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3.
Cultural life is present
at key moments
3.1. The cultural life attracts The information available on the Internet in
people to Rovaniemi different languages must be interesting and up to date.
There is a need for both edited material and streams
A person moving from one country to another must of information generated by private persons and
be able to create an image of his or her future. An organisers themselves. It would be excellent if people
interesting and pleasant first impression of the future arriving at Rovaniemi could join a social forum, where
home area affects the attitude towards the move. they could ask questions and talk with other new
Rovaniemi should try to create an image where the inhabitants of Rovaniemi.
newcomers can see themselves as active actors in a
welcoming city. Naturally, the reality must offer the Proposals:
chance for this image to come true. ff Cultural actors enter their basic information
It is possible to get acquainted with in the existing compilation services in foreign
the cultural life on the Internet languages. These services include, for example,
Infoweb,VisitRovaniemi.fi and Rovaniemi24.com.
A person moving to Rovaniemi to work or study will ff The cultural actors add compilation services
look for information about the area electronically well in foreign languages to their communication
in advance. An active cultural life will increase interest lists along with the domestic media in
in the area. The same methods that are used to foreign languages: in addition to the above,
attract tourists to the city are likely to interest people these include the Spektr and Six Degrees
planning a move, too. At the moment, information magazines and the online publication Finland
about Rovaniemi is available on the Internet in several Times, for example. At least a summary of
languages, offered both by the city and the state as the bulletins is prepared in English.
well as private service providers. However, information ff The city’s online communications unit develop
about the cultural life is scattered and insufficient, and ways of keeping the cultural sections of the website
it has a commercial slant. in English up to date. Links to the compilation
services in foreign languages can be found easily
on the website. An easy-to-use multilingual
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