{"id":14477,"date":"2019-10-22T12:11:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T09:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsaimaa.fi\/?page_id=14477"},"modified":"2020-10-28T13:36:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T11:36:31","slug":"professional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsaimaa.fi\/en\/professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving-fade&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;9716&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;DESTINATION SAIMAA&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Discover the endless lakes and forests of the Lake Saimaa region in Finland! Once you\u2019re here, there\u2019s loads to do; places to visit, attractions, activities and events. But why travel to Finland in the first place? Why travel to Saimaa, or the towns of Mikkeli, Savonlinna and Varkaus? Well, there are plenty of reasons to visit Finland and Saimaa.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:div|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>VisitSaimaa professional section for travel trade\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Saimaa is unique in Europe. 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Media:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Minna Gurney<br \/>\nminna.gurney(a)mikseimikkeli.fi<br \/>\nTel. +358 44 444 44<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Travel Trade:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Marko Riabkov<br \/>\nmarko.riabkov(a)mikseimikkeli.fi<br \/>\nTel. +358 44 794 5004<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;72px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving-fade&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;9716&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;DESTINATION SAIMAA&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; 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