The Fifth Meeting of the Helcom Group on Sustainable Agricultural Practices AGRI 5-2017, , 9-10 November 2017

Travel and logistical information

1. Accommodation We recommend that you book your room as early as possible to be able to get the best prices. Hotel rates in Helsinki per night are approx.100€ per night for standard rooms to 200 € per night for junior suites. Reservations at the below mentioned hotels can be made directly on their websites or by telephone. - Omena hotels, https://www.omenahotels.com/en/ tel. +358 600 555 222, [email protected] - Crowne Plaza Helsinki, www.crowneplaza-helsinki.fi, tel. +358 20 055 055, [email protected] - Scandic Park or Scandic Paasi, https://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/finland/helsinki?_ga=2.57090794.1324618827.1502976773- 1280130911.1502886877, tel. +358 0200 81800, [email protected] or [email protected] - GLO Hotel Art or GLO hotel Kluuvi https://www.glohotels.fi/en/ , tel. +358 9 5840 9445, [email protected] - Hotel Arthur, http://www.hotelarthur.fi/en/contact/, tel. +358 9 173 441, [email protected] - Original Sokos Hotel Helsinki, https://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/helsinki/sokos-hotel-helsinki, tel. +358 20 1234 601, [email protected]

2. Transportation to Helsinki city centre - locates in , about 20 kilometers from the centre of Helsinki. The train connection between Helsinki city centre and Helsinki Airport takes about 30 minutes. There are two services: train I and train P. Schedules, ticket prices and routes are available at HSL website. Please note that it is not possible to buy a ticket in the train. - At the airport you can buy a train ticket from the following spots: - HSL ticket automates (by the entrance of the train station; at baggage claim 2B) - Alepa Grocery Store (T2 Arrivals Hall 2B) - R-kioski (T2 Arrivals Hall 2A) - Tourist information (T2 Arrivals Hall 2A) - TAXI are also available outside the terminal building (distance from the airport to the city center and suggested hotels is of 20 km; about 35-50 minutes.

3. Specific food requirements We welcome participants who have special dietary requirements or allergies, to transmit all food related information to: [email protected].

4. More travel information: Visit Helsinki http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en Journey planner: https://m.reittiopas.fi/en/

A) Helsinki Railway Station

B) The meeting will be held at the premises of the Ministry of the Environment, Aleksanterinkatu 7, in downtown Helsinki.