Local information
ROOMVENT & VENTILATION 2018 CONFERENCES will be held in Espoo, Finland on 2-5 of June.
VENUE address: Otakaari 1
DIPOLI address: Otakaari 24
See also: Accommodation information
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How to get there?
By Plane from Airport
Otaniemi is approximately 22 km away from the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
Public transportation from the airport takes about an hour to Aalto University (first train to city and then Metro to Aalto University)
Taxi fare is around 40 euros (travel time about 30 minutes). All credits cards accepted in taxi.
By Metro from the City (Aalto University, Aalto-yliopisto)
There are two exits from the Metro station, Otaniementie and Tietotie. Via Otaniementie (entrance A), you can access the Conference Venue and Dipoli, Via Tietotie (entrance B), walking from that entrance is little bit longer (around 200-300 m) to the conference venue
The Metro runs every 2.5 minutes at Aalto University station during the rush hour, and every 4–5 minutes at other times. The journey from Kamppi (City Centre) to Aalto University in Otaniemi takes 11 minutes. The Metro line’s end station in the west is Tapiola or Matinkylä (Espoo), and in the east Vuosaari or Mellunmäki (Helsinki).
By Bus from the City
Besides the Metro, there are some bus lines serving Otaniemi: 111, 550, 551, 552 and 555. All these stop by the Aalto University Metro station, entrance A (Otaniementie). Outside the Metro operating hours bus 551N runs to Otaniemi, via Metro station’s entrance B (Tietotie)
Tickets
Single Metro or bus tickets should be bought in advance at the ticket machines or R kiosk. NOTE: You can not buy tickets in train, or metro. Please note also, that you need a regional ticket (seutulippu in Finnish) in order to travel from Helsinki to Otaniemi and Aalto University (Espoo city).
The same ticket is valid on buses, trains and the Metro. You can find prizes for tickets here.
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland located in the Capital City Area.
Otaniemi is about 10 km from the Helsinki city centre, and it can be easily reached by public transport.
Aalto University is based in Otaniemi, Espoo, along with a thriving science community that includes numerous startups and organizations such as VTT – the Technical Research Center of Finland.
Helsinki
Located between East and West, the northern capital of Helsinki is full of surprises just waiting to be discovered.
