Practical information

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Contact and Visitor's Guide

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Visitor's guide: 
Conference venue

The conference will be held at the University of Helsinki  in the Porthania building.

Address: Yliopistonkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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Travel

Tickets within Helsinki including the airport:

  • Use the whenever possible.
  • Travel within Helsinki requires a valid ticket including .
  • Travel between Helsinki and the airport requires a valid ticket including .
  • are of good value and allow unlimited travel within selected zones. These can be purchased on the HSL app or from ticket machines at major stations and stops.
Hotels

A selection of hotels:

  • Hotel Arthur *** Distance from Conference Site: 0.2 mile/400 meters. Address: Vuorikatu 19, 00100 Helsinki.
  • Torni **** Distance from Conference Site: 0.5 mile/ 800 meters. Address: Yrjönkatu 26, 00100 Helsinki.
  • Töölö Towers *** Distance from Conference Site: 1.3 miles/2.1 km (25-minute walk or 15 minutes by tram). Address: Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 23 A, 00260 Helsinki.
  • GLO Hotel Kluuvi **** Distance from Conference Site: 0.1 mile/200 meters. Address: Kluuvikatu 4, 00100 Helsinki.
  • Hilton Helsinki Strand **** Distance from Porthania: 0.6 mile/1 km. Address: John Stenbergin ranta 4, 00530 Helsinki.
  • Omena Hotel ** Distance from Porthania: 0.6 mile/1 km. Address: Lönnrotinkatu 13, 00120 Helsinki.
  • Eurohostel * Distance from Porthania: 0.9 mile/1.5 km. Address: Linnankatu 9, 00160 Helsinki.

Five-star hotels (located within 0.5 mile/750 meters of Conference Site):

  • Hotel Haven
  • Hotel St. George
  • Hotel Kämp 
Restaurants

Helsinki has a comprehensive selection of restaurants to satisfy all tastes, budgets and moods. The city’s markets, market halls and a vibrant food culture are a blessing not only for residents, but especially for visitors. 

A selection of restaurants within a 10-minute walk of the conference site:

  • University restaurant at the conference site
  • Scandinavian at Pohjoisesplanadi 33
  • Ramen at Yliopistonkatu 5
  • Indian at Eteläesplanadi 22
  • Finnish at Mannerheimintie 3-5
  • at Sofiankatu 4
  • at Uudenmaankatu 9
  • at Lönnrotinkatu 13

Restaurants within a 20-minute walk of the conference site:

  • Finnish at Kapteeninkatu 11
  • at Dagmarinkatu 2
  • at Eerikinkatu 17

Other restaurants

  • Finnish at Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 22
Cafes

A selection of cafes within a 10-minute walk of the conference site:

  • Fazer Café at Kluuvikatu 3
  • Café Engel at Aleksanterinkatu 26
  •  at Bulevardi 9
Bars

A selection of bars (ordered by distance from the conference site):

  • at Vilhonkatu 4
  • at Kaisaniemenkatu 1
  •  Bar (upstairs) and Jazz Club (downstairs) at Museokatu 8
  • at Museokatu 10
  • Corona Baari & Biljardi (founded by Kaurismäki brothers) at Traverssikuja 3
Sightseeing