KATJA PASANEN

Project Manager

Projektipäällikkö/tutkija

I work as a project manager and a researcher at the Centre for Tourism Studies at the University of Eastern Finland. I have wide experience in tourism research and development including sustainable tourism, nature-based tourism, e-tourism and cultural and event tourism. I have experience in multiple tourism projects funded for example by EU Regional Development Fund, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, European Commission and Finnish ministries. My goal is to work in the interface of tourism business and research and develop the tourism business by offering them insights from the latest researches. I am especially interested in responsible tourism and sustainability marketing, as well as opportunities offered by technology for improving the customer experience and making tourism more sustainable.

Specialities:
Sustainable tourism
Sustainability marketing
Nature-based tourism
Event & cultural tourism
Digitalisation of tourism
Customer research and knowledge

Contact info

Organization

Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Business School

Email

katja.pasanen@uef.fi

Phone

+358 50 439 0925

Keywords

cultural tourism festival and event tourism nature based tourism responsibility communication responsible tourism Saimaa Phenomenon tourism tourism research

RESEARCH GROUPS - UEF

PROJECTS - UEF

Voyage to mythology - Kalevala