Practical information

Most of you will arrive to Helsinki to the Helsinki-Vantaa international airport. From there, the best way to Helsinki City Center is by the direct trains (either P or I train). You can use zone ABC ticket to travel. You can get this ticket either by downloading the HSL app or buying the tickets from the machines by the airport station.

Alternatively, you can use a taxi, and you should go to an official taxi stand when one comes out of the luggage delivery, join the queue and take the next one. The queues depend on the taxi company used, for example Taxi Helsinki, Lähitaksi or FixuTaxi. Then just telling them to take to the Töölö Towers Hotel in Helsinki city center. There is typically a flat rate of around 35 euros they normally charge. The taxi point is located at here, see the website in . One can also pre-book, where someone will come to wait at the arrivals with a sign and take to the taxi. Lähitaksi offers this ( ) where one would need to call the number +358 100 7300 and arrange this (we are unable to arrange a pre-booked taxi, so we recommend to use the taxi stand).

Once in Helsinki, it is recommended to use the HSL app and use the AB zone ticket as a daily or week pass (depending on your stay length). This AB ticket allows you unlimited travel in all trams, buses or trains within the AB zone (which covers all of central Helsinki and an epsilon-neighbourhood of it). You can use also the AB ticket to get into the Suomenlinna fortress ferry, which is a great island to explore if you have time.

You can also consider getting a during your stay (e.g. the one week pass), which allows you to use the extensive Helsinki city bike network to cycle around Helsinki (also between the Töölö towers and the venue in Metsätalo). This requires to create HSL account, see the for more details.

All speakers are staying in the unless you have made your own arrangements (contact if you have).

The conference will be held at the University of Helsinki  in Metsätalo building, Unioninkatu 40, 00170 Helsinki in the classroom on the third floor. On Wednesday, the talks are helf in the . The lecture hall in Metsätalo has a whiteboard and a projector. Polku Hotel Nuuksio provides a screen and a blackboard.

 To get to Metsätalo from Töölö towers, where most are staying, you can either walk, cycle or take a tram with the following routes:

• You can walk or cycle (e.g. with ) along the beautiful Töölö bay (around 30 min walk), where near the Oodi central library you take the new short underground passage to Kaisaniemi park that gets to right to Metsätalo via the Unionikatu street entrance (Unioninkatu 40). See the map on the left).
• You can take the trams number 2 or 4 and getting off by the senate square at the Senaatintori tram stop (12 min journey), where you have 5 min walk to the venue along the Unioninkatu and enter Metsätalo from the Unionikatu entrance (Unioninkatu 40) (see the map on the left). For this, you need the AB ticket (e.g. buy a daily pass for 5-7 days depending on how long you are) the HSL app, HSL card (that you can get from R-kioskis scattered in the city) or buy it from a ticket machine in the central railway station. See the for more details.

On Wednesday 26th June, there is an excursion from 9am, where a bus will take everybody from Töölö towers to Nuuksio National Park, where some of the talks will be held (see the Schedule for details). The buses leave at 9:00 am sharp, so please ensure you arrive on time to Töölö towers to take the coach, at least 10 minutes before the buses leave (so plan to be outside Töölö towers around 8:50 am).

Some recommendations include: visiting the , walk along the coast of Helsinki (from the main market towards ), where you can see a glimpse of the archipelago, visiting the , have a brew at the near Töölö towers, visit the outdoor museum of , take a boat to do or just visit the world heritage site fortress island by ferry from the the of Helsinki.

See the for more things to do in Helsinki area!

Dinner options

Restaurant Elite, Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 22, 00100 Helsinki

Skiffer Töölö, Runeberginkatu 34, 00260 Helsinki

Lie Mi, Töölö, Runeberginkatu 56, 00260 Helsinki

Via Tribunali Centrum, Sofiankatu 4, 00170 Helsinki

Zetor, Mannerheimintie 3-5, 00100 Helsinki

Forza, Pursimiehenkatu 29-31, 00150 Helsinki

Daddy Greens Pizzabar Punavuori, Iso Roobertinkatu 26, 00120 Helsinki

Sofia, Aleksanterinkatu 28

Hanko Sushi, Aleksanterinkatu 9, Kluuvi shopping centre 

Olivia Kluuvi, Aleksanterinkatu 9, Kluuvi shopping centre 

The Other One Thai Kitchen, Aleksanterinkatu 9, Kluuvi shopping centre 

The Glass, Mikonkatu 1, KÄMP Galleria shopping centre 

Hill Dumplings, Pieni Roobertinkatu 9, 00130 Helsinki

Restaurant Palace, Eteläranta 10, 00130 Helsinki 

Demo, Uudenmaankatu 9-11, 00120 Helsinki 

Finnjävel Salon, Ainonkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki 

Grön, Albertinkatu 36, 00180 Helsinki 

Olo, Pohjoisesplanadi 5, 00170 Helsinki 

The ROOM by Kozeen Shiwan, Pohjoisesplanadi 17, 00170 Helsinki