinnan Seudun Matkailu Oy).
The completely renovated 100-year-old Rauhalinna historic villa has been restored to its original glory. During the renovation, the villa is further equipped to receive the most demanding international guests. The owner of Rauhalinna, Kyösti Kakkonen, will
tell the wonderful story of this historical site to this day. "The purpose of restoring Rauhalinna is to cherish the building in the future. Rauhalinna has been refurbished for high-level use, for example for state visits and corporate use," says Kyösti Kakkonen.
The Savonlinna Opera Festival is the most famous Finnish cultural event in the world. The 110-year-old and 70,000-guest festival, which lasts the whole of July, has become a concept among opera lovers around the world. The opera festival combines high-level opera art, Finnish nature, an opera experience in an over 500-year-old castle, and the hearty atmosphere of Savonlinna. "The Savonlinna Opera Festival is suitable for all kinds of lovers of performing arts and experiences. Rauhalinna's exceptional milieu, Lake Saimaa nature and high-level opera art together make it possible to serve demanding exclusive cultural tourists as well," says Mika Nevalainen, commercial director of the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Arctic Signature, which specializes in designing ultra-luxury trips, has created a magnificent cultural tour package around Rauhalinna and the Opera Festival. "Our target group for this package is international UHNWI customers (Ultra High Net Worth Individual) with a net worth of at least USD 30 million. For this Ultra Luxury clientele, we can offer an unforgettable cultural experience next to pure nature in the unique Rauhalinna. They can arrive in Savonlinna either by private plane or helicopter, even directly to Rauhalinna's yard. Together with the Opera Festival and local service providers, we offer them a luxurious cultural travel experience in the Lakeland region, which cannot be compared with the other Nordic countries", says Ari Siivikko, CEO and founder of Arctic Signature.
Speakers at the launch event and :
Jaana Komi, Managing Director, Savonlinnan Seudun Matkailu Oy: jaana@visitsavonlinna.fi
Kyösti Kakkonen, Owner, Rauhalinna: kyosti.kakkonen@k2.fi
Mika Nevalainen, Commercial Director, Savonlinna Opera Festival: mika.nevalainen@operafestival.fi
Ari Siivikko, Founder and CEO, Arctic Signature OY: ari@arcticsignature.com
Visit Rauhalinna website