Virpiniemi


Year-round vigour in seaside Virpiniemi
Virpiniemi – one of Finland’s best-known year-round sports and wellbeing centres – is renewing and offers profitable opportunities to invest in and develop diverse sports, experience and tourist services business in an exceptionally spectacular environment! The city of Oulu alone is committed to investing over 800,000 € in developing the area in a period of three years.


Virpiniemi – full speed every day of the year
Studies indicate that the focus of tourism as well as sports and wellbeing trends aligns precisely with the existing strengths of Virpiniemi. The timing for developing existing services and expanding the profitable service range is therefore most opportune right now. Renewals are helping the versatile exercise, sports and recreation resort to grow into an even more abundant paradise of experiences.
The profiles of ski tracks in Virpiniemi are the best in the Oulu region. Circumstances improve with the new first-snow track that opens in 2025. Virpiniemi Golf has been ranked among the ten best golf courses in Finland for several year. The area has excellent cross-country sports routes. The area has frisbee golf courses, artificial turf and padel courts as well as an outdoor exercise park. The most significant horse and dog sports facilities in Northern Finland as well as growing and investing companies are also located in the area.
Lean-tos, campfire sites and a bird-watching tower provide resting places for hikers. There is also an SF-Caravan campsite and plenty of holiday homes near the sports facilities. The beach, marina and nearby islands offer maritime experiences.

Impressively good investment
The sea, nature, wellbeing, exercise and sports, other activities and diverse services come together in Virpiniemi. The area as the most popular exercise and outdoor recreation facility is an empowering resource for over 270,000 inhabitants in the Oulu region.
The number of inhabitants, touristic attraction and good accessibility of the Oulu region improve the user potential in comparison with corresponding sites in the country.
Virpiniemi leverages the sea and other nature and is currently building up into a year-round nature and active tourism resort, combining the sectors of outdoor recreation, exercise, wellbeing and sports.
This widely recognised potential enables Virpiniemi to develop into a national and international level activity and tourist centre.
Together we can ensure that your investment is always in the top spot here! Ask more about opportunities to invest in tourism in Virpiniemi:
Jyrki Kemppainen, Account Manager
tel. +358 44 499 3296
jyrki.kemppainen@businessoulu.com




Virpiniemi in numbers
40–50 different operators in the area
Ca. 150,000–200,000 day visitors
33,000 played golf rounds
4.5 Me service income
20 min drive to Oulu centre