News - 27 July 2015 06:14

Finnish Food Tourism develops in Estonia

Finnish food & Tourism experiences shared in Estonia Haaga-Helia has been developing Finnish food tourism alongside the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Finpro/Visit Finland from the year 2012. Now the development is widening to the other side of the Gulf of Finland - with the contribution of BOSS (From Borders to Shared Space) project, the Estonian food and tourism stakeholders are able to learn from Finnish practice, knowhow and experiences at the workshops held in August (Estonia), September (Estonia), November (Finland) and a conference in December (Estonia).

The kick-off workshop takes place on August 27th in Tallinn and will be followed by the project team meeting on 28th.

The first practice, knowhow and experiences sharing is about presenting the food tourism development so far, the present situation and future plans both in Finland and Estonia.

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September is the Cuisine Month in Estonia

The traditional Estonian Cuisine Month will this year be opened on September 5 during the Viimsi Farmers' Market event held at The Museum of Coastal Folk. The month filled with food events is arranged and coordinated by the Estonian Ministry of Rural affairs.

4 September 2015 07:40

Haaga-Helia joins Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia / Haaga-Helia UAS has become a member of the Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association as of today. The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association is a representative organisation of employers that is public, voluntary and operates on democratic principles. The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association was established on 12 February 1992.

1 September 2015 06:23

Haaga-Helia Tallinn represented at ENPI cooperation negotiations

Ain Hinsberg from Haaga-Helia, participated at the cooperation negotiations of the Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences held on August 20. The issues discussed were related to the next funding period of the The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) targeted at the cooperation of Finnish regions with Russia.

27 August 2015 06:55

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre in Estonia launching on 9.9 at EBS

The launching of the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Centre activities on the Estonian market takes place on September 9 with the Haaga-Helia Hospitality Know-How Conference held at the Estonian Business School (EBS) main building (A.Lauteri 3, Tallinn).

10 August 2015 12:04

Tallinn expecting 281 cruise calls this summer

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7 August 2015 08:59

Tallinn Zoo evaluated by customers as family tourism destination

This June Tallinn Zoo was evaluated by customers as family tourism destination within the BOSS-funded project implemented by Haaga-Helia UAS. The Researcher Petteri Ohtonen interviewed 18 visitors and 13 potential customers and found out the following: the overall evaluation of the Zoo as family destination reached 3.89 out of 5. The overall evaluation of the Zoo as family destination reached...

28 August 2015 07:14

Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visited Haaga-Helia and EBS campuses in Finland

Twenty-two Estonian tourism and hospitality key stakeholders visited Haaga-Helia and EBS campuses on August 25th in order to introduce Haaga-Helia and planned launching activities in Tallinn in the autumn. The pre-launching fam trip included visits to different Haaga-Helia campuses in Helsinki - Pasila and Haaga - and also Porvoo.

3 August 2015 05:22

Finnish food tourism and BOSS food tourism project in Estonia presented to Baltic Sea Region stakeholders

Ain Hinsberg and Varri Väli presented the Finnish food tourism and BOSS food tourism project in Estonia presented to the Baltic Sea Region food and tourism stakeholders at the seminar convened by the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture on July 23-24 at Olustvere, Estonia.

13 November 2015 09:01

Culinary Gulf of Finland, a BOSS-funded project, observed under an entrepreneurial angle.

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5 October 2015 08:27

Haaga-Helia sponsored SAUCE2015

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2 November 2015 09:48

From Borders to Shared Space - BOSS Project Supports Development of Estonian Food Tourism

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6 November 2015 13:51

Tallinn FoodFair showcased Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center

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The Tourism and Hospitality Vocations’ Round Table features Haaga-Helia

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16 December 2015 10:00

BOSS-funded project Culinary Gulf of Finland continued with example cases in Helsinki

The BOSS From Borders to Shared Space program fund, among other projects run by Haaga-Helia, is supporting the development of Estonian food tourism in the project Culinary Gulf of Finland, which had its third workshop held on November 20th in Helsinki as the pre-event activity of the Martinmarkkinat fair held on 21-22.11.

7 January 2016 10:00

From Borders to Shared Space wraps up as a major success

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21 April 2016 11:50

Estonian Hospitality Insiders Club – Mission Completed!

Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Centre in Estonia delivered successfully 4 Hospitality Insiders Club events during the pilot study year 2015/16. The same format has been run in Finland by Haaga-Helia for 3 years now successfully. The events – 1-day per club meeting - brings together managers and experts from the hospitality field from all over Estonia.