STUDENTS' PRACTISE

Vilnius Tourism department has wide connections with many Lithuanian schools educating students for tourism industry.
Last spring Vilnius Tourism Department and Pirkanma Politechnikumo Ikaalineno Commercial Colledge, Finland made an agreement about students' practise. As a result of agreement two students were working in Vilnius tourism department this summer. They had possibility to combine theoretical knowledge with practice. During three months practice the students completed Vilnius tourism product evaluation and assessed available marketing channels to market Vilnius in Finland.
The students indicated that Vilnius tourism product is attractive for Finish market and prices are acceptable. The only concern was insufficient supply of attractions for family leisure. Vilnius doesn't have yet developed family entertainment centres or theme parks. Challenging opportunities within Europe and elsewhere are accessible to professionally qualified people. In cooperation with the challenge, a successful education and practice with thinking in sustainable way makes students professionals.

HOTTER  THAN EVER

Stockholm is now the foremost tourist town in the Nordic countries with 2 million foreign tourists visiting the city each year.
Constant renewal is a vital reason for these positive figures. Among other things, the British trend guru, Sir Terence Conran, will reopen a completely revamped Berns. As designer and restaurant entrepreneur, Conran always puts his special stamp on his restaurants. Is not a coincidence that Stockholm shares the honour with Paris and London of having Conran as a guest. There are Swedish chefs at all his restaurants.
Stockholm is also hoping to receive operation rights for one of the four planned Swedish casinos. If chosen, it will take at least one year before the casino can open. Both security and technology demand an absolutely perfect location.
The Gröna Lund amusement park enjoyed record sales in 1999 - an increase of 50,000 visitors over last year - giving the park its best season since 1983. Gröna Lund is one of the country's leading tourist attractions and is now investing in expanding the park's area.
In 2001 the Nobel Prize will celebrate its 100th birthday. Tribute will be paid to the prize through an exhibit that can be also seen as the first stage of a permanent Nobel museum. The jubilee exhibition will be done in a version for a global tour.
Culture is also a part of the renewal.

The Milles Estate Museum's new exhibition hall, designed by architect Johan Celsing, is fully equipped to handle and display major exhibitions and is counting on a major volume increase. The opening exhibit by the Russian artist Kazimir Malevitj will certainly take up most of the exhibition hall's space, but in the future it will be possible for three different galleries to exhibit sculpture, glass and paintings.
Improvements are even taking place on the transportation side. A new high- speed train will be transporting passengers between Stockholm and Arlanda Airport every fifteen minutes.
Four new hotels are under construction in Stockholm - Stallmästaregarden and J. Tornvillan will be opened already during the year 2000.

Stockholm from the bird's eye

JAZZ FESTIVAL

The 35th International Pori Jazz Festival, a world- famous event, will be held again 15- 23 July 2000. It began in 1966 as a small gathering for jazz enthusiasts and quickly grew to attract over 130. 000 visitors to over 100 concerts in 13 venues each year. It is now one of the biggest jazz festivals in Europe.
Pori Jazz has earned consistent praise over the years as a very well organised summer event of high artistic standard. The festival atmosphere in particular, created by

the music, people, fine services and unique milieu, is second to none. Over the nine- day week the festival serves up a generous and varied helping of jazz and other styles of black music, not forgetting the rhythms of the rock generation.
Year 2000 promises a broad crosssection of the world's leading performers. The big open- air concerts are held in the beautiful Kirjurinluoto concert park on the Kokemaki riverside. Although concert venues will vary between intimate clubs and large concert halls accommodating thousands of festival visitors, the riverside Jazzstreet will remain in a class of its own, providing round- the- clock rhythms throughout the festival

week.
Pori is located 150 miles northwest of Helsinki and is easily accessible by train, coach or air. The accommodation services in Pori, besides hotel accommodation, include Bed and Breakfast lodging with local families, furnished flats and school accommodation. There are also many camping and caravan areas with good facilities nearby.