Study visit Helsinki-Espoo – 14-16 March 2016 Practical information Note: hotel and subsistence costs are covered by Culture for cities and regions. On your day of arrival, we will reimburse your dinner if it does not exceed €25. Remember to keep all originals of your receipts, invoices, proofs of purchase to get reimbursed. Please also keep your boarding passes. 1. Travelling to and around Helsinki Please use public transports during your stay in Helsinki. We will reimburse trains and airport shuttle tickets after the study visit. The use of taxis should be as limited as possible. Helsinki airport – Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) The new Ring Rail Line provides a rail link between Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and Helsinki Central railway station. Trains run every 10 minutes in the daytime. The line is served by the "P" and "I" trains which travel the ring clockwise and counter-clockwise respectively. The journey time from the airport to Helsinki Central Railway Station is 27 minutes ("P" train) or 32 minutes ("I" train). Operating hours: Every 10 minutes Monday-Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-4pm Every 15 minutes Monday-Friday 7pm10pm, Saturday 7am-9am and 7pm-10pm, Sunday 10am-10pm Every 20 minutes Monday-Friday 4am-6am and 10pm-midnigth, Saturday 5am-7am and 10pm-midnigt, Sunday 5am-10am and 10pm-midnight A ticket for the Ring Rail Line costs: 5.50€(regional train ticket) 1 Taxis from the airport Please note that the use of taxis should be as limited as possible: take public transport whenever you can, as we will reimburse taxi costs only if justified. A journey by taxi from the airport to the centre of Helsinki takes about 30 minutes and costs around 45 to 50 euros. The taxi stands are located right outside the arrival areas of the terminals. There are also three taxi operators at Helsinki Airport that offer special taxi services, fixed fare shared taxi, tours and charter rides. Contact details for Taxi operators Public transport in Helsinki Transports in Helsinki are operated by Helsinki Region Transport (HRL). To plan your journey, you can use the HRL journey planner. Cost of tickets: 2 More prices here 2. Hotel information Scandic Marski, Mannerheimintie 10 Check-in under “EUROCITIES - Culture for cities and regions” from 2.00pm Check-out 12.00am Breakfast from 6.30am WiFi available How to get there? . From Helsinki Central railway station: 7 minutes walk 3 . Sunday evening - Informal dinner from 19.00 on. Where? Zetor, Mannerheimintie 3-5 Join us and meet your hosts and fellow participants! Do let us know if you are attending. Remember: we will cover your dinner costs only if it does not exceed €25. Do not forget to keep all your receipts and invoices for reimbursement. Meeting point on Monday morning: The bus for Espoo will leave from the hotel on Monday morning. Be ready in the hotel lobby at 8.15. 4 3. Addresses and venues The study visit will take place in: Date What? Venue Address Useful Links Morning Finnish http://haltia.com/haltia- Nuuksiontie 84, 14.03 session – Nature Centre the-finnish-nature- 02820 Espoo introduction Haltia centre/ Kirkkojärvi Kotikyläntie 6, 14.03 Lunch school 02770 ESPOO Afternoon Entresse Siltakatu 11, 02770 http://www.helmet.fi/en 14.03 session – Library Espoo tresselibrary libraries Afternoon WeeGee Ahertajantie 5, 14.03 session – exhibition http://weegee.fi/en-US 02100 Espoo Kulps! centre Gallen-Kalela Gallen-Kallelan tie http://gallen- 14.03 Dinner Museum 27, 02600 Espoo kallela.fi/en/ Morning Annantalo Annankatu 30, http://annantalo.fi/en/h 15.03 session - Children and 00100 Helsinki ome KULTUS Youth Centre Kiasma – Visit and Museum of Mannerheiminaukio 15.03 http://kiasma.fi/en/ lunch Contemporary 2, 00100 Helsinki Art Visit and Cultural session on Klaneettitie 5, http://kanneltalo.fi/en/h 15.03 Centre Operation 00420 Helsinki ome Kanneltalo Pulse! Session and National Helsinginkatu 58, http://oopperabaletti.fi/ 15.03 performance Opera 00250 Helsinki en/ Restaurant Vyökatu 9, http://www.wellamo.fi/i 15.03 Dinner Wellamo 00160 Helsinki ndex.html Old Town Feedback Aleksanterinkatu 20 16.03 Hall – the session 00170 Helsinki Bock House 5 A map with all venues and some detailed itineraries is available here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zaWNAla-NSuU.kzRGZpaFOzl0&usp=sharing And also on the Culture for cities and regions website Preview: 6 4. To contact us Name Position Mobile phone Sara Kuusi Helsinki city cultural office +358 40 192 3828 Tiina Kasvi Espoo city Cultural unit - +358 50 301 9426 Development Officer Kaisa Koskela Espoo city Cultural unit - +358 46 877 3206 Service Coordinator Anna Kilpeläinen Espoo city Finnish Education +358 50 518 4809 Unit - Education Planner Arthur Le Gall Culture for cities and +32 486 67 94 02 regions – expert Cécile Houpert Culture for cities and +32 483 02 43 80 regions – support officer Remember to print and bring all useful documents with you! 7 .