Invest in Kuhmo
Woodpolis
Kuhmo has a long expertise in wood construction. Woodpolis is a city owned wood construction cluster that was established to support the woodworking industry by developing new innovations in the area of wood construction.
Established in 2006, Woodpolis is an expert organisation of the city of Kuhmo promoting timber construction development and maintaining and supporting a learning environment.
Tourism and Culture
Kuhmo combines Northern holiday experience in an unhurried atmosphere with a cultural twist. City of Kuhmo is a proud host of annual Chamber music festival that since the first event in 1970 has grown to be an internationally highly respected event. In 2019, the city of Kuhmo has been designated as a city of literature of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Due to the international attention, Kuhmo has built a strong tourism industry, that focuses on the chamber music and the nature/wildlife tourism.
The tourism is highly developed and supported by Wild Taiga organisation. Kuhmo is increasingly gaining attention and tourist flows that search for mild climate holidays in a unique and authentic environment.
Kalevalankangas Tourism Investments
Investments in Kuhmo reach up to 25ME with facility upgrades in Kalevalankangas cape facing the beautiful lake area. The area is a peaceful oasis with access to outdoor recreational activities, Aurora Borealis and various high quality cultural services, e.g world’s biggest international chamber music festival, beast watching hides, battles sites of military history, and deeply rooted Kalevala folk lore traditions in literature, music and health care. See also the visualization video on YouTube.
