Venue, route descriptions and background information

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The e-Infrastructure workshop and the e-IRG meeting will be held at CSC, the Finnish IT center for science, in Espoo. CSC is located in Keilaniemi, 10 km west of the Helsinki City Center.

Address

CSC
Life Science Center
Keilaranta 14, Keilaniemi, Espoo
Telephone: +358 (0) 9 457 2378
Fax: +358 (0) 9 457 2302
On the map: Google map, Helsinki map, CSC m ap

How to get to the social dinner?

The social dinner is on Wednesday 4th October at 19:30 at the Brasserie restaurant at the Wanha Satama, Pikku Satamakatu 3-5, Helsinki.

Directions to: Wanha Satama

How to get to the Workshop Area

By air

Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport, located about 20 km from Keilaniemi, Espoo, is easily reachable from the main European cities.. The average driving time between the airport and Espoo is 30 minutes. Finnair city buses run between the airport and the city center every 20 minutes.

A taxi journey from the airport to Keilaniemi, Espoo or to the center of Helsinki takes nearly half an hour and costs about 30 ?. Taxis accept cash, bank cards and the most common credit cards. At the airport, taxi stations are right outside the Arrivals Halls of the domestic and international terminals. Service desks for the taxi operators can be found in Arrivals Halls 1 and 2.

By sea

There are regular ship lines to Helsinki from Stockholm, Sweden, from Tallinn, Estonia and to Hanko (130 km west from Helsinki) from Rostock, Germany.

Public transportation in the Helsinki and Espoo area

The easiest way to keep you on the map and find the fastest route from A to B is to click on the web-site of YTV (the official administrative organ on public transportation).

CSC can be reached from the Helsinki city center by buses departing from the main bus station (Kamppi). With buses number 102 and 103 the journey takes about15 minutes. The price of a ticket including free transfer between lines within 80 minutes is 3,60 euros. A regional tourist ticket for one day costs 10 euros and for three days 20 euros.

You can also take a taxi from the Helsinki city center (driving time about 15 minutes, cost approximately 20 euros).

Background information

Weather

The October climate in Helsinki can take you by surprise. On sunny days the temperature can rise to 15°C but in rainy days it can be as low as 5 °C and at night drop below zero. You can check the local weather forecast through the Finnish Meteorological Institute at:

Currency

Finland is a member of the European Monetary Union and the used currency is euro. The smallest copper coins (1 and 2 cents) are not in use. The prices are rounded to the nearest 5 cents. International credit cards are accepted widely and you can also draw out cash from ATMs with credit cards.