FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2019 Option 1: Arts and Culture Tour Option 2: Music, Arts and Nature Tour

09:30 Walking Tour of 09:30 Walking Tour to a local artist home gallery Starting at the Crowne Plaza, you will walk past the and Guided tour from the Crowne Plaza to the home gallery of an artist Music Centre to the Modern Art Museum. Your guide will tell couple. Visit their beautiful villa they renovated themselves, with a you all about Helsinki on the way. view of the Töölönlahti Bay. 10:00 Guided Tour of Kiasma- Museum of Contemporary Art 11:00 Private Bus Trip to Artist Community at Lake Tuusula 23-25 october 2019 - Helsinki Visit part of the , responsible for its Visit the unique community of renowned Finnish masters of music, contemporary art collection. Kiasma promises to delight, provoke, art and literature on the shores of Lake Tuusula. impress, surprise and entertain. 11:30 Tour of Villa Kokkonen with Lunch 11:30 Trip to the Oodi Library Visit the villa designed by Finnish architect and designer, . Helsinki’s new Central Library has become the living room for Helsinki Here you will attend a mini concert followed by a lunch buffet. residents and visitors alike. Your guide will tell you about Finnish culture and lifestyle. 13:30 Visit Pekka Halonen’s Wilderness Studio Finnish landscapes and people are portrayed in the national romantic 12:30 Lunch at Restaurant Lasipalatsi style at Pekka Halonen’s home, which functions as an art museum. Located in Helsinki’s most notable functionalist office buildings. 14:30 Return Bus Trip to the Crowne Plaza 14:00 Guided Tour of Amos Rex is Helsinki’s newest art museum and exhibition centre 15:00 Arrive back at the Crowne Plaza which offers unique architecture and a meeting place for art and urban culture. GALA DINNER AT THE FINLANDIA HALL 15:30 Walk back to the Crowne Plaza Dress code: business attire 15:45 Arrive back at the Crowne Plaza 18:30 Departure from the Crowne Plaza by bus

22:00 Return to the Crowne Plaza by bus

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partners programme THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2019 Option 1: Finish Design & Architecture Tour Option 2: Nature Tour

09:30 Walking Tour of Finnish Innovative Design 09:30 Trip to Nuuksio National Park From the Crowne Plaza, you will walk to Löyly, an urban oasis From the Crowne Plaza, you will leave by bus and visit one of along Helsinki’s waterfront. You will then experience the ’s national treasures where our guide will tell you about calming ‘Chapel of Silence’ while in one of the busiest areas in the meaning of nature and forests to Finns. Finland. 10:30 Visit the Haltia Nature Centre 11:30 Guided Tour of the Design Museum A modern exhibition where you can learn about the diversity of You can visit two exhibitions: ‘Utopia Now- The Story of Finnish Finnish and Arctic nature. Design’ as well as the work of Josef Frank, Austrian architect and designer, who’s work continues to define our notion of 11:30 Short hike to Nuuksio Reindeer Park post-war Nordic design. 12:15 Arrive at Nuuksio Reindeer Park 1 12:45 Bus Trip to Marimekko Factory Outlet Here, you can see the reindeers close up, feed them Participants will travel to the factory outlet of the famous and take photos. Finnish design brand in Herttoniemi. 13:00 Lunch at White Reindeer Teepee Restaurant 13:15 Lunch at Restaurant Maritori Food will be served by the fire in this cosy Lappish-style This cosy restaurant, situated in the Marimekko house, is full of restaurant. 3 the signature colours and patterns. Following the lunch, we will 14:30 Return to the Crowne Plaza have a short stop at the factory outlet 15:30 Arrive back at the Crowne Plaza 14:30 Visit the Iittala & Arabia Design Centre This interactive tour represents two of Finland’s most celebrated ceramic art and glass designs. You will have the chance to visit DINNER AT THE HOUSE OF NOBILITY the centre’s store for an unprecedented shopping experience. Dress code: business attire 16:00 Return to the Crowne Plaza 18:30 Departure from the Crowne Plaza by bus 16:30 Arrive back at the Crowne Plaza 22:00 Return to the Crowne Plaza by bus 2

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