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PEA Mid-Term Conference September 13 – September 16 2011 – Kalajoki Finland

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAVELLING TO KALAJOKI

INTRODUCTION

PEA mid-term conference takes place in Kalajoki, Finland. Conference hotel is Sani Spa Hotel in Hiekkasärkät tourism resort in Kalajoki municipality. Kalajoki is one of the municipalities in Ylivieska subregion with about 12 000 inhabitants.

Kalajoki is located about - 1900 km from Berlin, Germany - 600 km from Helsinki - 500 km from Lahti - 130 km from Oulu - 70 km from Kokkola - 40 km from Ylivieska

AIR (arrival to Oulu airport)

Recommended way to reach Kalajoki is to take a flight to Oulu airport. Most flights from Europe must be taken via Helsinki. Air Baltic flights may also fly via Turku. Some straight international flights also exists to/from Oulu airport.

If you arrive to Oulu airport, you can use transport specially arranged for the PEA conference. Preliminary departure time for the bus transportation from Oulu airport to Kalajoki is at 13 September 18:30 Finnish time. Please inform in the registration form, that you want to use the bus transportation.

If you are not using the conference bus transportation, you can reach Kalajoki from Oulu Airport as follows: From Oulu airport you can reach long distance transport by taking a taxi or public buses to city centre. Number of the public buses driving from Oulu airport to Oulu city centre and further on to Oulu University is 19. Page 1 of 3 Travel Information

From Oulu bus station you can take long distance bus to Kalajoki or train from Oulu railway station to Ylivieska. If you are using train, you should also take a taxi from Ylivieska railway station to Kalajoki (40 km / 70 EUR). When you take the train from Oulu to Ylivieska (towards south) the final destinations of the trains are Helsinki or Kokkola. Destination from Oulu to Ylivieska is 130 km.

Time tables for long distance buses: www.matkahuolto.fi and for trains http://www.vr.fi/en/index.html

Kalajoki can also be reached by taxi. More details below. Costs of taxi journey to Kalajoki is about 200 EUR.

Other possible airport to arrive is Kokkola-Pietarsaari airport. It is a small airport south from Ylivieska with smaller planes and fever connections to/from Helsinki than Oulu.

Train from Helsinki Ylivieska railway station is the nearest railway station of Kalajoki. When you take the train from Helsinki to Ylivieska (towards north), the final destinations of the trains are Oulu or Rovaniemi. Destination from Helsinki by train is about 600 km. The easiest way to find your train is to visit http://www.vr.fi/en/index.html

Taxi Finnish taxi network covers whole country. Taxi from Oulu airport to Kalajoki costs about 200 EUR. Taxi from Ylivieska to Kalajoki costs about 70 EUR. Taxi is usually ordered by telephone. In Oulu region telephone number is +358 600 300 81 and in Kalajoki +358 600 300 70. In Ylivieska number is +358 600 300 50. In Ylivieska taxi station is situated just next to railway station. Taxis in Oulu airport can be ordered beforehand from international service +358 600 300 87. In Finland taxi services can be paid by credit card in taxi!

Car Kalajoki is easily reached by car. Kalajoki is located next to E8 road. Cars can be rented e.g. from Oulu airport.

Hotel and Venue Sani Spa Hotel Jukupolku 5 FIN-85100 Kalajoki Finland Tel. +358 8 4692 500 Fax. +358 8 4692 211 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hiekkasarkat.fi

The booking and registration for the hotel accommodation can be done with the meeting registration form.

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OTHER INFORMATION

Kalajoki is a great place to have some additional free time also when visiting northern Finland. If you are interested in travelling around Northern Finland during your trip, please check at least the following opportunities nearby.

Finnish Lapland is famous for the beautiful and clean nature, Santa Claus and reindeers. Lapland is the northernmost province of Finland. Capital of the province is Rovaniemi, where you can find for example Santa Claus post office. September is a month for so called Autumn leaf colour –tourism in Lapland, where trees and other plants get amazing autumn colours. In September thousands of Finns pack their backpacks and go hiking in the hills of northern Lapland. Destination from Kalajoki to Rovaniemi is about 350 km.

For more information: http://www.laplandfinland.com/In_English.iw3

City of Oulu with 140 000 people can be considered as the capital of whole northern Finland. Oulu is well known for its high techonlogy expertice and innovations. For example technology park of Oulu was the first one in the Nordic countries. Several high technology companies have R&D units and factories in Oulu, these include e.g. Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, StoraEnso and Kemira. Oulu university hast he key position in development and growth of Oulu. There are also several interesting tourist attractions in the city.

For more information: http://www.oulutourism.fi/en/etusivu.aspx

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