Tampere - the Conference City

General Infomation

Useful information for conference participants travelling to Finland:
http://www.tampereconference.fi/useful.htm

Tampere – easy to reach

Tampere is easily accessible. Finnair, SAS, Blue1 and Ryanair have scheduled flights to Tampere. By air Tampere is only 30 minutes from Helsinki (170 km) from where there are several flights daily. There is a direct international air connection to Tampere from Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Riga and Stockholm. If you are travelling to Finland by sea, you can reach Tampere from Helsinki or Turku harbour by fast coach and train services. Trains between Helsinki and Tampere run every hour, the journey lasts about two hours.

Tampere – a big town with a small-town atmosphere

Tampere is large enough to provide all the services that a major congress may require, yet small enough to make delegates and their families feel at home during their stay. Hotels, shops and restaurants are all within a walking distance from the conference venue. Tampere is the second largest regional centre in Finland after the Greater Helsinki Area, and the thriving centre of an economic region with about 440,000 people. Located between two large lakes on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids, Tampere is a beautiful town 170 kilometres north of Helsinki with a population of 201,000. High technology has replaced heavy industry. Buildings that once housed factories on the banks of the rapids are now busy centres of commerce, culture, arts and science. The University of Tampere, the University Hospital, the Tampere University of Technology, the Tampere Centre of Technology, the Technical Research Centre of Finland, among other institutions, make Tampere one of the leading centres of higher education and research in the country. Tampere is a pleasant place for the whole family – the Särkänniemi area with the famous Theme Park offers plenty to do. The Moomin Valley Museum interests both adults and small children. More information in the Internet: http://www.tampere.fi/english/

Conference venue

Tampere Hall is the largest congress and concert centre in Scandinavia. Its modern architecture and integral works of art make Tampere Hall a sight worth seeing in itself. Tampere Hall has twice been evaluated the best congress centre in Finland. Tampere Hall's strengths are the professional skills and customer friendliness of its staff, congress facilities and travel connections.