Enontekiö – the Tourism Region of the Year 2024
At the Matka Travel Fair 2025 in Helsinki, the municipality of Enontekiö won the Tourism Region of the Year 2024 award. The Finnish tourism association SMAL ry, SUOMA ry, Visit Finland and Visitory Oy have compared cities, municipalities and regions in Finland for seven years in a row. In the competition, regions are ranked based on the following four criteria: 1) Development of the number of guests arriving at registered accommodation establishments 2) Development of tourists' stay 3) Even distribution of the number of overnight stays by vacationers for different months (low seasonality) 4) Accommodation sales per inhabitant In the competition, the city of Helsinki got the second and the city of Vantaa the third award.
Gyms
Enontekiö has two municipal gyms: one in Hetta and one in Kilpisjärvi. Both gyms are modernly equipped for versatile training, considering the size of the gyms, and are open on every day of the week.
Gyms
Employment services
The municipality of Enontekiö will provide employment services to residents and businesses starting from 1st January 2025, when the state's Employment and Economic Development Offices are closed. From this point on, managing employment matters will be a basic municipal service, similar to organising daycare or providing construction-related services. Both individual and business customers will receive advice and guidance on job seeking, employee recruitment, and skills development through the municipality's employment services.
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