Ruka-Kuusamo’s prestigious tourism prize at the Berlin Tourism Fair

The prize is a recognition of Ruka-Kuusamo’s investment in quality and responsible tourism.

Ruka-Kuusamo has been recognized at the world’s largest travel fair in Berlin.

The Northeastern destination received the Scandinavian Outdoor Award Travel Prize for Scandinavia’s tourist destinations and is now officially an official tour of 2025.

The jury thanked both Kuusamo summer and winter tourism. In addition to Ruka-Kuusamo, only the Tromsa area from Norway was aimed at the prize. Last year, there were 4 candidates in the travel destination series, 3 of them from Finland.

Tourist destinations can register for themselves. The purpose of the awards is to highlight Scandinavia’s best travel destinations and development projects that attract tourists to the north of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The competition has been organized since 2018 and has established itself as one of the most respected tourism recognition in Scandinavia.