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Planning your trip
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About Finland
Click here
for fast facts about Finland and the Finns. You'll learn about the
main language (Finnish), currency (euro) and climate (varying and
exotic) among other things. Here you
find detailed information.
When planning your trip do not forget to check whether you need a
Visa to enter the country. Finland is part of the Schengen area. The
other Schengen member states are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Up to date information on Visa requirements
Getting around
Helsinki's public transportation system is of top quality and makes
it easy to get around with buses, trams, metro, commuter trains or
Suomenlinna ferries. You can choose from a variety of ticket options
to match your needs. Tourist tickets can be purchased between 1-,
3-, or 5-day tickets, and with it you can freely travel in all
vehicles.
Arriving in Helsinki by plane
International flights arrive at Helsinki/Vantaa Airport, about 19
kilometres from the city centre. To get to the city centre you can
either use public transportation (bus nr 615 to the Central Railway
Station (4 euros) or the Finnair City Bus (6 euros) or take an
airport taxi (1-2 persons some 25 euros) or a regular taxi (some
40-40 euros).
For more information, please visit the
Helsinki/Vantaa airport
web page.
For more information about tram, bus and metro routes, ticket types
and fares, maps etc. please visit the
Helsinki City Transport pages.
A surprise
The Opening Ceremony starting on Thursday, August 27 at 1pm sharp
will offer a surprise that cannot be disclosed until early
August. We kindly ask all participants to plan their trip so that
they can be seated in Auditorium 5 at 12.50 pm on that day.
Accommodation
Helsinki offers a wide range of accommodation choices from hostels
to first class and luxury hotels. Below please find just a few
examples. (More choices via the
Helsinki City Tourist &
Convention Bureau.)
First class
Hotel Kämp
Scandic Grand Marina
Tourist class
Hotel Arthur
City Apartments
Hostels
Eurohostel
Hostel Academica
Helsinki in August
In August the weather type in Helsinki can change quite rapidly even
during a single day. Temperatures can range between less than 15
degrees even up to 30. Also the weekly precipitation can vary from 0
up to 100 mm. On the average, every third day the daily precipitation
exceeds 0.1 mm. Rain is possible at all hours around the day, but in
the summer typical rain showers occurs in the afternoon.
More on the weather.
For weather forecasts please consult the
Finnish Meteorological Institute.
More information about Helsinki
More information about Helsinki is available at
Helsinki City Tourist &
Convention Bureau.
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