Practical Information for the Speakers

Venue of the conference:

The conference is held at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies which is located in the Helsinki city centre, in the middle of the university campus. The address of the Collegium is Fabianinkatu 24 (between Unioninkatu and Vuorikatu, almost next to the Cathedral).

Arriving in Helsinki:

By plane: In order to get to the Helsinki city centre from the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, you can take the train I/P (either one goes to the Helsinki central railway station, but their routes are different) or the bus 615. You can buy tickets from a ticket machine at the airport (recommended), or from the conductor/ driver. You can also take a Finnair airport bus, or the airport taxi.

By ship: There are several harbors in Helsinki, but they all are near the city centre. You can take either the tram 5 from Katajanokan terminaali or 9 and 6 from Länsiterminaali.

The map of Helsinki city centre is here. The map includes hotels, restaurants, museums and land marks etc.