The NordiCHI 2026 conference will take place in Vaasa, a coastal city in western Finland. Known for its strong focus on energy and sustainability, and beautiful seaside location, Vaasa offers an inspiring setting for the conference. The event will be hosted across two university campuses in Vaasa, located approximately 1 km from each other.
For more information about the venues, please see also the Accessibility page.
Pre-conference (Oct 3–4, 2026)
Tutorials, Workshops and Doctoral Consortium
Venue: Academill building, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa Campus, Vaasa
Address: Rantakatu 2, 65100 Vaasa
Map & Directions: Åbo Akademi University, Academill
The pre-conference venue offers the following facilities for participants:
- A quiet/prayer room (F207, 2nd floor, F building)
- A baby care room (Experience Lab, 1st floor), providing private and comfortable space for breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and infant care. A pantry is also available and includes a microwave oven, refrigerator, sink, running water.
Main Conference (Oct 5–7, 2026)
Venue: Tervahovi building, University of Vaasa
Address: Wolffintie 32, 65200 Vaasa
Map & Directions: University of Vaasa, Tervahovi
The main conference venue offers the following facilities for participants:
- Drop-in rooms for individual working or one-to-one meetings (B106.5 and B106.4, 1st floor, next to the poster exhibition)
- Bookable rooms for individual working or one-to-one meetings (B106.3 and B106.2, 1st floor, next to the poster exhibition). Please reserve a room at the registration desk.
- A bookable hybrid meeting room up to five people (C214, 2nd floor, close to Kurtén). Please reserve the room at the registration desk.
- A drop-in neuro-friendly room (B114, 1st floor, next to the poster exhibition), available to anyone who needs a calm environment.
- A baby care room (C211.2, 2nd floor, close to Kurtén), providing private and comfortable space for breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and infant care. The room includes a sink with running water. Diaper-changing facilities are available at the accessible restrooms located near the registration desk and in Café Oscar (Ankkuri Building). A microwave is available at Restaurant Mathilda (1st floor).
Getting Around
The two venues are easily accessible from the city center.
Walking to the Academill, Åbo Akademi University from the city center takes approximately 10 minutes.
Walking to the Tervahovi, University of Vaasa from the city center takes approximately 20 minutes. More information about getting to the University of Vaasa campus can be found on the University of Vaasa website. On Monday and Tuesday, there will be a bus transportation from Tervahovi main entrance to the city center, leaving immediately after the day program (17:00-17:10).
For more information about getting around in Vaasa such as public transportation, please see our Travel page.
