THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

Our experienced partner in Finland is the award-winning DMC & PCO The Travel Experience.  Founded in 1998, they have offices in Helsinki and Lapland and handle a wide variety of incentive, conference, meeting, event, and special interest group travel arrangements throughout Finland, employing experienced staff with many years experience in the industry.  The company is a member of SMAL (Finland’s national travel industry association), Congress Network Finland and the Helsinki Partnership Network. Directors are members of MPI and Site.  Committed to sustainable tourism principles, they are currently the only DMC in Finland with Travelife Partner status.

 

COUNTRY PRESENTATION

In 2023 Finland was ranked the Happiest Country of the world for the 6th year in a row.  Finland is popular for its snow-based winter activities in Lapland, and for its summer archipelago and lake programmes.  The southern-based capital Helsinki is a year-round destination offering a cultured European capital with sea on one side and National Park on the other.

 
 

Employees:4 full time + tour managers and guides

Offices in: Helsinki, Lapland


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WHY VISIT

  • World’s best developed snow-based activities and accommodations

  • World leader in Sustainability

  • World’s Happiest Country

 

WHY THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

  • 25 years experience – huge product knowledge and supplier network throughout Finland

  • Award-winners for quality and product design

  • Commitment to sustainability – only DMC in Finland with Travelife partner status

 
 

WHEN TO VISIT

Winter season for snow-based programmes in Lapland and the north:  December to April

Summer season for Archipelago and the Lake district region :  May to September

Helsinki the capital is a year-round destination but is at its best May to September

 

HOW TO GET THERE

Multiple daily direct flights from many Nordic cities with Finnair, SAS and Norwegian, aswell as daily overnight cruises between Stockholm and Helsinki

 

 

MANAGEMENT

Merja Hart

Director

 

TEAM

We are waiting for a great Team picture from our DMC, hopfully next time you visit, you can see them all.

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • SMAL – Association of Finnish Travel Agents

  • Helsinki partnership Network

  • Congress Network Finland

  • MPI

  • Site

 

ACCREDITED BY THE TRAVEL COLLECTION

 
 


SAMPLE PROGRAM

For your convenience, we have produced a 3 days BASIC sample program including the same prerequisites throughout our network of DMCs.


DESTINATION VIDEO