Pearle* Helsinki 2014 General information FINAL

Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras
PEARLE* CONFERENCE IN HELSINKI
Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May 2014
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Venue: Finnish National Theatre, Läntinen
Teatterikuja 1, Helsinki, Finland
Date: 23-24 May 2014
Hosts: Association of Finnish Theatres and
Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras
All venues during the conference days are next to
each other. Hosts will guide participants to the
venues.
©The Finnish National Theatre
Registration
Registration: Registration ends on M onday, 20th of M ay but the booking of the hotels can only be
guaranteed until M onday, 5th of M ay.
Registration form: Please make all bookings by using the form. Link to the registration form:
www.webropolsurveys.com/S/D9ADD965D61F624B.par.
Registration fee: Please note that the hosting organization charges a conference fee of 140 €.
Optional concert on Thursday, 22nd of May is 25 €. Please prepare for cash payment upon your
registration on Friday morning.
The participant’s registration fee includes:
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Attendance in the programme and materials
Lunches and refreshments on the conference days
City Reception on Friday, 23rd May at 7pm
Conference Dinner on Friday, 23rd of May at 8.30pm and waterbus transportation to
Suomenlinna from the Helsinki Market Square at 8.00pm.
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City Reception
City of Helsinki welcomes guests to Helsinki and invites all participants to a City Reception to the Vanha
Raatihuone (Aleksanterinkatu 20, Helsinki). The City Reception will be a light cocktail and we will
continue after it to the Conference Dinner.
Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner will take place at the Restaurant
Walhalla in Suomenlinna. Suomenlinna is a maritime
fortress located off the coast of Helsinki. It is also a
garrison town and a base for archipelago navy. The
construction of the fortress began in 1748. Waterbus
transportation to Suomenlinna leaves from the
Helsinki Market Square, www.suomenlinna.fi/en.
@ Suomenlinnan hoitokunnan kuva-arkisto / Ikuvaari Oy, Osmo Roivainen
Lunches
Lunches take place on Friday at the Finnish National Theatre and on Saturday at the Brasserie le Havre
(Kaivokatu 12, Helsinki).
Accommodation
There are hotel rooms available for the guests until the 5th of M ay and you can book them by using the
registration form. Hotels are located next to the conference place. Payment should be made directly with
the hotel at the time of your stay. Price includes buffet breakfast and customer sauna.
Radisson Blu Plaza Helsinki
Hotel Arthur
Mikonkatu 23, Helsinki,
www.radissonblu.com/plazahotel-helsinki
Single standard room 125 €/night
Double standard room 125 €/night
Vuorikatu 19, Helsinki
www.hotelarthur.fi/en
Single standard room 90 €/night
Double standard room 110 €/night
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Map
Hotel Arthur
Vuorikatu 19, Helsinki
The Finnish National Theatre/
Suomen Kansallisteatteri,
Läntinen Teatterikuja 1, Helsinki
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel
Mikonkatu 23, Helsinki
Additional program
Thursday, 22nd of May at 7pm:
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra: Thursday
series 10
Birtwistle: Earth Dances
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Hannu Lintu, conductor, Christianne Stotijn, mezzosoprano, Simon O’Neill, tenor
Helsinki Music Centre (Mannerheimintie 13 a,
Helsinki), www.musiikkitalo.fi/en, tickets: 25 €.
@ Helsinki Music Centre / Arno Chapelle
Thursday, 22nd of May at 9.30pm:
Dinner after the concert. Everyone pays his or her own dinner. Restaurant will be chosen later.
Saturday, 24th of May at 4.30pm:
Sightseeing tour by foot after the conference day. The tour takes about hour and a half. Free of charge.
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Accompanying person
If you travel with an accompanying person who would like to participate to the program it is possible. The
concert ticket and the dinner fee will be paid by cash at the conference place. Please make the bookings
by the registration form.
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Concert on Thursday, 22nd of May at 7pm, 25€
Dinner on Thursday, 22nd of May at 9.30pm after the concert. Everyone pays his or her own
dinner.
City Reception on Friday, 23rd of May at 7pm, free of charge
Dinner on Friday at Suomenlinna, 23rd of May at 8.30pm, 100 €
Sightseeing tour on Saturday, 24th of May at 4.30pm, free of charge
Arriving in Helsinki
You will find more information about arriving in Helsinki from the Helsinki Airport´s website:
www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/arriving.
It takes about 30 minutes by taxi or by bus to the city centrum. Taxi costs about 45-50 € and buses
about 5-6,30 €. Phone number taxi: +358 100 0700.
More information about Helsinki: www.visithelsinki.fi/en.
Time
The time in Finland is GMT+2.
Currency
The Finnish currency unit is the Euro. You can exchange foreign currency and traveller's cheques either in
banks or in Forex currency exchange company (address: Mikonkatu 11 and Helsinki Central railway
station), www.forex.fi/en.
Banks are open from 10.00 to 16.30 on weekdays and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. There are
numerous cash machines (ATMs) open around the clock and accepting all major credit cards. Major credit
cards, in particular Visa, Eurocard and Mastercard are widely accepted almost everywhere (in hotels,
restaurants, shops, taxis, cafeterias, bars, etc.).
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Weather in Finland
At the end of the May weather can be quiet surprising in Finland and everything from 5 to almost 30
degrees is normal. So please check the weather report before you travel for example from the Finnish
Meteorological Institute's website: http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/local-weather.
Insurance
Please note that the participants are not covered by any insurance (travel, medical, accident or liability)
taken by the organizers. The organizers cannot accept liability for any loss or damage suffered by any
participant or accompanying person or other person during travel to and from the conference or during
the conference. Participants are advised to consider purchasing their own travel insurance and to extend
their personal policy to cover personal possessions.
Contact
Pearle* - Live Performance
Europe
Director Anita Debaere
+32 478 269095
anita@pearle.ws
www.pearle.ws
Association of Finnish
Theatre
Managing Director Tommi Saarikivi
+358 9 2511 2151
tommi.saarikivi@suomenteatterit.fi
www.suomenteatterit.fi
Association of Finnish
Symphony Orchestras
Executive Director Aila Sauramo
+ 358 9 2709 1414
aila.sauramo@sinfoniaorkesterit.fi
www.sinfoniaorkesterit.fi