{"id":53587,"date":"2018-06-28T13:36:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T10:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/palvelu\/discover-more-about-laplands-gold-at-tankavaara\/"},"modified":"2021-04-29T14:22:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:22:41","slug":"discover-more-about-laplands-gold-at-tankavaara","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/palvelu\/discover-more-about-laplands-gold-at-tankavaara\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover more about Lapland\u2019s gold at Tankavaara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Discover more about Lapland\u2019s gold at Tankavaara&#8221; subhead=&#8221;At Tankavaara there are two places where you can find out about the world of Lapland\u2019s gold: Gold Prospector Museum and Tankavaara Gold Village. Furthermore, Kasper von Wuthenau, who is a familiar face to many visitors of the area, guides groups in the museum, on Tankavaara\u2019s gold claims, and also on nature excursions.&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%3%%&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.45)&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Reenie Beanie||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Heikki-Sulander-3.jpg&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;48px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; title_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_line_height_phone=&#8221;0.7em&#8221; title_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; subhead_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; subhead_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; subhead_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_css_title=&#8221;-ms-transform: rotate(-5deg); \/* IE 9 *\/|| -webkit-transform: rotate(-5deg); \/* Safari 3-8 *\/|| transform: rotate(-5deg);&#8221; custom_css_subtitle=&#8221;padding-bottom:5%;&#8221; custom_css_button_1=&#8221;margin-bottom:10%;&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; alt=&#8221;Kullanhuuhdontaa Sompiossa \/ Heikki Sulander&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Kullanhuuhdontaa Sompiossa \/ Heikki Sulander&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; max_width=&#8221;60%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Teksti\u00e4&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/palvelu\/tankavaaran-kultakyla\/\"><b>Tankavaara Gold Village<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Tankavaara\u2019s Gold Village you can sleep, eat and search for gold. Cafe Restaurant Wanha Waskoolimies offers tasty food with flavours from Lapland. In the same complex, there is a small gift shop, indoor panning pool and Wild West Saloon. Comfortable accommodation is provided in their Korundi apartments or in their more rustic gold digger cabins. You can also book a variety of guided tours in the surrounding nature or rent a spot to dig on an existing gold claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tankavaara Gold Village hosts the yearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tankavaaragold.fi\/language\/fi\/etusivu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnish Open Gold Panning Championships. <\/a>Even beginners can take part in the competition and the audience participate for free. It\u2019s worth travelling from afar for the competition. At that time there is a real sense of market hustle and bustle, with live bands and things to do for the whole family!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also the world\u2019s only international Gold Prospector Museum and a souvenir shop that sells genuine Lappish gold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only a few steps away from each other, both The Gold Village and The Gold Prospector Museum can be found along the side of the Route 4\/E75 road, easy to reach by car and by bus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_text=&#8221;Previous&#8221; next_text=&#8221;Next&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.93&#8243;][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Tankavaara there are two places where you can find out about the world of Lapland\u2019s gold: Gold Prospector Museum and Tankavaara Gold Village. Furthermore, Kasper von Wuthenau, who is a familiar face to many visitors of the area, guides groups in the museum, on Tankavaara\u2019s gold claims, and also on nature excursions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Otto Vilho Itkonen (1889\u20131972) pakeni kansalaissodan puhjettua vuonna 1918 Helsingist\u00e4 Arkangeliin ven\u00e4l\u00e4isell\u00e4 risteilij\u00e4ll\u00e4. Ven\u00e4j\u00e4n vallankumouksen py\u00f6rteiss\u00e4 h\u00e4net vangittiin. Itkonen p\u00e4\u00e4si pakoon 1920. H\u00e4n varasti sairasosastolta eetteri\u00e4 ja morfiinia, huumasi vartijat ja pakeni alusvaatteisillaan kahden muun vangin kanssa. He ottivat kalastajan veneen ja laskivat sill\u00e4 kosken ja meloivat lopulta risulautalla Suomeen. O. V. Itkonen tuli kullankaivajaksi Tankavaaraan 1930-luvulla. Kultamuseon Mutterik\u00e4mpp\u00e4 on alun perin Itkosen rakentama.","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"project_category":[101,117],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-53587","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-activities","project_category-other-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/53587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53587"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/53587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55292,"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/53587\/revisions\/55292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=53587"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsodankylasompio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=53587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}