IUFRO XX Post-Congress Excursion Number 17

Forest Excursion to St.Petersburg

Excursion Route and Description of Programme

Saturday, August 12

14:00 Departure from Tampere Hall to Lappeenranta by bus via Hämeenlinna and Lahti

Visit to a private forest farm

Accommodation: Hotel Saimaa, Lappeenranta

Travel distance by bus 275 km

Crossing the Finnish-Russian border; customs/passport/visa formalities

Larix plantations from 18th century

Sights of the city of St.Petersburg

The Fresh Guide to St. Petersburg

Accommodation: Hotel Pulkovskaya

Travel distance by bus 245 km

Local info from St. Petersburg:

Prospects - The St Petersburg Press Culture & Lifestyle Guide Home Page
Short Business & Travel Guide
Survival Guide

Field excursion (forest plantations on drained peatlands)

Visit to the Lisino educational experimental forestry enterprise of the Forest Technical Academy of St.Petersburg, and Lisino Forest College

Visit to the Palace Park of Pushkin

Accommodation: Hotel Pulkovskaya

Travel distance by bus 170 km

Field excursion to Siversk experimental forestry area of the Forestry Research Institute of St.Petersburg

(stand establishment, growing density of plantations, thinning)

Accommodation: Hotel Pulkovskaya

Travel distance by bus 165 km

Sightseeing tour in the city of St.Petersburg and a visit to the Hermitage Museum

Briefing on the Forest Technical Academy of St.Petersburg

Visit to the theatre

Accommodation: Hotel Pulkovskaya

Visit to the recreational forest park of Novo-Kavgolovo

Forest condition in the Russian-Finnish border region

Crossing the Russian-Finnish border

Arrival in Helsinki

21.45 Closing dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Grand Marina

Travel distance 460 km

08.00 The end of the Excursion

The following vaccinations are recommended for participants in the excursion: tetanus, polio, diphtheria. Trainers or rubber boots and raincoats recommended for field excursions. Participants are advised to take out their own travel insurance policies.

Organizers

Excursion arrangements:      Scientific programme:
Congrex                      Professor Eino Mälkönen
P.O. Box 35                  Excursion Coordinator
FIN-00621 Helsinki           Finnish Forest Research Institute
Finland                      P.O. Box 18, FIN-01301 VANTAA, Finland
tel:+358-0-752 3611	     tel:+358-0-857 05460

fax:+358-0-752 0899	     fax:+358-0-857 2575

E-mail saarij1@ ajk.tele.fi  E-mail eino.malkonen@metla.fi

Hotels

Hotel Saimaa                 Hotel Pulkovskaya
Marssitie 3                  Pobedy Sq. 1
FIN-53600 LAPPEENRANTA 	     196240, St.Petersburg
Finland                      Russia
tel:+358-53-415 2800         tel:+7-812-264 5150
fax:+358-53-415 2805         fax:+7-812-850 1512

Hotel Grand Marina
Katajanokanlaituri 7
FIN-00160 HELSINKI
Finland
tel:+358-0-166 61
fax:+358-0-664 764

Options for the return arrangements:

Please, contact:
Atlas Matkat/Long Tours Ltd.
tel: +358-0-496066
fax  +358-0-496301