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Levi, Kittilä, Finland.
18 Dec 2024

The 20th Meeting of the CTIF Women in Fire & Rescue Services will be held in Finland in March

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Invitation to the 20th meeting of the Commission for Women in Fire and Rescue Services (Commission for WFRSs)

Dear Commission Members,

You are warmly invited to the 20th Meeting of the Women in Fire and Rescue Services Commission to be held in person on Tuesday 10-11th of March 2025 at Levi, Kittilä, Finland. We will start the meeting with a visit to Sammuntupa reindeer farm and a dinner at the 10th of March and the meeting is on the 11th of March. The meeting is going to have presentation about the latest research in zero tolerance and also different presentations from member countries. 

 

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Levi, Kittilä - Finland
Date: Taken on 11 February 2004
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The event shall continue with the International Safety Education Seminar and you are more than welcome to join that event as well - you can find more information www.sppl.fi/en/ises-2025 (all information is in English).

Practical information about the meeting:

  • The nearest airport is called Kittilä. You can also travel through Helsinki and take a night train to Kittilä. More information about arrival to Levi: https://www.levi.fi/en/info/general/arrival-at-levi/
  • The bus travels back and fort from airport and it costs 6 euros.
  • We recommend to book hotels as soon as possible. It is high season time at Levi. Hotel recommendations are Levi Panorama and Break Sokos Hotel Levi, but also Airbnb and a lot of other possibilities are available. See more information here: https://www.levi.fi/en/stay
  • At the first day, on the 10th of March, we start at afternoon and we will visit Sammuntupa reindeer farm, you can find more information here: sammuntupa.fi/en_US This visit is offered to all participants.
  • About the meals: the dinner at first evening is covered by the participants by themselves. The lunch and dinner at the meeting day on the 11th of March are offered by the Finnish CTIF. Please give your dietary information when you are registered.
  • If you need winter clothing for your trip, please contact Mira Leinonen about this matter.

All participants are kindly asked to register as soon as possible with the Commission vice chair Mira Leinonen via a simple return of e-mail registration in the first instance with the answers to the questions below. (E-mail has been sent to commission members. If you wish to join the commission, please contact CTIF.)

The information needed in the registration: 

  • the date of arrival and departure
  • the name of hotel / accommodation
  • dietary information
  • need for winter clothing

 

The deadline for registration is 14th of February 2025.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mira Leinonen, mirafoni112@gmail.com, +358405191147.

 

We look forward to seeing you in Levi, Finland.

 

With best wishes,

 

Nicola Lown & Mira Leinonen

Chair / Vice chair

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