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Activities Cross-country Skiing, Skiing, Snowboarding
City Nilsia
State Aland
Country Finland
Season November to May
 
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Tahko

Active all year round
Tahko is one of the best known and most versatile holiday resorts in Finland. The changing seasons, from snowy winters to warm summer days, permit a wide range of exotic activities, and since all the facilities are close at hand, no precious holiday time is wasted getting from one place to another. Tahko is easily accessible:

446 km from the capital, Helsinki
The nearest airport: Kuopio, 50 km
The nearest railwaystation: 40 km
In winter, a special ski bus operates between Tahko and Helsinki.

Activities
Aside from Skiing and Sbowboarding, here are other activities you can enjoy at Tahko:

Snowmobiling
- Route network of over 600 kilometres - The routes are regularly ploughed and surfaced - Snowmobile safaris from family tours to adventures spread over several days

Tahko specialties:
- Dog-sled rides
- Fishing through the ice
- A winter driving school
- Snowshoe safaris
- Sleigh rides

Summer activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Boating & sailing
- Water scooter and four wheeler safaris
- Parasailing
- Fishing
- Beach Volley
- Horse riding

You can go riding at Tahko whatever the weather all year round. The spacious riding school in The Riding Centre is the ideal place for practicing show jumping. The Centre arranges lessons and camps.

Facts:
- 60 x 20 m arena
- 20 horse stable
- Arena bar/private restaurant for 60
- Mountain biking

The biking terrain varies from speed routes along forest roads to almost vertical uphill stints and downhill runs. Anyone with competitive streak can take part in the Tahko MTB 120 mountain bike competition.

Facts:
- 100 km of mountain bike routes
- Height differences of up to 200 m
- Bike rental service
- Mozart opera in Finnish quartz quarry

22.-30.7. , Mozart's Magic Flute premiers at the venue in Nilsiä, in the northeast part of the pristine Savo region. Opera Cavo is the latest feather in singer Satu Vihavainen's cap. Half a dozen years ago, she set up a music festival in her native Nilsiä. The town first made opera fame four years ago when a piece by Joonas Kokkonen was produced there during four summers in Aholansaari.

All of the activities in Tahko area can be booked through Booking Centre Tahkovahti. Take a look of the selection and make a request for programme package!

 
Trails and Routes

 

Cross-country Skiing  Track network totalling 65 kilometres
Over 11 kilometres illuminated tracks
Ski rental service

 
Ski Resort Specifications
Targeted Activities    Cross-country Skiing, Skiing, Snowboarding
Season Availability: November to May
Numer of Runs: 17
Number of Lifts: 10
Lift Details: 8 T-bar lifts , 1 chair lift for 4, 1 children's lift
Lift Capacity: 12000
FreeStyle:   Halfpipe Only
Other Specifications:    17 slopes, 5 of them illuminated
Height difference - 200 m
Longest run - 1200 m
2 half pipes, snowboard street
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