Arrival and transportation during the conference

How to arrive at the registration desk

Aalto University 
Otakaari 1,
FI-02150 Espoo
 

From Helsinki airport

By public transportation.Take I- or P-train to Helsinki railway station, and then change to metro (line M1 to Matinkylä or line M2 to Tapiola). Get off at the stop "Aalto University" (exit A). A single regional ticket should be purchased before boarding the train (please, see the methods below), and it is valid for all the public transport in Vantaa, Helsinki, Espoo during 80 minutes.

Other public transport connections can be checked on the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Journey Planner site.

By Yellow Line Airport taxi (shuttle taxi): Yellow Line’s desk is in the arrival hall. The cost to Otaniemi campus is 29,50 € for 1–2 persons. (Please note that the shuttle taxi may take a longer time to reach the destination as you might share the taxi with other people going to the same direction).

By normal taxi: The taxi stand is outside of the main entrance of the arrival hall. The cost to Otaniemi campus is approximately 45 €. The trip takes about 30 mins.
 

From Helsinki city center

By public transportation. Take the metro (line M1 to Matinkylä or line M2 to Tapiola) from Kamppi or Helsinki railway station. Get off at the stop "Aalto University" (exit A). A single regional ticket should be purchased (please, see the methods below), and it is valid for all the public transportation in Vantaa, Helsinki, Espoo during 80 minutes.

For more information check Helsinki Metropolitan Area Journey Planner. About the tickets and fares please check Helsinki Region Transport webpage (in English).

How to arrive to Helsinki area

Helsinki is the capital of Finland and the most populous municipality of the country.

Access by air:
There are numerous airline companies that fly to Helsinki. For information about arrival and departures, visit the official Helsinki airport website.

Train access:
There are some options available for train travelling, especially from Russia. If you consider this means of transport, check here for more information.

Ferry access:
When coming from Sweden, Estonia or Russia, a convenient access is by using the ferry. Please, check more info at Tallink Silja Line, Viking Line, Eckerö Line, and St Peter Line.

Transport within Finland

The main things to know about public transport in Finland:

1. It is integrated, thus one ticket can be used for all means of public transport: bus, train, metro, local train.

2. The greater Helsinki consists of three cities: Helsinki, Vantaa (where the airport is located) and Espoo (where the conference is held). One ticket is for a certain city (or for all of them) and travel time. If you travel only inside Helsinki (or only inside Espoo), a one-zone internal ticket should be purchased (symbol "1" on ticketing machines). It is valid for all means of transportation inside the corresponding city region for 60 minutes. If you travel over more than one city, for example, from the airport (Vantaa) to the venue (Espoo) or from the venue (Espoo) to the Helsinki center, the regional ticket is needed (symbol "2" on ticketing machines). It is valid for all means of transportation inside the whole greater Helsinki region for 80 minutes. For more information about fares and zones please check the Helsinki Region Transport webpage (in English).

3. Tickets can be purchased directly to your mobile phone with the HSL Mobile ticket app (with a lower than the usual price, e.g. for travel from the airport to the venue it will be 4.20 € instead of 5.50 €). Other way, tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (please note that tickets cannot be purchased in the train, tram or metro train), ticket machine (you can find them on the platform in the airport train station, or in other larger stations) or R-kioski. For more sales points, check here.

4. To plan your travel to/from Aalto University, one can use the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Journey Planner.