UEMS EBOT 2018 Turku, Finland. Host: Petri Virolainen The Finnish Orhtopaedic Society

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1 UEMS EBOT 2018 Turku, Finland Host: Petri Virolainen The Finnish Orhtopaedic Society

2 UEMS EBOT 2018 in Turku Preliminary programme Friday, May 25 Registration and lunch Sessions Excursion to Naantali for accompanying persons Turku city reception 19.30

3 UEMS EBOT 2018 in Turku Preliminary programme Saturday, May 26 Sessions Lunch Design walking tour in Turku for accompanying persons Excursion Medieval Turku Dinner 19.00

4 Venue& Accommodation Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel The hotel is located in the city centre, within walking distance from the market square. From the hotel you can enjoy the lovely views of the Aurajoki River. The hotel offers184 freshly renovated rooms with a range of high-end, comfortable amenities, including a free high-speed Wi-Fi. The hotel website:

5 Congress fees& registration The congress fees: Delegate EUR 540, including 2 nights accommodation in a single room as well as all programmerelated costs Delegate + accompanying person EUR 850, including 2 nights accommodation for two persons in a double room and all programme related costs VAT 0%, no VAT will be added Travel costs to and from Turku are not included The registration fee does not include any insurance. Please check the coverage of your own insurance. Please register by April 25 on the online registration form: All cancellations and changes are to be made in writing to uems2018.turku@tavicon.fi. An unpaid registration is not a cancellation. Cancellation received by 25 April 2018: full refund except for the administration fee 50. No refund will be paid for cancellations made after 25 April 2018.

6 Travel information Turku is a city of inhabitants, the former capital and the oldest city in Finland and situated on the southwest coast of Finland, some 170 km from Helsinki. Arrival in Turku Turku has an international airport and it is easy to reach by air via Helsinki, Stockholm, Riga and Gdansk. From Turku airport, there is a regular bus to city centre(distance approx. 8 km), bus line nro1 which runs about every 20 minutes. Tickets à EUR 3 can be bought from the driver (cash, preferably coins). A taxi ride to the center of Turku will cost around 20 euros. All taxis accept credit/debit cards. If you fly to Helsinki, from Helsinki-Vantaa airport there is a bus to Turku operated by Expressbus(travel time hours, departures almost every hour). Another option is to take a train from Helsinki airport to Pasilastation, and to change in Pasilato a train to Turku. At daytime, the Ring Rail Line from the airport runs at ten-minute intervals. Trains to Turku depart almost every hour (between 5.00 and 23.00). It takesapproximatelytwoand a halfhoursbytrainfromtheairportto Turku. Taxi in Turku You can reserve a taxi at There are several taxi stands in the city centre. Please, see Visit Turku- webpage for further travel and tourist information:

7 General information Local currency: EURO Visa information: Finland is a member of the European Union and is a part of the Schengen area. For further information about entering Finland, please see: The congress organizers will send a proof of registration as soon as the full registration fee has been received. The confirmation document will serve as your invitation letter when applying for the visa. Time zone: CET + 1 hour Electricity: 230 volts (50HZ), plugs conform to the northern European standard with 2 pins

8 Travel around Once in Finland, many delegates wish to explore the country more extensively. Please see for hints. Visiting Lapland Lapland -land of the midnight sun and the northernmost part of Finland, is a different, exotic destination. A visit to Lapland s forests and the vast mountain region, perhaps the last wilderness in Europe, is an unforgettable experience for every nature lover. If you have just couple of days time the fastest way to Lapland is by air with daily flight connections from Helsinki Airport. Visiting Åland The Ålandislands are situated between Sweden and Finland, in the northern part of the Baltic Sea. They constitute an autonomous and monolingual Swedish region of Finland with its own flag. The things that make Ålandunique and worth a visit are its unspoiled archipelago and the beautiful bedrock, worn smooth by glacier ice, that gets its red colourfrom the area's rapakivigranite. Åland's6,500 islands have a world to offer where the sea is always nearby. From Finland you can either travel to Åland with the smaller archipelago ferries or on the ferries from Turku.

9 We are looking forward to seeing you in Turku! Contact: or ( , CET +1)