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Unioninkatu 33 (P.O.Box 42)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki

phone +358-(0)9-191 23627
fax +358-(0)9-191 23615

Aleksanteri Conference <fcree-aleksconf@helsinki.fi>

Practical Information

Travel and accommodation

Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation and cover the costs related to participation.

Conference organisers have negotiated a special price and quota for the conference participants at the hotel Arthur located close to the conference venues (Helsinki University).

Prices: single room 88€, double room 108€
Reservations: e-mail myyntipalvelu@hotelarthur.fi or reception@hotelarthur.fi
tel. +358 9 173 44 200 or +358 9 173 441
When booking, use our code Aleksantericonference. Please note that there are limited number of rooms with special price. We advice to make bookings early in advance. Deadline for reservation is November 10, 2008.

Other accommodation possibilities and online-booking, see Helsinki.fi/accommodation or
Helsinki hotel and tourism information.

Venue information

The conference will be held at the central campus of the University of Helsinki, in the city centre. The conference venues are located within a few minutes walk from each other and from the central railway station, where also the airport coaches stop. STAKES, which is located a little further from the very centre of Helsinki, can be reached by tram in 10 minutes. See the map of locations.

To find the location of your accommodation, or any other address, you can also consult this map of Helsinki. Just enter the street address and click ´search ´.

The University and the City of Helsinki : For general information about the city of Helsinki, have a look at Helsinki on Wikipedia in English или на русском языке (critical readers can compare). You may also wish to consult a historical overview of the University of Helsinki in English. The University of Helsinki website is http://www.helsinki.fi/university/ .