koli bomba
rymy pre-tour
october 24-26, 2025
rymy 2025 pre-tour for buyers​​
Join us for the RYMY 2025 Pre-Tour, where you can combine valuable networking with an unforgettable travel experience.
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Over one weekend, you'll explore the best of the Koli and Nurmes region, seeing firsthand why it's a top destination for group travel. Travel by private coach through Koli National Park, past Lake Pielinen, and up to Koli's iconic peaks. A guide will share stories about the area's history, nature, and culture along the way.
This nature-focused familiarisation trip, organised by Sumama and local partners, highlights sustainable tourism in action. After the tour, you will continue your conversations and build connections with industry partners at RYMY 2025.
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For any questions, please email Aleksi Pitkänen.
24.-26.10.2025
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Place
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Koli | Nurmes
If you're arriving with your car, you can drive the Pre-tour route yourself.
If you wish to join the bus, you can leave your vehicle in Tahko, where the tour will both begin and end.
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Preliminary EVENT PROGRAM
​Friday 24 October
VR-sponsored train journey for Pre-tour participants to Kuopio
15:45 – Transfer from Kuopio railway station to Break Sokos Hotel Tahko
16:45 – Joint transfer from Break Sokos Hotel Tahko to Break Sokos Hotel Koli Village
19:00 – Visit and tasting at Koli Distillery (located at the hotel)
19:45 – Transfer to the upper hotel
20:00 – Hotel tour at Break Sokos Hotel Koli
20:30 – Dinner at the scenic restaurant Grill It! Koli
Around 22:00 – Return by bus to Break Sokos Hotel Koli Village for overnight stay
Saturday 25 October
07:00 – Breakfast at Break Sokos Hotel Koli Village
08:50 – Check-out
09:00 – Guided bus tour and summit tour in Koli, ending with a short walk to the top of Ukko-Koli (approx. 600 m)
11:00 – Traditional lunch in a Lappish hut (kota)
12:45 – Visit to the Koli Sculpture Park (Kolin Puutarha)
14:00 – Afternoon coffee and presentation at the Puu-Juuka Tourism Centre
15:00 – Departure to Nurmes and Bomba
15:45 – Arrival in Bomba & check-in
16:15–17:30 – Outdoor activity with Bomba Safaris
18:00 – Presentation of Bomba House, followed by a traditional Karelian gala dinner
Overnight at Break Sokos Hotel Bomba
Sunday 26 October
07:00 Breakfast at the Hotel
09:00–11:00 – Spa visit at Bomba Spa
11:30 – Lunch at Bomba House
13:00 – Karelian pie workshop at Bomba House
14:30 – Joint transfer back to Tahko