International International Forum Forum

“Cooperation in “Cooperation in the sphere of the sphere of

tourism”tourism”

Strategic trends Strategic trends of tourism of tourism

development in the development in the Republic of KareliaRepublic of Karelia

VuokattiVuokatti, , August 17, August 17, 20201100

- favorable region for favorable region for tourism developmenttourism development,,

- - entrance into Russian entrance into Russian Federation for foreign Federation for foreign touriststourists

Republic of KareliaRepublic of Karelia::

Public accounting includes over 4000 monuments involving: petrogliphs, Saami seids and labyrinths(approximately 5000 years old)

The Republic of Karelia is covered by 27 thousand rivers

and 63 thousand lakes

Nature protected areas consist over 5,5% of Karelian territory

Conditions for tourism development took Conditions for tourism development took favorable turn in the Republic of Kareliafavorable turn in the Republic of Karelia

Karelia heads the list of preferences Karelia heads the list of preferences among Russian touristsamong Russian tourists

Priority directionPriority direction: : Hospitable KareliaHospitable Karelia

Strategy of Karelia

development

Territorial scheme of planning in

Karelia

Master plan of tourism objects

allocation

Tourism development strategy in

Karelia

Programmes and projects of tourism

development

Concept of Karelia

development

3,51,65Number of visitors,million people per year

5,23,2Total revenue, milliard Rubles per year

154,5Share of tourism in regional turnover, %

Year 2020NowFigures

Tourism development goalsTourism development goals

Regional target programmeRegional target programme««Tourism Development Tourism Development in the Republic of in the Republic of KareliaKarelia up toup to year year 2010»2010»

Main goalMain goal – – formationformation of tourism of tourism basis in Kareliabasis in Karelia, , providing for providing for

economic diversityeconomic diversity and decreasing of and decreasing of future development risks infuture development risks in the the

regionregion

Key Figures of Tourism Development in Karelia

Figure* 2000 2009 increaseNumber of workplaces within tourism industry 1600 2650 65,6 %

Overall number of visitors in Karelia, million people 1,29 1,65 27,9 %

Number of tourists, thousand people 237 457,5 93 %

Tourism, excursion and and hotel services, million Rubles 133 580 336 %

Volume of off-budget investments into Karelian tourism infrastructure, million Rubles

105 450 329 %

** by expert appraisalby expert appraisal

Development of tourism Development of tourism infrastructureinfrastructure:: Building of “Onego-Palace” hotel complexBuilding of “Onego-Palace” hotel complex

57 new tourist objects 57 new tourist objects were building in 2009 yearwere building in 2009 year

Master plan of tourism

infrastructure and objects allocation in

Karelia:Development of 12

new perspective tourism and leisure

sites

Possibilities for Finnish Investments

Tourism zone “Priladozhskaya”

Proposals into the federal target Proposals into the federal target program of tourism development in program of tourism development in

Russian FederationRussian Federation

Sky resortSky resort « «Spasskaya GubaSpasskaya Guba»»

Sky complexSky complex « «PPäjäjnurnur»» Tourism complexesTourism complexes in Zaonezhjein Zaonezhje

For the Head of For the Head of Government of Government of

Russian Federation Russian Federation VV..VV. . PutinPutin

Mega-Mega-projectproject

««Karelia for Karelia for touriststourists»»

Map of accelerating economical development zones in Russia

Беломорск

Кочкома

ББК

ЖД Ледмозеро - Кочкома

Беломорск

Кивиярви

Люття МАПП, ЖДПП

Кочкома

Суоперя

Лонка

Сювяоро

Корписелькя

Инари

Куолисмаа

Ристилахти

Вяртсиля МАПП, ЖДПП

Ледмозеро

Main border-crossing points in the Republic of Karelia

Vologda region

Leningrad region

Murmansk region

Road network modernization in the Republic of Karelia

М-18

FIN

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gelsk region

Euroregion

KARELIA

Welcome to KareliaWelcome to Karelia!!

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