OREANDA-NEWS. On January 15-18 the State Committee of the Republic of Karelia for Tourism presents tourist prospects of the republic at MATKA-2015, the largest in Scandinavia international travel fair, in Helsinki.

This year Karelia's travel agencies will present their products on the stand of the Republic of Karelia. Tourist products will be presented by Kizhi open-air museum, Korela Ltd., Kaleva-Tour Ltd., Intourist-Petrozavodsk JSC, Aegis Ltd. (Sortavala), Kolmas Karelia Ltd. (Sortavala), Druzhba Ltd. (Olonets), Karelia-Tour (Kondopoga), and Information Tourist Center of the Republic of Karelia.

The MATKA fair is traditionally popular among tourist business professionals and fans of travelling. Performance of travel agencies during the fair promotes recognition of Karelia's tourist products, contributes to promotion of new tourist brands and conclusion of agreements. For more explicit presentation of Karelia the stands of travel agencies are located en bloc, which is supposed to focus the visitors' attention and offer various presentations throughout the event.