Kontiolahti Outdoor plans to develop Kiviniemi, located on the shore of Lake Herajärvi, into a year-round operation.
A new operator, well-known in the province, has been selected for the Kiviniemi tourist farm in Kontiolahti.
At the beginning of April, Kontiolahti Outdoor, a cooled track in the Joensuu region, will start operating as a tenant of a facility on the shore of Lake Herajärvi near Koli. The selection has been made in the municipality’s technical board.
The purpose of the company is to develop Kiviniemi into a year-round tourist destination.
The operation of the Kontiolahti biathlon stadium will also be tied together with the possibilities of Kiviniemi. The company is responsible for the first snow slope of the stadium.
Kontiolahti Outdoor plans to organize an online survey to map people’s wishes for the services organized in Kiviniemi.
Kiviniemi’s main building was destroyed in a fire in the spring of 2021, and the new one will be ready in the fall of this year.
Kontiolahti Outdoor started the development of program services in 2020. The company says on its website that its purpose is to expand its operations to, for example, Kol and Nurme.