European Indigenous Tourism Conference EITC 2025
The World Indigenous Tourism Alliance (WINTA), together with the Sámi Parliament in Finland and University of Lapland cordially invite you to the European Indigenous Tourism Conference EITC 2025 to be held 20-22 May 2025 in Inari, Finland, and online.
EITC 2025 focuses on ethically sustainable Indigenous tourism. The organisers warmly welcome all interested in the topic, particularly Indigenous tourism entrepreneurs and stakeholders from Sápmi, Greenland and elsewhere in the world, as well as other related representatives from the tourism sector and researchers from different fields of Indigenous research.
An Indigenous Tourism Research Symposium will be organised as a component of the Conference on 20 May 2025. On 21 and 22 May, the programme will focus on the practice of ethically sustainable Indigenous tourism.
The conference will have simultaneous interpretation in English, Finnish, Inari Sámi, North Sámi and Skolt Sámi with the exception of the research symposium which will be in English only.
Conference registration takes place here. For online participants, there is no registration fee. For onsite participants, there is a fee to cover the costs of meals. The onsite participants also pay their own travel and accommodation costs. Information on available accommodation options can be found on the registration page.
The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture has granted funding for the conference arrangements.
- EITC 2025 website: https://matkailu.samediggi.fi/en/eitc-2025
Contact person:
Monika Lüthje, University of Lapland, tel. +358-40-484 4198, monika.luthje@ulapland.fi
