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Amid Nature, close to Town
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Aulanko is a unique, nationally well-known culture and leisure destination in Hämeenlinna, in close proximity to the three largest cities in southern-Finland – we are only an hour from Helsinki. In Aulanko, you find activities and peaceful nature all year around, both if you are in a meeting or congress trip or if you are vacationing. Aulanko offers accommodation for almost 900 people, meeting facilities for all together 1800 people, restaurant services for as much as 2000 people and the sunniest summer terraces in the city.
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Aulanko is a unique, nationally well-known culture and leisure destination in Hämeenlinna, in close proximity to the three largest cities in southern-Finland – we are only an hour from Helsinki. In Aulanko, you find activities and peaceful nature all year around, both if you are in a meeting or congress trip or if you are vacationing. Aulanko offers accommodation for almost 900 people, meeting facilities for all together 1800 people, restaurant services for as much as 2000 people and the sunniest summer terraces in the city.
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Aulanko also provides you with an array of exercise possibilities, nature experiences and hobby facilities:
- Golf, tennis, swimming, angling, horseback riding, nature paths, snow shoe walking, skiing, school camps, theatres, cruises, guided tours in nature, exercise possibilities with instruction and diverse exercise equipment rental.
The Aulanko area offers up to date and quality conscious services year-round, whether you are here to have a meeting or spend leisure time alone or with your family.
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Nature Reserve The Aulanko Nature Reserve, established in 1930 and extending over an area of 152.5 hectares, is controlled by the National Board of Forestry. In the course of time, the area has developed into an icon for forested countryside in Finland. The lush environs and well-known sights of Aulanko yearly attract over a million visitors. The region of Aulanko is one of our most precious and best-known national landscapes and has been appointed a nationally valuable scenic sight. The expanse of the nature reserve is overlooked by Aulanko Hill, which rises from the shore of Lake Aulangonjärvi 70 metres above the surface of the lake.
Fascinating Nature of Aulanko Within the Park Forest you will find a number of curiosities such as groves of curly birch and stands of foreign tree species. You can also see tree species with shapes differing from normal, such as weeping spruce and globe dwarf spruce. The varied stock of birds includes treecreeper, lesser spotted woodpecker, nutcracker, tawny owl, goldcrest and several kinds of titmice.
The First National Urban Park in Finland The splendid park landscape of Hämeenlinna on the shores of glittering Lake Vanajavesi was awarded an outstanding acknowledgement in January, 2001, when the nationally valuable landscape unity of Vanajavesi Valley was integrated as Finland"™s first and the world"™s second national urban park. The land area of the park, extending from the town centre over the castle to Aulanko, is 738 hectares.
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Amid Nature, close to Town
