2. The last 8 years Konttila hasservedas a nature- , information- and recreationplace It’slocatedhighup at the Puijo hill and about 3.2 kilometresfrom the centre of Kuopio The area is sixhectares Therearethousandsof visitors of eachagegroupeveryyear KONTTILA
3. History The oldestbuildingwasbuilt in 1770 Ithasbeen as a smallfarminghouse Itwasnamedafter the lastfarmerwhowas Konttinen Ithasbeenempty for decades
4. Typical for Konttila Originalmilieu Shows the typicalFinnish culture Most of the activitiesareavailablein the summer The enterprisewilldevelope and the knowledgewillgrowduringa long period of time
5. The owner and the host of the Konttila, Keijo Heikkinen He studiedeconomics in Finland and in Germany He hasalsobeentravelling a lot in Spain and in Germany and actually he got the idea for hisenterprisefromhisjourneys He started at Konttila over 8 yearsago He recommendsentrepreneurship for the peoplewhoaretechnicallyand practicallyoriented and whoarephysicallyand mentallyhealthy and strong
6. He thinksthatthiskind of enterprisedoesn’tfit for peoplewhoaregreedyorto whommoney is veryimportant The bestthing in entrepreneurship is the freedom to makeyourownchoises and developeyourworkthe wayyouwant Konttila is hisway of life
7. The animals at Konttila A horsenamed Miilu 2 goats and a buck 2 dogs, Vallu and Täplä somesheep A rabbit calledLiquorice From the beekeepingthere’shoney to besold Allthe racesaretraditionaloldfinnishones