Getting around
Public transportation
The Public transportation network covers the entire Helsinki Metropolitan Area (cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa) and it works very well. There are several types of public transportation tickets and the price varies very much depending on the ticket type and where you buy it from.
The public transportation tickets are more expensive if you travel between the municipalities/cities in the metropolitan area (region ticket) than within one municipality/city (inner ticket). Some examples: a single region ticket bought from the bus driver costs 4€ (allows you to travel between the cities i.e. from Helsinki to Otaniemi in Espoo) and a single internal ticket bought from the driver costs 2,5€ (allows you to travel within one city).
Usually the best and cheapest option, if you stay in Finland for a longer period of time, is to buy a loadable public transportation travel card (“matkakortti” in finnish). You are able to load a period of time or a particular sum (€) to your card.
Degree students and incoming exchange students, under 30 years of age, get 50 % discount of all the ticket prices within the area with the travel card.
See more info about public transportation and the prices and travel card at HSL website (hsl.fi)
Connections, travel times and routes within the Helsinki Region
You can check the transport connections, travel times and routes from your apartment to downtown or to the campuses at Helsinki Region Transport Journey Planner (reittiopas.fi)
Journey planner for cycling and walking is found in here (pk.hsl.fi)
Helsinki City Centre (Kamppi) to Otaniemi campus
Buses no 102 and 103 (also 102T and 103T).
The buses heading from Helsinki to Espoo (Otaniemi direction) are mainly leaving from the Kamppi bus terminal which is centrally situated, approx. 400 metres from Helsinki Central railway station.
The bus terminal is inside the Kamppi shopping centre (E-level).
Buses 102-103 are departing usually from platforms 1 and 2. Travel time varies from 15 minutes onwards depending on the time of day.
Other buses stopping at the Otaniemi Campus are e.g. 550, 506, 512A, 195, 194 (regional lines coming from Helsinki), bus no. 510 (regional bus coming from the city of Vantaa), and inner Espoo buses such as bus lines 15, 2, 4.
With the regional bus no 506 you can travel from Otaniemi straight to the Arabia Campus. Travel time is from 35 minutes onwards depending the time of the day.
Helsinki City Centre to Töölö Campus
School of Economics is situated only a few minute walk from the district of Kamppi. It is easy to access with trams 7A and 7B as well as tram 3T. The tram stop for tram 8 is not that far either.
Helsinki City Centre to Arabia Campus
You can access Arabia Campus from Helsinki City Centre by taking buses 71 and 68 or by tram 6.
Buses 71 and 68 leave from the bus platforms outside the Helsinki Central railway station (“Rautatientori” in Finnish). Note that there are bus platforms on both sides of the railway station: in Elielinaukio and Rautatientori.
Tram no. 6 has a stop just in front of the Helsinki Central railway station.
Tram no. 8 departs from the district of Ruoholahti and it is a good option for travelling to Arabia Campus if you live in the districts of Töölö, Kallio or Vallila.
With just one regional bus line no. 506, you can travel from Arabia campus to Otaniemi. Travel time is from 35 minutes onwards depending the time of the day.
Travelling in Finland
You can access and travel to other parts of Finland with long distance buses, train or by plane.
Information about the bus connections within and around Finland:
Matkahuolto (matkahuolto.fi)
Information about the rail connections and tickets within and around Finland:
VR (vr.fi)
The biggest domestic as well as international airport in Finland is the Helsinki airport.
Connections, timetables etc. is found in Helsinki-Vantaa website (helsinki-vantaa.fi)
