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Social programme
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> Helsinki by Sea and visit to Suomenlinna Fortress
> Get together for
the young and young-minded
> Concert
and welcome reception in Finlandia Hall
> Reception by City of Helsinki
> Congress dinner
> Free tickets for public transport
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Monday, 14 June
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 15:00 Helsinki by Sea
and visit to Suomenlinna Fortress
The tour starts from the city pier (Linnanlaituri)
by the Market Square (Kauppatori), opposite the President’s Castle on
North Esplanade, Pohjoisesplanadi 1. From Finlandia Hall you can walk to
the Market Square (2 km) or take tram nr 4 southward, get off at
Ritarihuone stop and turn right at next corner. Please check the map in
your congress bag. A few extra attendants for this trip can be accepted
at registration.
We embark the archipelago cruiser
m/s Emma (SUNLINES) for a two hour tour
through the archipelago of Helsinki. An afternoon snack is served on
board. The boat then brings us to Suomenlinna Fortress, an 18th century
monument of military architecture, constructed on seven islands just off
Helsinki. We go for a one hour guided walking tour, ending at 18:00,
after which you can strive around on your own or in good company. You
can also have dinner in one of the restaurants (e.g. restaurant Panimo,
see below). Regular ferry traffic then takes you back to the market
place. From there you can walk or take tram nr 4 from Aleksanterinkatu
back to your hotel.
At registration you will get a
traffic card, valid for public
transportation in Helsinki during the whole congress (see below). The
card is also valid on the Suomenlinna ferry.
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 19:00 Get together for
the young and young-minded
An informal get together has been arranged in the Suomenlinna Brewery
Restaurant,
Panimo. Some of you have registered for
this occasion but not for the archipelago cruise. If you want to do it
this way, you have to go to Suomenlinna on your own. The ferry leaves
from the market square every 20 minutes, and the trip takes 15 min. The
restaurant is adjacent to the main quay, where the ferry arrives.
Reservation has been made for some ex tempore attendants, and you pay on
site for what you consume.
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Tuesday, 15 June
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 18:30—21:00 Concert
and welcome reception in Finlandia Hall
We enjoy an inspiring hour with Finnish performing arts, a relaxing
introduction to classical music, modern dance and innovative jazz.
Featuring artists are Minna Pensola, violin, Anna Laakso, piano, Nina
Hyvärinen, dance, and Jukka Perko Jazz Quartet. The concert has been
sponsored by
Mirion Technologies. After the concert a
buffet is served on the Piazza.
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Wednesday, 16 June
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 18:30—20:00 Reception by City of Helsinki
City of Helsinki has invited the congress delegates to an evening
reception in the
Town Hall, which lies next to the Market
Square on Pohjoisesplanadi 11—13. The trip takes 15 minutes by tram from
Finlandia Hall. Take tram nr 4 or 7B southward, get off at Senaatintori
(Senate Square), turn right at next or second next corner and then left
to Pohjoisesplanadi.
For those attending the workshops on Wednesday
afternoon the time schedule is very tight, so for these people there are
busses leaving from the parking area behind Finlandia Hall immediately
after the program. Taxi from Finlandia Hall costs about 10 €.
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Thursday, 17 June
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 20:00 Congress dinner
The congress dinner is held at Hotel Hilton Kalastajatorppa on Thursday,
June 17 at 20:00. You can go to Kalastajatorppa by tram nr 4 northward
to Munkkiniemi and get off at the last stop, Saunalahdentie, from which
there is 300 m to walk. There will be people and signs to guide you. The
trip by tram takes about 25 minutes.
Mainly for senior participants there are also a few
busses, leaving at 19:30 from Hotel Scandic Continental, Crown Plaza,
Helka (close to Domus Academica), Presidentti and Scandic Simonkenttä.
Access to the busses is not restricted to guests of these hotels. Taxi
from Finlandia Hall costs about 15 €.
After the dinner, tram nr 4 takes you back downtown.
The last tram leaves at 2:00 a.m. Do not forget your traffic card for
the tram! There are no busses chartered for the return.
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Free tickets for public transport |
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Helsinki regional transport authority has kindly offered free public
transport for the congress delegates. All registered delegates receive a
card, valid 14—18 June within Helsinki in all trams and blue HSL busses,
and also on the regular ferry between the Market Place and Suomenlinna. |
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Photos: City of Helsinki Picture Bank (Comma Image
Oy, Pertti Nisonen, Matti Tirri) and Hotel Hilton Kalastajatorppa. |
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