The completed route goes around rugged landscapes in the middle of gorges and also passes through caves. The virtual story coming to Tervola’s Kätkävaara, utilizing Finnish folklore, is aimed at adults.
In Tervola, the only high-quality entity in Finland that combines a nature trail and virtual reality is being made. In Kätkävaara, Tervola, located in the southern part of Lapland, the Caves and Ravines route is currently being built, which will include a story based on mythology that uses virtual reality for adults.
The story is built in cooperation with Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences’ FrostBit laboratory.
The purpose is that a person hiking can put on headphones, follow the route and become enlivened by the story.
– He can then listen to what might have happened here at some point.
The story follows the traveler with the help of positioning.
– The idea is that the story progresses as it goes here.
Something other than a traditional info tour
It is a unique entity, even on the scale of Finland.
– This is not the kind of information tour where facts or science are told, but a story that you can relate to, Valkama clarifies.
The story is aimed at adults, as the route is difficult to travel.
– Yes, you might learn something from it, but above all, it’s an exciting story that might even heat you up a bit.
Valkama still keeps the plot of the story a secret, but hints that it is related to the ancient history of the region.
– Here in the region there is quite a lot of Finnish mythological background. Whatever creatures have moved here, that’s what we strive for.
Kätkävaara’s popularity has grown
The number of visitors to the nature trail located in Kätkävaara, Tervola, has multiplied last year due to the renovated route. In Kätkävaara, an accessible nature trail, a shed, tall trees and a large hut for forty people have been repaired and rebuilt.
Even the opening of foreign tourism has not reduced interest in the Kätkävaara nature trail. Now a continuation of the Luolat ja rotkot route is being planned as a whole, and the area’s accommodation and related services are being expanded.
*What thoughts did the story evoke? You can participate in the discussion* *with Yle Tunnus* *22.10. until 11 p.m.*