General Information for Participants DanceAbility Teacher Certification Course Helsinki 2015 DanceAbility Finland ry DanceAbility Finland ry Kaaos Company http://danceabilityfinland.com Yhd.rek. 201.517 Reg. Nr http://danceabilityfinland.com/kaaos [email protected] Y-tunnus 2285905-1 Business ID [email protected] Hengitä sisään Hengitä ulos Sinä tanssit Erilaisuuden sietämätön kauneus Inhale Exhale You are dancing The unbearable beauty of difference DanceAbility Finland ry Kaaos Company DanceAbility Finland Email: [email protected] Mobile: +358 44 974 5994 (Producer Emma Susi) Website: http://danceabilityfinland.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/danceabilityfinland Course Website: http://danceabilityfinland.com/daf/da-teacher-cert.html (ENG) http://danceabilityfinland.com/daf/da-teacher-cert.html?lang=fi (FIN) Facebook: www.facebook.com/danceability.teacher.certification.helsinki2015 (PUBLIC) https://www.facebook.com/groups/datc.helsinki2015/ (CLOSED GROUP) Course Venue Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rF8CP Zodiak – Centre For New Dance Rehearsal Studio C4 Cable Factory (Kaapelitehdas) Tallberginkatu 1, Entrance C, 4th Floor FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland Websites Cable Factory: http://www.kaapelitehdas.fi/en Zodiak – Center for New Dance: http://www.zodiak.fi/en How to get there? Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory) is located in an area called Ruoholahti, which is about 2 kilometers from Helsinki center. You can get there by: Metro Ruoholahti, 700 me- tres walk to Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory) Buses 15, 20, 21V, 65A, 66A Tram 8 (stop: Länsisatamankatu) or tram 9 (stop: Länsilinkki) T-buses going to Espoo direc- tion along Porkkalankatu, leaving from Kamppi terminal 2 DanceAbility Finland ry Kaaos Company Accommodation Sites for student accommodation https://university.helsinki.fi/en/studying/new-students/housing https://oin.sharetribe.com/en?category=accommodation (a “Marketplace” for student2student) Hostels in Helsinki http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php/ChosenCity.Helsinki/ChosenCountry.Finland B&B http://www.airbnb.com/ Facebook groups Apartments for students in Helsinki Metropolitan area (you need to join the group): http://www.facebook.com/groups/112489548797522/ People looking for flats and roommates in Helsinki region: http://www.facebook.com/groups/340383882704915/ Flat mate & apartment Finder for Helsinki/Vantaa/Espoo (you need to join the group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/helsink.ivantaa.espoo/ Kimppakämppä.fi group https://www.facebook.com/groups/25069008689/?ref=ts&fref=ts Rooms wanted to Rent in Helsinki (you need to join the group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/405639716237449/ Uuteen asuntoon vuokralle / Renting a new flat (need to join the group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/35179000735/?fref=ts Vuokra-asunnot Helsinki / Apartments for rent in Helsinki (need to join the group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/235368102105/?fref=ts Useful links Tourist Information Helsinki Tourist Information http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en You will find printable maps, brochures etc. Helsinki Visitors' Guide 2015 http://www.e-julkaisu.fi/visit_helsinki/visitors_guide_2015/ Helsinki Helper tourist guides wear green vests. They are located in the city center and at the Tourist Info Container at the Market Square. They can help you with many things. 3 DanceAbility Finland ry Kaaos Company Public Transport Traffic information tel. +358 100 111, you can ask anything about public transport. From the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport From the Helsinki-Vantaa airport the easiest and cheapest way to get to Helsinki center is to take bus 615 (wheelchair accessible). This bus leaves in front of the terminal (1 and 2) approximately eve- ry 15 minutes. It takes you through the city to Helsinki Railway Station. Travel time is 35 minutes and it costs 5 euros. You can buy the ticket from the bus driver. You can also take bus 61 to Tikkurila railway station and take