General Information
Registration
Registration for the conference is closed.
Should you still like to attend please send a request by email to
robert.ingman(at)eventforum.fi.
Should you need to a make hotel reservation please see e.g. at
http://www.helsinki-hotels.net
Venue
The venue for the conference is the Cable Factory (Kaapelitehdas) cultural centre near downtown Helsinki. It is situated in the Ruoholahti district of Helsinki next to the water where the bridge crosses to the island of Lauttasaari.
To see how the conference venue, hotels and other locations are situated please see here or the map of downtown Helsinki.
How to get there
The Cable Factory cultural centre (Kaapelitehdas)
Tallberginkatu 1 (Ruoholahti district)
Conference entrance M4
We recommend these:
• By subway "metro": around 3 minutes + 5 minutes walk in the end towards the sea.
Get off at Ruoholahti station which is two stops from the main Railway Station's metrostation towards the west (LÄNTEEN in Finnish) or one stop from Kamppi metrostation towards the west (LÄNTEEN in Finnish).
• By sharing a taxi with other participants. A taxi will cost app. 15 euros to Cable Factory.
Or, if you like:
• By walking: (for instance from KlausK Hotel around 30 minutes, 2,6 km)
• By bus: several busses go to Cable Factory from the city center in 10 minutes. See the map and timetables from our easy Journey Planner: <http://aikataulut.ytv.fi/reittiopas/en/, or check from your hotel reception for schedules to buses 20, 21V, 65A and 66A, or T-busses to Espoo along Porkkalankatu. Get off just across the street opposite to Cable Factory.
• By car: parking space in Ruoholahti is very limited so we recommend you to use other means of transportation. Car parking is though available in the surroundings of the building and in the Ruoholahti Shopping Centre (200 metres walk). All subject to a charge.
Registration / Information Desk
The conference entrance is door M4 at the inner court of the Cable Factory. Registration / Information Desk locates right inside and serves conference guests all day.
Coffee & Lunch
Coffee/tea and lunches included in the conference fee are served at the Cable Hall.
There`s another restaurant/café/bar Hima & Sali which is open 8.30-21.00.
Internet
There`s an open access (wlan) connection available for free of charge.
Smoking
Smoking is allowed only outside.
Exhibition and Conference Dinner
The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2 (at the city centre)
The venue for the Art evening and buffet will be Kiasma, the Museum of Contemporary Art. As Kiasma is the place for pleasure and experience, in addition to dinner you will have a unique opportunity to experience a cross-section of the Finnish contemporary art.
About Helsinki
Helsinki is a modern European city of culture that is famous especially
for its design and high technology. It is a pocket-sized metropolis
that is easy to discover on foot.
Helsinki is one of safest cities in the Europe that is friendly towards residents and visitors alike thanks to its cleanliness and finctional urban planning. Food hygiene and quality of drinking water are of the highest order and are matches by the city's other essential services.
Helsinki offers excellent connections to the rest of Finland and the world. Helsinki-Vantaa airport has been ranked among the best airports in Europe for the past decade and serves as an important hub for air traffic and as the European gateway to Asia.
Further information: tourist services www.visithelsinki.fi, and transportation services: city transportation www.hkl.fi, airport www.helsinki-vantaa.fi, trains www.vr.fi and busses www.matkahuolto.fi