We are looking for local guides in Ikaalinis through training.

We are looking for local guides in Ikaalinis through training.

Would you like to work as a guide in Ikaalisti and share its stories with tourists? AhlmanEdu's local guide training will give you the skills to plan and implement guided tours that enrich tourists' experiences and strengthen Ikaalisti's appeal. The city of Ikaalisti will contribute to the training costs of the guides who have completed the training.

The training is especially suitable for those who want to guide tourists in Ikaalisi and increase the tourism offer of the area with their own expertise. The training is suitable for people of all ages who live in Ikaalisi (even in a few years!) and want to work in tourism as a seasonal job or as a hobby.

Training content:

• The role and responsibilities of a guide
• Finnish tourism and the operating environment of the tourism industry
• Utilizing local knowledge, history, nature and culture, and stories in guiding
• Tour planning and route building
• Presentation and interaction skills
• Security and group management
• Practical implementation of bus and walking tours
• Sustainable tourism and appreciation of locality

Face-to-face meetings once a month on weekends (Sat–Sun 9:30–15:00) at AhlmanEdu in Tampere.

In-person meetings in the fall semester 2025:

• Sat-Sun 27.-28.9.
  • Sat-Sun 25.-26.10.
  • Sat-Sun 29.-30.11.

In-person meetings in the spring semester 2026:
• Sat-Sun 24-25.1. 2026
• Sat-Sun 21.-22.2.
• Sat-Sun 28.-29.3

+ Practical training in Ikaalis.

Study costs:

Tuition €600, fee includes contact teaching and lunch on contact teaching days. Student fee will be invoiced in two installments, 8/2025 and 1/2026. Price does not include possible bus fees to practice guides.

The city of Ikaaliste will pay half of the study fee, or 300 euros per student, to four students who have received training, live in Ikaaliste, and are committed to providing guidance in Ikaaliste.

Application period Until 29.8.2025 December XNUMXA motivation letter must be attached to the application, describing why you want to work as a local guide and in which municipality.

More information about the training, application instructions and application link: Local guide training – AhlmanEdu

Training Manager Susanna Koivusalo, AhlmanEdu, susanna.koivusalo@ahlman.fi

Communications and Culture Coordinator of the City of Ikaalinen eila.mantyjarvi@ikaalinen.fi

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