About us

Take the trip, make new memories!

Who we are?

Ilves Travel club is a private Finnish tourism and leisure tour company founded in the end of 2018. It is a registered tour operator (reg.no 163/19/Mj).  We specialize in Southern Finland, Häme region of countryside holidays, outdoor activities with local guides and transportation services. Also individual and group trips in whole Finland , Sweden and Russia.

While Ilves Travel Club is focused on accommodation services, individuals, leisure groups, our parent company Kuljetus Heikkilä Oy is a  long-haul trucking  and logistics company founded in 2008,  with over 10 years of operating history.

If you miss holiday breaks, Häme region offers good vibes for amazing experiences for active or peaceful weekend getaways, family, romantic, group travel packages.

What we do?

Mostly, we offer services in Kanta-Häme region:

  • self-catering cottages
  • villas
  • guest-houses for tourists and as for company events
  • small and cozy local, private hotels
  • outdoor activities, cultural and well-being holidays with variety and creativity like snowshoes track, Nordic bath “palju”, canoeing, spa relaxation, local Nordic cuisine, wine tastings trips etc.
  • events & tickets 
  • spa wellness
  • private and group transfers in Finland, Estonia, Sweden and Russia both
  • incentive trips ( Ålands island – Utö, Kuopio, Sweden – Gotland, Stockholm)

We are ready to realize tailor-made holidays for you and are open to collaboration: tours@ilvestravel.com

Who are our tourists?

Our tourists range in any age and come from all walks of life – office workers, business, professionals, students, housewives, retired, farmers etc. They have one thing in common – a wish to know better local Finnish culture during their Finnish holidays!

If you travel solo, with a couple, with family or as a part of group, we’ll arrange for you an interesting and memorable holidays!

Why Ilves Travel club?

We speak your language – English, Finnish, Swedish, Russian

We work directly with Finnish holiday home owners, villas, guest houses, hotels

We are local travel agency, that lives and knows well  Kanta-Häme region, and actively participate in local tourism development

We support local travel communities by working with local guides, operators, farmers, artisans

We are eco-friendly  and support sustainable tourism without destroying environment and local cultures. 

The real magic for us happens well away from a beaten path. It means that our itineraries are crafted trying local things with local people. It’s a local knowledge and experience to help you get behind the scenes of a culture and understand what makes that destination tick. 

Thank you for choosing local services, food, activities.

Thank you for traveling with us and exploring chosen destinations while respecting local culture, local traditions,  natural resources, residents. Travel shouldn’t be harmful!

Beauty of traveling not only just new places, but new perspectives too.