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Practical information for visitors

How To Get To Otaniemi

  • The campus area where the department is located is called Otaniemi. It is located in the city of Espoo (not Helsinki)
  • The department is located in Otaniemi in the electrical and communications engineering building
  • Address for taxi driver: Otakaari 5 A, Espoo, Aalto University
  • Distance from Helsinki: Circa 10 km
  • From Helsinki about 20 minutes with a public bus [5€ per ride]
  • From Helsinki about 15 minutes by taxi [~15€]
  • Distance from Helsinki-Airport: Circa 20 km
  • From Helsinki-Airport about 70 minutes with a public bus [5€ per ride (includes bus exchange)]
  • From Helsinki-Airport about 25 minutes by taxi [~30€]

Hotels

The web addresses are generic ones and require some surfing

Hotels in Espoo

Hotels in Helsinki

Venue and Equipment on Request

Venue

  • Cafeteria available in the Electrical and Communications Engineering Building, where the department is also located

Equipment on Request

  • Data projector [Mac users, to be on the safe side have an adaptor]
  • Audio equipment, i.e., active loudspeakers
  • WLAN connection as a temporary user 

Good to Know

Phone Numbers

  • Taxi When calling in Helsinki:  +358 (0) 100 0700
  • Taxi When calling in Espoo/Otaniemi: +358 (0) 100 7300
  • Ask for an unknown number: +358 118 

Weather

  • Local weather on the web.  In Finland.  In Helsinki.
  • Temperature: average outside -5 celcius (typically ranges from +0 to - 20 celcius), but inside + 24 celcius.
  • In practice you will need 'scalable' clothes. 
  • During the winter: Remember to bring gloves, warm scarf, and warm hat. Watch for the hidden 'black ice' under the snow. Walk with steady steps (Yes, Mom).
  • In practice: wear non-slippery shoes during the winter, i.e., not shoes with slick leather shoe soles.

Misc.

  • Electrical socket type: 50 Hz, 230 V. You might need an adaptor. The Finnish one looks like this:

 

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