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2 National Parks Lemmenjoki NPs 35, km 2 vuonna 2008 appr.1.8 mill visitors Pallas-Yllästunturi Pyhä-Luosto Urho Kekkosen kp Riisitunturi Oulanka Perämeri Syöte Salamajärvi Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas Helvetinjärvi Lauhanvuori Seitseminen Puurijärvi ja Isosuo Kurjenrahka Torronsuo Rokua Tiilikkajärvi Pyhä-Häkki Kolovesi Hiidenportti Patvinsuo Petkeljärvi Linnansaari Leivonmäki Isojärvi Liesjärvi KOLI Repovesi Valkmusa Saaristomeri Nuuksio Tammisaaren saaristo Itäinen Suomenlahti 2

3 Visitor centres visitor services in 30 points exhibitions and info Environmental education visitors in 2008 In edu-groups visitors Customer satisfaction 4 Score 1 min 5 max Kilpisjärvi Siida Ivalo Tunturi-Lappi Kiehinen Koilliskaira Pallastunturi Kellokas Savukoski Pyhätunturi Etiäinen Syöte Kalajoki Hautajärvi Oulanka Ruka Karhuntassu Hossa Petola Terranova KOLI Ruunaa Oskari Seitseminen Nestori Teijo Häme Sinisimpukka Tammisaari 3

4 Koli National Park 3000 hectares in Eastern Finland, North Karelia, on the western shore of Lake Pielinen established in 1991 Management by Metsähallitus circa 70 km hiking trails circa visitors per year famous for the exceptional diversity of it s nature and geology, and the values of culture and traditions Iconic National Landscape 4

5 Leivonmäki National Park Established in km2 Lakes, shores, forests, mires, eskers Visitors per year Management by Metsähallitus 5

6 Visitor Centre Ukko A perfect place to start a visit to Koli National Park! Services Tourist information Exhibitions Audio-visual shows Nature shop and café Vakka Conferences Services for school groups Renting of cottages Opened in June 2000 Open all year round About visits per year 6

7 NEED WP4 in Koli National Park WP3 produced a new study module to school groups visiting Koli National Park - topic: Landscape of Koli (change of landscape caused by nature and human being) In WP4 a working space for school groups will be created in Visitor Centre Ukko New furniture and equipment: computer, working tables, closet for study materials Illumination of the space will be improved study materials needed in study module Landscape of Koli will be acquired 7

8 Luupään lenkki Geological Nature trail Length: 2,2 km 6 information boards Target groups: School groups (primary school) Park visitors from Finland and abroad Local nature tourism enterprises Exercises for school groups (primary school) Exercises based on geographic information available at (high school) 8

9 Less is more 9

10 New perspectives 10

11 Combining of geology and ecology 11

12 Opening the trail Aika matka Journey through eras 12

13 Geo-cultural trail in the Rantasalmi village Aika matka - Journey through eras 13

14 Thank you for your attention! 14

15 NEED WP4 Finnish Action 20

16 Survey about the nature school service demand Schools 400 Questionaries to 200 Answers coming in at the end of September and to be analysed until To be reported in NEED 4th conference in Ireland Marketing letter to the schools/teachers Main objectives: to find the need for the external geological nature school services as a complementary programme for the school curriculum - geological content priorities (demand for study modules) - learning environments - supporting services 16

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19 Survey about the capacity of the entrepreneurs and partners of parks for cooperation on the nature schools Entrepreneurs and partners 50 Questionnaires to 50 in November 2009 Answers coming in at the end of November and to be analysed until To be reported in NEED 4th conference in Ireland Marketing letter to the entrepreneurs and partners Main objectives: to find the capacity of partners to do the services for nature schools in cooperation with the learning environment managers - capacity for services - capacity for cooperation and networking - trust among the actors in the network (social capital) VISITOR SURVEY Customer feedbacks 40 (geo-exhibition na d geotrail), visitor satisfaction 490 (main motives for visits) 19

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23 Models for organising the nature schools Pilot sites 4 (Suomen kivikeskus, Visitor centre Ukko and Rantasalmi, Nuuksio) Organisation analyses To be analysed until To be reported in NEED 4th conference in Ireland Main objectives: to find the best practise to organise the nature school services in connection to the learning environments - capacity for serving - diversity of contents - quality assurance - capacity for cooperation and networking - trust among the actors in the network (social capital) - economical reality - effectivity of education 23

24 Koli national park Environmental education network Park administration National park Friends of Ukko-Koli association Supporting services Visitor centre Pedagogic trails Nature school project Steering group Coordinator EU/Leader+ Pedagogic programmes Programme services 6 enterprises Development Performance Basic services 13 enterprises beds, food, transport 24

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