Photo: Ilkka NIskanen Ilkka Photo: COMMERCIAL CENTRE IISALMI SERVICE GUIDE 2010 FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS 1 CONTENTS IISALMI - SERVICE GUIDE 2010 2 IISALMI AT YOUR SERVICE 4 MARKET PLACE 5 CULTURE AND EDUCATION 6 PAST AND PRESENT 10 IISALMI INFO FAMILY ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS 12 WATER AND NATURE AT THE HEAD OF LAKE SAIMAA 14 INTERNATIONAL EXPORT LEADER 16 SPORT AND LEISURE 17 MOTORCYCLIST’S MECCA BIKER BOYS AND GEARED-UP GIRLS 21 accommodation AND RESTAURANTS 22 EVENTS IN IISALMI AND UPPER SAVO 25 MAPS 26 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2010 28I IISALMI - SERVICE GUIDE 2010 VISIT IISALMI MEETING AND TOURIST SERVICE ROOM BOOKINGS IISALMI – A COMMERCIAL YOUR OWN HOME IN – A HELPFUL TOURIST Cultural Centre, CENTRE IISALMI INFORMATION OFFICE tel. (+358 17) 272 3388, (+358) 40 INFORMATION OFFICE 5434 903, See p. 14, Culture & Edu- Business is good in Iisalmi. According Come and live in the charming, OPEN 1 MAY–30 SEP cation to a study conducted by TNS Gal- people-sized Iisalmi, with 22,000 MON–FRI 9AM–5PM, lup Oy in 2006, Iisalmi is nationally inhabitants and surrounded by water. SUMMER SAT 10AM–2PM the second most attractive town in Thanks to active land acquisition and Winter: Mon–Fri 9am–12 noon its own area of influence. Iisalmi is town planning, the town can offer a tel. (+358 17) 272 3223 the clear commercial centre of Upper wide range of residential and busi- Savo, a region with 59,000 inhabit- ness environments. For building, you Information for tourists and residents. ants. The town’s biggest shops are, can choose from almost one hundred Brochures and maps of Upper Savo. indeed, our most important tourist available plots in different parts of Travel packages. Guide agency. Tick- attraction factors as shopping tour- the town. ets for events. Also brochures and ism continues to grow. maps of other places. If you need more information about places of Kirkonsalmi – on the shore on boat Publisher: Iisalmi Town Marketing Depart- As a commercial centre, Iisalmi has routes interest or travel packages tailored to ment and the Iisalmi Town Centre Develop- your group, turn to us. You will find ment Association, Iiden ry Content design large supermarkets, important com- Luuniemi – near the shore within and execution: Iisalmi Town Marketing mercial units with large space re- walking distance of the town centre us in the Market Hall in the Market Department, Marketing Manager Eija Pa- Place. PLEASE CALL IN! jula, +358 40 830 2681, jarmo.miettinen@ quirements, and attractive specialist Partala – on a rock on a hill iisalmi.fi Advertising sales: Iiden ry, Execu- shops with personal service in the Ohenmäki – new planning solutions tive Director Jussi Patronen, +358 40 945 071, [email protected] Photos: Ilkka town centre. in an urban village Niskanen, Tapio Tikka, Riitta Topelius and Pihlajanharju – close to Koljonvirta PRODUCTS FOR SALE Pentti Koppinen Layout: Mainostoimisto Maps of Iisalmi and Upper Savo, Pentti Koppinen Oy The renovated Market Square, with The railway station area – in the iisalmi.fi MARKKINOINTI Print run: finish 65,000, english 3,000 its town events, and the lively cultur- middle of cultural history MATKAILU TAPAHTUMAT tickets for events, Iisalmi products, Orders: [email protected], Kauppahalli, Kauppakatu 14 souvenirs, postcards. (+358 17) 272 3223 al activity, including theatres and PL 10, 74101 Iisalmi concerts, are also strong attraction The information is current as of December Puh. (017) 272 3223 2009. Subject to change without notice. IISALMI INFO factors. e-mail: [email protected] Please check times in advance. 2 3 Photo: Pentti Koppinen IISALMI Tikka Photo: Tapio AT YOUR SERVICE IISALMI INFO This guide presents the services pro- sincere. Therefore, I venture to say vided by the Town of Iisalmi. I hope that ”Iisalmi has a human face and a that you find the services you are helping hand”. looking for and use them according to your needs. We have paid par- ticular attention to the quality and I wish you all the best. availability of services. However, we won’t always succeed in meeting Matti Harju your expectations, but our efforts are Town Mayor TOWN COUNCIL AND TOWN HALL ADMINISTRATION SERVICE MARKET PLACE TOWN BOARD 2010 Pohjolankatu 14 CENTRE PO Box 10, 74101 Iisalmi - Director of the Service Centre, The term of office of the Town Coun- open 8am–3.30pm Director of Administration, Esa AND MARKET HALL cil elected in autumn 2008 continues Switchboard Laukkanen tel. (+358 17) 272 3205 until the end of 2012. tel. (+358 17) 27 231 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES fax (+358 17) 272 3565 - Development Manager, Riitta TOWN MAYOR The Town of Iisalmi email Topelius, tel. +358 400 540 041 Iisalmi’s Market Square and Mar- opening of the Christmas season Carving Championship. Matti Harju addresses: firstname.lastname@ Marketing – Tourism – Events ket Hall have been renovated. The takes place in November. The Market Hall is a shopping place tel. (+358 17) 272 3200 iisalmi.fi | www.iisalmi.fi - Marketing Manager, Jarmo Miet- Market Hall, designed by the archi- In Finland, there are 15 towns with for gourmets and a popular tourist tinen, tel. +358 40 830 2681 tect J.V. Strömberg in 1926, has been an active market place and market attraction. The shops there sell meat TOWN HALL INFO RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE restored almost to its original appear- hall, of which Iisalmi is a good exam- products, e.g. blood dumpling soup tel. (+358 17) 272 3285 Kankaankatu 1 ance and the Square has been given ple. In the Market Place, you can buy on Wednesdays, handicrafts, sou- - payment services - Rural Development Secretary, Eero a new look. Savonian delicacies such as Finnish venirs, menswear and health foods. - information service and leaflets Pulkkinen, tel. (+358 17) 272 3262 Iisalmi Market Place is open from crêpes and kalakukko fish pies. At The west end of the Market Hall also - fishing (for the town waters) and Farm Relief Services Office, Monday to Saturday 7am–2pm. Al- the Market Place cafe, you can soak houses Iisalmi Tourist Information. hunting licences Kankaankatu 1 most 30 events and four markets are up the local atmosphere. The annual The Market Hall is open Mon–Fri - boat berths and moorings and al- - Farm Relief Worker Allocation Sec- held in the Market Place every year. favourites of the market folk include 9am–5pm, Sat 9am–2pm. lotments retary, Pirkko Eskelinen, In the summer, there are evening the Savonian Humour Day, Feeling Come along to the events. You’ll - registry and archive services tel. (+358 17) 272 3495 markets every other Wednesday. The Light Weekend and Finnish Chainsaw find a list of the Market Place events on the back cover of this GOOD TO KNOW service guide. Town of Iisalmi founded 1891 POPULATION You’ll also find excellent ideas Town and rural The population of Iisalmi has a lot of for local gifts in the Market Hall. municipality merged 1970 Karelian blood. As a result of trade Population (31 Dec 2008) 22,289 links, Karelians came to the the re- Total area 872.1 km² Land area 762.9 km² gion even before the Second World Water area 109.2 km² War. Shoreline 495 km Planned area 16.3 km² On 31 December 2008, the popula- IIDEN RY, Iisalmi Town Centre De- Local income tax (%) 19.25 tion of Upper Savo was 58,879. velopment Association Real estate tax Topo in the Market Place Executive Director - permanent residential building 0.40 These pages feature the cartoon char- Jussi Patronen, +358 400 945 071 - other residential building 0.80 acter created by the Iisalmi artist Petteri Market Square Superintendent, - general 0.90 Tikkanen. +358 400 865 125 IISALMI INFO | MARKET PLACE AND MARKET HALL 4 5 Hold a conference in Iisalmi. and each other that combining mem- In us you will find an expert orable nature experiences and, say, a partner. Ask for an offer from medieval banquet with meetings can GOOD TO our various options. be done easily. KNOW! Room bookings Here, catering and concert venues tel. (+358 17) 272 3600, CULTURE ENHANCES WELL- and services are so close to nature [email protected] BEING. IT IS A MEDICINE FOR MIND AND BODY. GOOD CULTURAL SERVICES ATTRACT NEW RESIDENTS. According to a Finnish Gallup poll, the quality, competent provision and reasonable price of cultural services are consid- ered important by 90 per cent of people. MAKE USE OF OUR FREE SERVICES - Music Institute musical soirees - Community College lectures - Library services 17 Feb “CUBAN LANDSCAPE”, 12 Apr Doctor Orff & Mister Dal- - Exhibitions Manilla Guitar Quartet croze Concert CULTURE 23 Feb Public Lecture: DIVISION 15 Apr ANGEL MUSIC, Matti Niska- Iisalmi Cultural Office AND EDUCATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF la Cultural Centre, Kirkkopuistonkatu INHERITANCE 27 Apr MUSICAL SOIREE, concert 9, offers an opportunity for collabo- Photo: Pentti Koppinen 23 Feb MUSICAL SOIREE, concert by students of the Music ration and consultation in planning by students of the Music Institute Institute 29 Apr KUMMAN KAA TOUR and organising arts events, a variety 28 Feb KALEVALA DAY CELEBRA- of cultural events and a free publicity TWENTY IMPORTANT YEARS The Iisalmi Cultural Centre houses EVENTS AT THE CULTURAL TION OSTA LIPUT NETISTÄ! channel for event organisers via the WITH UNFORGETTABLE the Town Library, Community Col- CENTRE www.parhaattapahtumat.fi Event Calendar. EXPERIENCES lege, Culture Office, Museum of JANUARY–APRIL 2010 March - Culture Secretary, Tuula Laatikainen 5 Mar BLOOD DONATION Natural Science, Underground Photo Advance information (Dec 2009) – BUY TICKETS ON THE INTERNET! (+358 17) 272 3248, 6, 7, 27 “Alla auringon usvan” www.parhaattapahtumat.fi +358 40 588 9074 At the Cultural Centre, art, Gallery, Ylä-Savo Music Institute, Vis- subject to change. & 28 Mar (“Under the sun’s haze”), important knowledge and ual Arts School, the premises of the musical January PLEASE NOTE shared experiences have for Summer University, a cafe and the 13 Mar JARI SILLANPÄÄ – AS IN THE offices of the Education and Culture 8 Jan BLOOD DONATION MOVIES No reservations.