Practical information

The Conference takes place at the University of Helsinki City Centre Campus in the Language Centre's Festive Hall (Fabianinkatu 26, 3rd floor). The parallel sessions are held in the same building (room 406, 4th floor). In the back of the Festive Hall there are coat racks and space for luggage.

The reception takes place on Thursday, October 24 at 17:30-19:00 at the Main Building of the University of Helsinki (Agora, Fabianinkatu 33, 1st floor). The reception is hosted by Timo Kaartinen, vice dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Light vegan food and wine are served at the reception. 

Lunch is not sponsored by the organizing committee, but you will find many shops and restaurants nearby the conference venue. Here’ some recommendations:

Unicafe Porthania (Yliopistonkatu 3), Budget friendly buffet

Unicafe Kaisa-talo (Vuorikatu 7), Soup and salad 

Think Corner Cafe (Yliopistonkatu 4), Vegan soup and salad 

Restaurant Sofia (Aleksanterinkatu 28), Two lunch alternatives daily, one of which is vegan

Kluuvi (Aleksanterinkatu 9), Many restaurants and cafes to choose from 

Coffee will be served outside the Language Centre's Festive hall (Fabianinkatu 26, 3rd floor) on both days (Thursday at 15:00 and Friday at 15:30). 

Helsinki has excellent public transport. From Helsinki airport you can take the I or P train directly to Helsinki Central Station (the journey takes approximately 30 minutes). You need to buy tickets in advance before you get on a train. There is a ticket stand on the railway platform at the airport, or you can download the HSL app. From the airport to the city center you will need a ticket that covers zones A, B, and C. Currently, the train ticket for these three zones costs 4,10 €. 

If you prefer to get a taxi from the airport, you simply follow the signs to the taxi stand, but this is significantly more expensive: a taxi journey from the airport to central Helsinki is approximately 35-50 €. 

HelsinkiUni Guest network is intended for users who do not have university credentials or access to the eduroam network. The password for the HelsinkiUni Guest network is uniguest. For more info, visit this webpage. 

At the conference we use LinkedIn and X accounts of the DECA project. If you post something during the conference, please tag @DECA - Demokratian episteeminen toimintakyky algoritmien aikakaudella on LinkedIn and @deca_research on Twitter so that we can like and share your posts.