Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission Seminar on the use of AIS data , , 9 May 2017

Information for Participants

Meeting premises

HELCOM Secretariat Katajanokanlaituri 6 B (3rd floor) FI-00160 Helsinki

Tel. +358 207 412 649

Railway station

HELCOM Secretariat

For a more detailed city map, please, visit the homepage of the City of Helsinki: http://www.hel.fi/english

Instructions for how to reach the HELCOM Secretariat

Transport links and connections (train, bus, taxi) between Helsinki Airport and the city centre of Helsinki: https://www.hsl.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/terminals/transport-links-helsinki-airport https://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/to-and-from/train-buses-and-taxis/

From the city centre to HELCOM Secretariat: From the city centre of Helsinki it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the HELCOM Secretariat (the blue line indicates the walk to where the trams run).

Tram no. 4 with direction “Katajanokka” (see the green line on the map indicating the route) will bring you very close to the HELCOM Secretariat. The taxi ride from the railway station takes approximately 5 minutes.

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Hotel accommodation

The participants are kindly requested to make their hotel reservations themselves. Below some convenient choices for hotels with agreed prices or short distance to HELCOM offices.

A number of other hotels are naturally available, also within short walking distance. In addition, any hotel along the route of Tram no. 4 (including “Marski” below) are a good choice as the tram with direction “Katajanokka” (see the green line on the map indicating the route) will bring you very close to the HELCOM Secretariat and runs with frequent intervals.

Please check online services such as Booking.com for options.

Recommended hotels with agreed prices or short distance to office

Scandic Hotel Grand Marina (opposite the Secretariat premises) Katajanokanlaituri 7 FI-00160 Helsinki

Tel. + 358 9 16 661 e-mail: [email protected]

Scandic (in the centre of Helsinki) Mannerheimintie 10 FI-00100 Helsinki

Tel. + 358 9 680 61 e-mail: [email protected]

For Scandic Hotels (http://www.scandichotels.com/) you have the possibility to use HELCOM prices (7% discount in Finland on FLEX prices) by feeding in the customer number D627003494 when making an online booking.

Hotel Katajanokka (close to the Secretariat premises in Katajanokka) Merikasarminkatu 1 a FI-00160 Helsinki

Tel. +358 9 686 450 Email: [email protected]

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