Travel Information
Arriving in Helsinki
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
The Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is located about 20 km north of Helsinki city center. It is the only international airport near Helsinki and has good connectivity to the major European and number of intercontinental destinations.
Public Transport from the Airport to Helsinki City Center
The airport train leaves directly from the airport to the Helsinki Central Railway Station, located roughly 600 meters from the conference hotel. There are connections to Helsinki every 10-minutes during the daytime and both trains to both directions take you to Helsinki. The train ticket (zones ABC) costs 4,10 euros and can be bought at the ticket machines on the platform, on the HSL mobile app, or in various stores/kiosks. The ticket must be purchased before boarding the train. The train journey to Helsinki takes about 30 minutes.
There is also a bus connection from the airport to the city center. Local bus no. 600 operates between the airport and the central railway station with a travel time of approximately 40 minutes. The cost is 4,10 euros (zones ABC). The ticket must be purchased before boarding the bus, there is no tickets sales on the bus.
Taxi from the Airport
Taxi from the airport to the city center takes about 30 minutes. Some taxi companies offer a fixed price which is usually cheaper than a metered fare. Tipping is not expected. The most common credit cards are accepted.
Further information on connections from Helsinki Airport can be found on the Finavia web page.
Public Transport from the Conference Hotel to the Conference Venue
Aalto University School of Business (street address: Ekonominaukio 1, Espoo) is located on the Otaniemi campus in the city of Espoo. The campus is easily reachable by metro.
The closest metro station to the conference hotel is the Kamppi station (located at the Kamppi shopping center behind the hotel). The journey to Aalto University School of Business takes 10 minutes (station: Aalto University). You need to purchase a ticket before entering the platform area. You will need a ticket for zones AB (a single ticket is 3,10 euros), which you can purchase at the ticket machines at the station, on the HSL mobile app or in various stores/kiosks.
The conference hotel Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti offers a negotiated price for conference participants. Please book by contacting the organizers at [email protected].
Weather
The daily mean temperature in August is 16 degrees Celsius (61°F), but 25 degrees (77°F) or 10 degrees (50°F) would not be completely unusual.
Please, check up to date weather forecast before packing. With some luck, we should have a nice summer weather with no need for an umbrella.
Helsinki Travel Information
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