Hanken School of Economics
Hanken School of Economics celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2019, making it one of the oldest business schools in the Nordics. It is located at the heart of Helsinki. Within walking distance, you have both the vibrant city with its fine architecture as well as beautiful nature.
The address of Hanken School of Economics: Arkadiankatu 22, 00100 Helsinki
More about Hanken: https://www.hanken.fi/en
Logistics
Helsinki Airport
Helsinki Airport consistently ranks among the best airports in the world and serves around 350 flights a day. It has 24/7 public transportation to and from the city center. You can also get to Helsinki by ferry from Sweden, Estonia or even Germany. Hanken School of Economics is located about 20 kilometers from Helsinki Airport. You can reach Helsinki city center / Hanken by train, bus or taxi.
Train
The local trains I & P depart from the basement of the terminal. The trains take you to the central railway station. You need to buy your train ticket (ABC ticket, 4,60€) from the automat at the terminal or from HSL app before entering the train. No tickets are sold on the train. You can use the same ticket to local transportation, in case you will continue with tram/bus/metro from the central railway station. The train ride to the city center takes approx. 30 min.
You can find the train schedule here
Airport bus
The bus departs from right outside of the terminal every hour and takes you to the city center (e.g., Central Railway Station or Hesperia park). The ride takes about 30 min and costs 6,80€. The ticket can be bought on the bus or online.
You can find more information on Airport bus here
Taxi
A ride from the airport to central Helsinki costs approx 40-50€, prices vary by company so it is good to ask the price before getting in. Credit cards are accepted in all taxis.
You can book your taxi here
Arriving by ferry
Helsinki can be reached by ferry from Sweden (Viking Line, Tallink Silja Line), Estonia (Viking Line, Tallink Silja Line, Eckerö Line), Germany (Finnlines) and Russia (St. Peter Line).
The public transportation from the harbours is good. To all the other terminals there is only a short tramride from the city center and to the Finnlines terminal you can take metro+bus.
Getting around in Helsinki
Helsinki is very walkable and the conference venue is a short walk away from the shops, main sights and many hotels. The public transportation is also well functioning. There are trams, busses, metro, local trains. On Summer time the city bikes are also a great option. You find the journey planner for public transportation here
Helsinki
Helsinki is a capital with both interesting architecture and beautiful nature just around the corner. The city center is very walkable and the distances are short (from the conference venue: shopping center Kamppi 600m, Helsinki railway station 1km, Stockmann department store 1km 300m, Senate Square 1km 800m.)
Official travel site of Helsinki: https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en
Finland
Total area of Finland is 338 144 km, making it the 8th largest country in Europe. There are 5.6 million inhabitants, which makes Finland the most sparsely populated country in the European Union (69% of the country is forest). There are almost 2 million saunas though.
Finland is often called “the land of a thousand lakes”, as there are 188,000 lakes in Finland. 10% of Finland is actually water. Finland’s southwest coast is also the largest archipelago in Europe. There are 180 000 islands.
The official languages in Finland are Finnish and Swedish, but most Finns also speak good English. The currency is Euro and card payments are accepted almost everywhere. Hotels and cafés have free wifi but very affordable pre-paid data packages can also be bought from kiosks. The time zone during the conference is: UTC+ 2 hrs (Eastern European Winter time).