the train to Helsinki. Helsinki City Transport https://www.hsl.fi (click In English) All the info you need about timetables, ticket prices, where to buy tickets, maps etc. Journey Planner http://www.reittiopas.fi (click In English) A site which finds the easiest way to get from one place to another using the public transportation system (also from outside of Helsinki). Type in your origin street address and destination street ad- dress. Go to Advanced Search and tick Show accessibility information to see the wheelchair accessi- ble routes, stops etc. Train http://www.vr.fi/eng/ Commuter and long distance train timetables, ticket prices and all info you need. All stations in the Helsinki Metropolitan area aren’t accessible even if the train is. Look for the Wheelchair symbol on the timetable! The Pendolino and Intercity long distance trains are accessible. Taxi Call +358 100 0700. For wheelchair taxis in Helsinki +358 100 85 500, outside Helsinki +358 100 7444. Accessibility Metro is fully accessible. In every station there are lifts. Buses and trams. Most of the Helsinki City Transport’s (HSL) buses and over half of the trams are accessible (with “low floors”). More info: https://www.hsl.fi/en/information/how-use-public- transport/accessibility. In Journey Planner’s timetables there is the letter “e” after the clock time if the bus or tram is NOT accessible (in the printed timetables the routes printed in blue aren’t accessi- ble). 4 DanceAbility Finland ry Kaaos Company Most trains are accessible. You can find more specific information on the train timetables. See above Train. Bike rentals Ecobike (Savilankatu 1 B, Helsinki), http://www.ecobike.fi, tel. +358 400 844 358 Greenbike, http://www.greenbike.fi, tel. +358 40 40 400, +358 50 550 1020 Bicyclean Helsinki, www.bicycleanhelsinki.com, tel. +358 41 476 3317 Car rentals (some examples, you can find more on the Internet): Easyrent (Agricolankatu 7, Helsinki), tel. +358 9 773 3443, http://www.easyrent.fi Eurorent, tel. +358 9 477 2277, [email protected], http://www.eurorent.fi/english_summary.php Car Rental Budget (Malmikatu 24, Helsinki), tel. +358 20 746 6600, +358 10 436 2255 http://www.budget.fi Places to eat, restaurants, grocery stores Close to the course venue Hima&Sali Café, at the Cable Factory, lunch from 7,20-10 euros. YetiNepal restaurant, near the Ruoholahti metro station (Itämerenkatu 12) Shopping centre Ruoholahti, there are places to eat and also a big grocery store. K-Citymarket (Itämerenkatu 21) S-market (Itämerentori 2) Organic grocery stores in the city Ekolo (Porthaninkatu 1, Metro Hakaniemi) Ruohonjuuri (KAMPPI: Salomonkatu 5 and at HAKANIEMI: Sörnäisten rantatie 5) Snack shop Punnitse&Säästä, shop of loose foods like nuts, dried fruits and snacks, several places around the city (Kamppi: Simonkatu 9; http://www.punnitse.fi/myymalat/helsinki) Vegetarian Helsinki Kasvisravintola Silvoplee / vegetarian restaurant and cafeteria Toinen Linja 7 (next to Hakaniemi Metro Station) http://www.silvoplee.com/ Vegan Facebook page, you can ask for tips (you need to join the group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469426383271953/ Special diets Most restaurants - and bigger cafeterias - have gluten/lactose free and vegetarian options on their menu. Look on the menu for the letters G (gluten free), L (lactose free), VL (low-lactose), K (vegetar- ian), M (no eggs). You can also ask if a dish could be modified to your need. 5 DanceAbility Finland ry Kaaos Company Even small shops have good selections of food for special diets. Some supermarkets have the special diet selections centrally in one area of the market. gluteeniton = gluten free laktoositon = lactose free vähälaktoosinen = low-lactose laktoositon maitojuoma = lactose free milk kasvisrasva OR kasvisrasvaseos = vegetarian “cream” luomu = organic Emergency Numbers Emergency number: 112 Police: 10022 Lost & Found Service: 0600 41006 Emergency Clinic open 24 hrs Tel. 09 10023 (Health Service)(Children’s Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 11) Pharmacies: Ruoholahden apteekki at the shopping centre Ruoholahti (near Cable Factory) Yliopiston Apteekki open 24 h (Mannerheimintie 96) 6 .