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Travel
between Helsinki, the Capital,
and Jyväskylä, the Congress Venue
By
air
Helsinki, the capital of Finland is easily reached by air from all over
the world. Please note the special 10% discount offered by Finnair - The
Official Carrier of ISBE 2004 Congress. Please book your flight through
your local Finnair office and refer to the code GGAIRAYCONGRESS/ISBE2004,
for a flight schedule to Helsinki see www.finnair.com.
Since the airport of Jyväskylä is unfortunately closed 3 - 18
July, Finnair has kindly agreed to arrange a special connecting bus transportation
from the Helsinki-Vantaa airport to Jyväskylä on Sat 10 July
for ISBE 2004 participants. The busses will be marked with "ISBE2004"
and leave from the platform in front of the International Terminal at
13:30 and at 16:00. Please note that this transportation is only for those
flying with Finnair and a Finnair flight ticket will be requested to show
when getting on the bus. Kindly book your seat in advance: flightISBE.rtf
Should you fly with other airlines than Finnair, we suggest that you take
a regular express bus from the Helsinki-Vantaa airport directly to Jyväskylä
or a train from the city of Helsinki to Jyväskylä (the fee for
a single ticket is c. 40 EUR ).
For further information click
here.
Please note that there are also direct connections to Tampere by Ryanair
(from London Stanstead) and SAS (from Stockholm, Sweden). The city of
Tampere is located 150 km from Jyväskylä and there are good
bus and train connections from Tampere to Jyväskylä.
By
train
If you arrive in Helsinki by plane and you are going to travel from Helsinki
to Jyväskylä by train, you need to take a bus or taxi from the
Airport to Helsinki city centre. Helsinki-Vantaa airport is located in
Vantaa, 19 km north of Helsinki city centre. Finnair city buses take you
every ten minutes to the city centre in about 30 minutes and the ticket
costs currently 4.90 €. At the Airport, the bus leaves in front of
the International Terminal and continues to the Domestic Terminal before
heading for Helsinki. Finnair city bus arrives/leaves next to the railway
station at City terminal in Railway square (Rautatientori). You can find
the schedule for Finnair city bus in Finnair
home pages.
There are
also city buses (YTV bus line 615) between Helsinki city centre and the
Airport. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs 3 €. The bus
leaves from the Airport at platform 1B in the Domestic and the International
terminals. To get to the Airport, YTV bus 615 leaves from platform 10
in Railway square (Rautatientori) in Helsinki city centre. For further
information click
here.
There are
several train connections daily from Helsinki to Jyväskylä.
These connections are either direct or you have to change trains in Tampere.
The journey takes 3.5 to 4 hrs. See schedules and rates from www.vr.fi/heo/eng.
In Jyväskylä, the Railway Station is housed in The Travel Centre
(Matkakeskus, Hannikaisenkatu 20), which is located in the city centre
of Jyväskylä. The Travel centre is a walking distance from most
hotels and the conference venue. There are taxi stands immediately by
the Travel Centre.
By
bus
You can take a bus directly from the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Jyväskylä.
Travelling time varies between 4.5 – 6 hrs, and one-way ticket costs
32 – 35 €. The bus leaves from a platform 1C in the front of
International Terminal.
If you take a bus
from Helsinki city centre to Jyväskylä, the travelling time
is 4 – 4.5 hrs.
The bus station
in Jyväskylä is housed in the Travel Centre (Matkakeskus). You
can find a timetable for buses here
.
By
car
Jyväskylä is located 270 km north of Helsinki. It takes c. 3.5
hrs to get to Jyväskylä by car.
By
ferry
There are ferry connections from Tallin, Estonia to Helsinki, from
Germany to Helsinki, and from Stockholm, Sweden to Turku and Helsinki.
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About
Finland, your Congress City, and the Congress Venue
Finland is
situated in northern Europe; Sweden to the west, the tip of Norway in
the north, a long border with Russia to the east, and Estonia to the south,
across the Gulf of Finland. Finland is a safe and reliable destination,
easily accessible from all over the world (www.finland-tourism.com).
In terms
of land area, Finland is the seventh largest country in Europe and, with
a population of only five million, the sense of space is truly amazing.
Finland surprises you with contrasts: ca. 70 % of the area is covered
with forests, 10 % with water – there are 188 000 lakes at the last
count – and only about 8 % is cultivated area. With its location
at the Arctic Circle, Finland offers ’White Nights’ in summer.
In the northern parts of the country, the sun does not set for several
weeks in the summer (www.foreca.com).
Jyväskylä
- Your Host City
The
ISBE2004 venue Jyväskylä (www.jyvaskyla.fi)
is located 270 km north of the capital Helsinki within good flight, rail
and road connections of all parts of the country. It is the main city
of the Finnish Lake district, a lively university town with about 140
000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä region. Jyväskylä is
often accurately described as ”The big little city”, it has
the advantages of a small town without the drawbacks of a big city. Comfort
and safety characterise the city, as well as short travelling distances.
A map of Jyväskylä can be found here.
The
Congress Venue
The
congress will be held at Jyväskylä Paviljonki, the International
Congress and Trade Fair Centre (http://www.paviljonki-jkl.com/english/index.htm).
The congress centre lies by beautiful Lake Päijänne within just
a short walking distance of the city centre and a range of comfortable
hotels. All activities – plenary and parallel sessions, exhibitions,
catering services, etc. – will be scheduled in the same facility
allowing easy access to all daily functions plus granting plenty of opportunities
for socialising.
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Child
care
We will organise
child care to help you to attend the meeting. At this stage we would need
to know how much there is demand for child care. Therefore, if you are
interested in this service, please send us an e-mail stating your contact
information and the number and age of the children requiring care to [E-Mail Removed]
by the 29th of February. Please use “Child care” as the subject
of your e-mail message. The cost of child care will be known when we know
approximately how many children there will be. Final booking for the child
care will take place after the scientific committee has made its decision
on oral and poster presentations at the end of April.
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Links
to the map of Jyväskylä
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