Practical Information

Where is Finland & Hämeenlinna?

Finland

Finland is in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
Hämeenlinna is 365 years old city located in Southern Finland and also the administrative centre of the province of Southern Finland
To Hämeenlinna is only one hour drive from capital city Helsinki
- Distances from/to Hämeenlinna: Helsinki 100 km, Tampere 80 km, Lahti 80 km and Turku 140 km

City of Hämeenlinna is situated only 55 minutes from Helsinki International Airport and can be reached easily by bus, taxi or train. Further information about Hämeenlinna www.hameenlinna.fi/english/ and map of Hämeenlinna http://kartta.hameenlinna.fi/

The two nearest airports to Hämeenlinna are Helsinki-Vantaa airport http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/home (100 kilometres) and Tampere Pirkkala airport (80 kilometres).

From Helsinki-Vantaa Airport: The most convenient way to travel to Hämeenlinna from Helsinki-Vantaa airport is to take a bus. There’s a bus connection almost every hour from the airport to Hämeenlinna at daytime. The bus drive takes approx. an hour, but please note that you have to switch to another bus 15 minutes out from the airport.

The switch of the bus takes place in a place called Keimolanportti and this procedure is really simple! Keimolanportti is actually a gas station and the bus from the airport meets another bus from Helsinki which is going to Hämeenlinna. The two busses stop directly next to each other and all the passengers from the airport will have to change to another bus. You just have to make sure that the luggage is also transferred. This is really convenient because all the passengers make the same change and the area is not a crowded bus station, but a simple gas station. Once you have arrived to Hämeenlinna, it is recommendable to take a taxi from the bus station to Hotel Rantasipi Aulanko.

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For bus schedules, please see: Matkahuolto http://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/ In the time-table search, please write Helsinki-Vantaa to the 'From' field and Hämeenlinna to the 'To' field. Price for a one-way ticket is approx. 15 euros.
The busses to Hämeenlinna leave from Helsinki-Vantaa from platform 13 or 14 (international terminal).

From Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
There is a bus shuttle from Tampere-Pirkkala airport to Hämeenlinna from Ryanair’s flights. You will find detailed information about connections at: Airpro http://www.airpro.fi/frontpage . All the bus connections to and from Helsinki make a stop in Hämeenlinna. The bus stop is in front of a building called WETTERHOFF, which is close to the bus station. You may ask the driver to drop you off at the correct stop.

One option is to take a taxi from the airport to Hämeenlinna. A basic rule concerning the taxis is that the more there are passengers and the fuller the car is, the cheaper the price. So if there are several passengers coming at the same time, a taxi might be a competitive way to travel to Hämeenlinna.

Please contact: Kanta-Hämeen Aluetaksi Oy, Mr Seppo Lamminheimo. Please make the reservation by e-mail or by fax. Booking by phone is not available.
Fax +358 3 627 6822
E-mail seppo.lamminheimo (at) aluetaksi.net

Hämeenlinna is also accessible by train from both Helsinki and Tampere. First you have to shuttle to the city centre and the railway station.

All the trains from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna also stop at 'Tikkurila' station in Vantaa, which is closer to both the Helsinki-Vantaa airport and Hämeenlinna. There are several busses leaving from the airport both to the Helsinki city centre and to the Tikkurila station every hour. You may find the timetables and the right platforms from the airport Info very easily.

For information on train schedules please refer to Finnish Railway website http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/index.html.

From the Hämeenlinna railway or bus station it is recommended to take a taxi to the hotel Rantasipi Aulanko, which is about 5 km away. There is a taxi stop right in front of the railway station building. The price from the Conference site to the city center is about 11-14€ . The phone number from a cell phone +358 3 106 2500.
Buses number 13 and 2 goes to Spa Hotel Rantasipi Aulanko and to centre. The price for one-way ticket is 2,80 €. Buses leaves from the bus station.
Local traffic Trip Planner for Hämeenlinna: http://hameenlinna.matkahuolto.info/en/
Renting car: Europcar, Tel. +358 40 306 2836. www.europcar.fi

In April temperatures around Hämeenlinna are usually between 10 °C and 15 °C, in the end of April temperature may reach almost 20 °C in the daytime
Visit http://www.fmi.fi/weather/ to get the latest weather forecast