SOCIAL EVENTS
Welcoming reception - Monday July 4 - 19.00 - 22.00
The welcoming reception will be held on Monday, July 4th, at Café Köket, in the beautiful heart of historical Helsinki, opposite the cathedral. The reception will take place from 19-22 o’clock. The intention is to have an informal and relaxed time together, with a chance to get to know each other. A glass of sparkling wine will be served, after which the bar will stay open for us. For those who want to continue the evening after the reception, there are atmospheric bars and restaurants nearby to suit all tastes.
http://www.torikorttelit.fi/visitors-guide/shop/cafe-koket/
Helsinki Art Museum Guided Tour - Tuesday July 5 - 18.00 - 19.00
The current Helsinki Art Museum exhibition includes works by many Finnish early modernists, as well as the most important works of Tove Jansson, internationally best known as the “mother” of the Moomins. The guided tour starts at 18 o’clock, and will last approximately 50 minutes. The cost of the outing is 10-15€, with a maximum of 25 participants. The museum is located in the city center, within an easy walking distance from the conference venue. https://www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/exhibitions/
As the number of participants is limited, please register by email [email protected] early to avoid disappointment! You can pay at the info point after registering for the conference (cash only).
Finnish sauna evening - Tuesday July 5 - 19.00 - 21.00
The sauna evening will take place in Rastila, about half an hour’s metro ride from the city center and the conference venue. We have separate saunas for women and men, which both fit 15 people. Our saunavuoro, or “sauna turn”, will start at 19 o’clock, and will last for two hours, with a possibility of having a swim in the sea. The cost of the outing is 10-20€, and light snacks will be served. Bring a swimming costume and a towel! Do also note we will be taking the metro, which will cost 2.70€ each way. Tickets can be bought from ticket machines at the metro station.
http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en/see-and-experience/activities-in-helsinki/saunas-at-rastila
As the number of participants is limited, please register by email [email protected] early to avoid disappointment! You can pay at the info point after registering for the conference (cash only).
Conference dinner - Thursday July 7 - 19.00 - 23.00
The conference dinner will be held on Thursday, July 7th from 19-23 o’clock. The venue is the Suomenlinna fortress island, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Helsinki archipelago, some twenty minutes by ferry from the Market Square in the heart of town. The dinner will be served at the Tenaille von Fersen, the old granary of the fortification’s bakery, built in 1775. There will be a short walk of about 15 minutes from the ferry, and as the location is an island, you will want both to wear shoes you can walk in and to bring something warmer to wear as the evening cools down. Please note you can make the trip by yourselves, or we can arrange for people to go together with one of us “locals”. We will have volunteers at the terminal in Suomenlinna to direct people to the venue, and the route is also signposted.
The ferry timetables can be found here: http://aikataulut.reittiopas.fi/linjat/en/hLautta_Kauppatori.html The costs of the ferry are covered by the public transport day tickets (click here for more information). Otherwise, a 12-hour ticket for the ferry costs 5€, and can be bought from the ticket machine at the terminal, but not on the ferry itself.
The conference dinner is included in the conference fee. In order to have a good understanding of the amount of the participants attending the conference dinner and dietary preferences, we kindly ask you to fill in the form via the following link by Friday 24th of June: http://goo.gl/forms/xfSaLiVG1VPsoQAW2.
