Supplier: M18623

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Supplier: M18623

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Base of operations: Finland -- Number of InfoHub client requests accepted: 86

M18623 is specialized in unmotorized treks and other nature based program services in Kainuu area in eastern Finland. M18623 is a family company founded in 2000. The main products in winter are cross-skiing and snowshoeing tours and multiactivity programs including different kind of winter activities. In summer we organize hiking, cycling and canoeing tours and fly&drive, multiactivity and family programs. The duration of the tours is normally from 7 to 9 days.

Questions and Answers

We organize active holidays in the pure, untouched nature in eastern Finland.

1. How long has the business been operating and how did it start?

The company was founded in March 2000. The owner Urpo Heikkinen graduated from an international wilderness guide course in Kuru, Finland and after that founded Upitrek.

2. What is your company's mission?

We want to offer active tours in small groups in the heart of Finnish nature in concordance with the nature.

3. What does your company specialize in?

Our company is specialized in unmotorized treks in eastern Finland. In winter our main products are cross-country ski, snowshoeing and multiactivity tours and in summer hiking, cycling and multiactivity tours.

4. Who is the founder or owner of the company and briefly describe his/her past activities?

The founder and the owner of the company is Mr. Urpo Heikkinen. Originally he is a builder of education but in the end of 1990´s it was hard to find that work in eastern Finland. Urpo didn't want move to southern Finland where he might have found a work in construction industry, so he decided to join an international wilderness guide course of 1 year in 1999. After graduating he founded Upitrek to employ himself. First tours were organized in winter 2000 and since then the business has grown significantly.

5. What is your most popular travel package and why?

The most popular travel package is "Ski tour on the Russian border". It was our very first tour and it has been the most popular all the time. One of the reasons may be that there are not so many such cross-country ski tours available in Finland nor elsewhere in Europe. We can usually offer very good conditions for cros-country skiing.

6. What is the best compliment you received from a client?

We are happy to have many clients who have participated our tours several times so we believe we have offered them good travel experiences. Especially many ski tour clients return from year to take part in our ski tours. We have also had clients that have participated a winter tour and then return in summer or vice versa. On our web pages it is possible to read client testimonials.

Vacation Packages offered by supplier M18623
Picture	Name	Highlight	Activity	Price	Destination

	Hiking Tour on the Russian Border - Contact Supplier	This week-long tour represents a hiking journey through wilderness areas with pristine untouched nature right beside the Russian border. Read more >>>	Tour Package Hiking & Trekking	EUR 850	Finland

	Cross Country Ski Tour on the Russian Border - Contact Supplier	A cross-country skiing journey through the European Union´s north-easternmost border area, Finnish Kainuu, right on the Russian border. Read more >>>	Tour Package Skiing & Snowboarding	EUR 920	Finland

	Kalevala Ski Tour - Contact Supplier	A cross-country skiing tour for experienced skiers through the forests of northeastern Finland in the area where the poems for Finnish national epic, Kalevala, were collected. Read more >>>	Tour Package Skiing & Snowboarding	EUR 1115	Finland

	Wild Taiga Fly & Drive - Contact Supplier	This tour takes you through the sparsely populated taiga forests of north-eastern Finland up to Lapland. The places en route offer great possibilities for hiking and wildlife watching. Read more >>>	Tour Package Self Drive National Parks	EUR 672	Finland

	Lake Oulujärvi Cycling Tour - Contact Supplier	A self-guided cycling tour from Kajaani to Oulu along The Tar Trail -tourist route. Read more >>>	Tour Package Bicycle Touring	EUR 648	Finland

	Finnish Winter Adventure - Contact Supplier	This active week will acquaint you with various exciting winter activities in the area of Kainuu. Read more >>>	Tour Package Multi-activity	EUR 840	Finland

	Finnish Summer for Families - Contact Supplier	An active nature holiday week for families with children. Possibility for bear watching. Read more >>>	Tour Package Multi-activity	EUR 630	Finland

	Activity Week in Finnish Taiga - Contact Supplier	Hiking, canoieng and cycling in the beautiful wild taiga area near the Russian border in Eastern Finland. Possibility for bear watching. Read more >>>	Tour Package Multi-activity	EUR 840	Finland

	Winter fun in Finland - Contact Supplier	A multiactivity program offering exciting winter activities and peace of nature. Read more >>>	Tour Package Multi-activity	EUR 1056	Finland

	Canoeing Excursion in Russian Karelia - Contact Supplier	A canoeing tour through unspoilt and clean wilderness areas in Russian Karelia near the Finnish border. Read more >>>	Tour Package Canoeing/Kayaking/Rafting	EUR 330	Finland Russia

	Off the trails - Contact Supplier	A snowshoeing tour through the beautiful wild taiga area. Read more >>>	Tour Package Snowshoeing	EUR 840	Finland

	Canoe advenTour in Finnish Wilderness - Contact Supplier	Canoeing and camping in the wilderness of Hossa hiking area in eastern Finland. Read more >>>	Tour Package Canoeing/Kayaking/Rafting	EUR 258	Finland

	Take a walk on the wild side - Contact Supplier	Explore the Finnish wilderness - walk, cycle and canoe, drive a team of huskies,spend a night in a ‘survival camp’, see brown bears, bath in a sauna and swim in lakes. Read more >>>	Tour Package Multi-activity Hiking & Trekking	EUR 1035	Finland