Local Information and Venue

Location of Aalto University

GM2022 will take place in Aalto University. The campus (Otaniemi) is located in Espoo, about 10 kilometres from the centre of Helsinki, which can be reached by metro and bus directly to the campus, and has good public transport links from other parts of Espoo and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

Image: Antti Punkka and Juuso Liesiö

Public transportation

Helsinki metropolitan area has a good public transportation network. You can plan your route using the travel planner.

The easiest way to get from the airport to the city is to take a local train.

Aalto University can be reached by metro (stop: Aalto University, exit A) or buses. Travel time from the main railway station to Aalto University by metro is 11 min.

The conference will take place in the main building (Otakaari 1), also known as Kandidaattikeskus/Undergraduate Centre and is marked 1 on most campus maps. The main lecture hall is Lecture Hall E.

 

Aalto metro station

Public transportation tickets

Ticket price depends on the number of travel zones that are being crossed. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is located in zone C, Aalto University campus is in zone B and Helsinki city centre is in zone A. The price of a single tickets for zones AB or BC is 2.8 EUR and for zones ABC 4.10 EUR.

The easiest way to get a ticket is buy installing the HSL app from App Store, Google Play and AppGallery. You can plan your journey and buy the tickets directly from the app. It has English language user interface. Alternatively, you can purchase a top-up card or a single ticket from a sales point.

Venue

Aalto University can be reached by metro (stop: Aalto University, exit A) or buses. Travel time from the main railway station to Aalto University by metro is 11 min.

The conference will take place in the main building (Otakaari 1), also known as Kandidaattikeskus/Undergraduate Centre and is marked 1 on most campus maps. The main lecture hall is Lecture Hall E.

 

Aalto metro station

Taxi

Airport – Campus ~60 EUR, Helsinki city center – Campus ~40 EUR

NB In Finland, calls to customer service numbers are not free (approx. 2 EUR/call + 0.25 EUR/10 sec) but most taxi companies have apps where taxi can be ordered without extra fees.

Useful maps

Wifi on campus

Aalto campus has “eduroam” as well as “aalto open”, the latter can be accessed without any authentication.

Children

There is a baby-changing station in the wheelchair accessible bathroom near the elevator on the first floor. (Room number Y178C and there are signs in the main hall). If you need space for nursing or pumping, please contact Olga Kuznetsova at olga.kuznetsova [at] aalto.fi

Lunch

Image courtesy of NCM 28 and Tommi Huhtinen, Google Maps

  1. Täffä 10:30-15:00
  2. Dipoli 11:00-15:00
  3. Factory 10:30-14:00
  4. Kvarkki 10:30-14:00
  5. Mau-Kas 10:30-14:00
  6. Tietotekniikantalo 10:30-14:00
  7. TUAS 10:30-13:30
  8. Multiple restaurants inside the shopping mall
    1. A Bloc 11:00-15:00
    2. Fafa’s 10:30-20:00
    3. Konnichiwa 10:30-20:00
    4. Who the xxxx is Alice 10:30-21:00
  9. Fat Lizard 11:00-24:00

Comments:

1, 2, 4, 6, 7,  8(A Bloc) = cheapest prices (very large)
3, 5 = bit more expensive, better food (large)
Fafa’s = chain store, modern middle eastern style pita (very small)
Konnichiwa = sushi buffet and hot dishes (medium)
Who the xxx is Alice = pizza (small)
Fat Lizard = local craft brewery and good food (medium)

Accommodation

Should you be interested in sharing a double room, please contact us at ewm-gm2022@europeanwomeninmaths.org  for further instructions. 

 

Affordable

Helsinki city center

Campus

Comfortable on campus

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