Practical information

WP 5 Conference: Achieving Excellence
Seinäjoki, Finland June 11th – 13th 2012
Practical info
How to travel from Helsinki to Seinäjoki?
By train
- from Helsinki airport take a taxi or bus (25 min) to Tikkurila railway station
- take a train to Seinäjoki (2h 30 min, about 60 €)
- if you have more time, go to Helsinki city centre by bus, enjoy the city and take a
train from there to Seinäjoki.
By plane
Flight from Helsinki to Seinäjoki www.direktflyg.com
Flight from Helsinki, Stockholm, Umeå or Copenhagen to Vaasa or from Helsinki to
Vaasa
- take a taxi from Vaasa airport to Seinäjoki (70 km, about 115 €)
- Ryanair to Tampere e.g. from London Stansted or Edinburgh. Bus to the railway
station, then take a train to Seinäjoki (train takes 1h 15min, cost about 30 €),
Check the timetables
Railway: www.vr.fi
Flights: e.g. www.finnair.fi, www.direktflyg.com
Buses in Helsinki: www.hsl.fi
- bus 61 from Helsinki airport to Tikkurila , every 10 minutes
- bus 615 from Helsinki airport to Helsinki city center, every 15 minutes
- Finnair city buses leave from the front of the terminals
http://www.finnair.com/FI/GB/information-services/at-the-airport/transportation
Oulu
Vaasa
Seinä
Seinäjoki
Tampere
Turku
Tikkurila
Helsinki
Where to stay in Seinäjoki?
Map of Seinäjoki http://kartat.seinajoki.fi/Web/Default.aspx?mid=2hv34
Please book your room from hotel Vaakuna before 18th of May
We have booked a certain amount of rooms under the name of UNICREDS from
Sokos Hotel Vaakuna in Seinäjoki, addr. Kauppatori 1-3. The price is approximately
90 euros/night inc. breakfast. Please make your reservation before 18th of May
http://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/seinajoki/vaakuna
Informal dinner at the restaurant Alma
We will enjoy the informal dinner on Monday at 8 pm in the restaurant Alma, addr.
Ruukintie 4. http://www.hotelalma.fi/Front_Page. The restaurant Alma is located
next to the railway station and a short walk from Hotel Vaakuna.
Frami B is the venue of the conference and WP seminars
Adr. Kampusranta 9 B
UNICREDS conference and WP seminars will take place at Frami B –Seinäjoki Center
for Technology and Innovation where the premises of universities, businesses,
regional council and municipal are.
The conference will take place at Frami B in auditorium 2. WP5 and the next
seminars will take place in the Bell-Marchoni meeting room on the 2nd floor.
Formal dinner at the Manor Törnävä
We will enjoy the Formal dinner on Tuesday at 7.15 pm at the Manor Törnävä. The
area round the manor is the unique centre of old Seinäjoki. Provinssirock will take
place in the same area on 15th -17th June 2012. Please check the website of the
biggest rock festival in Finland for more details: www.provinssirock.fi.
If you would like to stay in Seinäjoki longer, there are lots of activities on offer.
Provinssirock in Seinäjoki 15th-17th June 2012, www.provinssirock.fi (3 km from
center of Seinäjoki)
Amusement park Powerpark www.powerpark.fi (65 km from Seinäjoki)
Golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. www.ruuhikoskigolf.fi (11 km from
Seinäjoki)
More information about the region www.epmatkailu.fi/in_english.html