Event is located in Helsinki and can easily be accessed with public transport from all around Finland. The venue for WP Suomi is the Haaga-Helia Pasila Campus.
Haaga-Helia
Haaga-Helia‘s Pasila campus is located in Helsinki, next to Pasila train station and the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre. The campus is well connected by train, tram and bus. The Pasila campus is the largest of Haaga-Helia’s campuses.
Address:
Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki
Transportation
By bike
Venue is within 15-25 min biking distance from Helsinki center. You can rent a bike from HSL and return/pick up it from right in front of the venue or from other nearby spots.
By tram or bus (in Helsinki)
The trams and busses are operated by HSL and you can find timetables and tickets in HSL website or via HSL app.
By train (from outside Helsinki)
Pasila Station is served by all local and long-distance trains, just one stop before the Helsinki Central Railway Station. From the station, it’s a short 3-minute walk to the venue.
If you use any long-distance train (for example from Tampere or Turku), you can select Pasila as your destination that is the last stop before Helsinki. See available long-distance train connections at VR website.
By taxi
There are multiple taxi operators and taxi apps available in Finland. Here’s some apps for example: 02Taksi, Taksi Helsinki and Valopilkku. You can use international apps like Bolt and Uber as well.
From Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
If you are arriving from the airport, you can use local trains I or P (~30 min travel time). These are operated by HSL and you can buy tickets from ticket machines or use HSL app. Select “ABC” as ticket zone. See connections in HSL website (roughly every 15 minutes).
If you want to use a taxi the duration is roughly 25–35 minutes.
Accomodation
In Pasila
There are several hotel options within a short walking distance from the venue.
- Holiday Inn Helsinki – Expo by IHG (~300 m)
- Original Sokos Hotel Tripla (inside Mall of Tripla, ~600 m)
- Scandic Pasila (~800 m)
- Folks Hotels (~1,4 km)
In Helsinki
In Helsinki there’s a lot more hotel options and using tram between Pasila and Helsinki Central railway station you’ll easily get to the venue. Find all hotel options options using Google Maps or hotel aggregate services like Booking.com.