The atmosphere of Vanajanlinna can be felt in their web service

August 2007

Vanajanlinna provides an idyllic environment for all kinds of occasions ranging from official conventions to parties. Many couples have celebrated their wedding in the romantic castle, but you can also find modern meeting and conference facilities in the area. The construction of the current main castle started in 1919, and the work was finished five years later. The history of Äikäälä, the original estate of Vanajanlinna, goes back even further, all the way to the early Middle Ages.

The atmospheric environment of Vanajanlinna, combined with delicious food, professional staff, accommodation and diverse programme services, enable arranging a wide variety of occasions depending on your needs. And let us not forget Linna Golf, which includes some of the most esteemed golf courses in all of Europe.

Web service - an important sales tool

Ambientia has cooperated with Vanajanlinna since 2002. At the time, the Vanajanlinna web service was one of the first fully Java-based web services developed by Ambientia. The cooperation began with redesigning the existing web service, and development has continued ever since.

The greatest challenge is creating a web service to suit the needs of foreign customers. The web service is constantly developed and updated. Most of the updates concern image collages, which have been implemented with Flash. Hanna Velin, sales manager for Vanajanlinna, emphasises the web service as a crucial tool in supporting the sales function.

- The sales department and a customer can easily design an event together when the web service has already introduced the client to the atmosphere of Vanajanlinna, Velin explains.

– Thus, the client gets the right impression of the area, facilities and services right from the start.

Hanna Velin also says that many customers of Vanajanlinna already have the website open in their browser when they call the sales department. Thus, it is easy to navigate the site from one service to another in accordance with the telephone conversation.

Vanajanlinna is taking the next step in web communication this autumn, when they will start using the electronic newsletter service. You can find more information about Vanajanlinna at www.vanajanlinna.fi.