Travelling information

Getting to Helsinki

By air
Several international airlines have regular flights to Helsinki from major cities in Europe. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is located 19 kilometres, about 30 minutes drive from the centre of Helsinki. Public transport, buses and taxes, operate 24 hours a day. Taxi fair from the airport to the city centre costs about 30 €. There is a regular Finnair airport bus running every 20 minutes between the airport and the city centre, where the bus stops at the railway station. The bus fair is 4,90 € / one way and buses leave outside the International Flights Terminal.
For more information please visit the website: http://www.ilmailulaitos.fi

SAS

Official Airline

SAS - Scandinavian Airlines is pleased to be appointed as the Official Airline for NordMedia2007.

SAS offers delegates and accompanying persons special conference discounts on tickets to Finland.

To obtain SAS conference fares kindly contact your nearest SAS office and quote the reference number: FI0720.

Telephone numbers for SAS call centers:

Denmark 7010 3000
Norway 05400
Sweden 0770 727 727
Finland 06000-258 31

Europe +44 208 990 7270
Europe +49 69 2045 79999

USA 1-800 221 2350
Australia 1300 727 707
China 010 8527 6100
Japan 03-5400 2331
Singapore 6235 2488
Thailand 02 2845 8200

For further information about SAS Official Airline and your nearest SAS office kindly visit www.flysas.com/conventions.

By ferry
There are daily ferry connections to Helsinki from Sweden, Estonia and Germany. For more information please visit the websites: www.silja.fi, www.vikingline.fi or http://www.tallink.fi

Conference venue

The University of Helsinki has the widest range of disciplines in Finland. It was established in Turku in 1640, but was transferred to Helsinki in 1828. The University is bilingual, but in addition to Finnish and Swedish teaching is also provided in English. 6% of the students are Swedish-speaking. University main building, where the conference will be held, is situated next to the Senate Square (address: Unioninkatu 34).
For more information please visit the website: http://www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto/

Finland and Helsinki

For further information about Finland and the capital Helsinki you can find on the following websites:
http://virtual.finland.fi/
http://www.visitfinland.com/
http://www.hel.fi/