Accommodation in Helsinki, Finland

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1 Travelling information for all Euneos courses in Helsinki/Vantaa, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia Benchmarking courses Coaching strategies: Integrated Curriculum Migrants ICT: Helsinki airport If you arrive at Helsinki airport, please buy there a multiday Regional ticket for public transport in Helsinki capital city area. Choose the amount of days you need. It is the cheapest way to commute during the course week airport/to- and- from/ How to buy a ticket for public transport at the Helsinki airport: room/news/2017/hsl- how- to- buy- a- public- transport- ticket- at- the- helsinki- airport- train- station/ Local transport in Helsinki, Finland You need to buy a Regional ticket for the length of the stay to be able to commute in the capital city area: and- fares/2016 It will be valid in buses, trains and trams. Click Travel area and choose: Regional ticket. HSL no longer sells tickets on trains. R kioski sells the HSL tickets as well. Accommodation in Helsinki, Finland Please book a hotel near Helsinki railway station or Tikkurila railway station so that you will be able to commute smoothly during the course week. Booking.com, Momondo, Ebookers, Trivago are good tools to choose accommodation.

2 Well- known hotel chains are for instance Sokos Hotels, Scandic hotels. Areas like Kaisaniemi, Kamppi, Töölö are close to the railway station in Helsinki. Hotel Arthur, Cumulus City Kaisaniemi, Holiday Inn City Centre, Best Western Hotel Carlton, Original Sokos hotel Vaakuna, Scandic Simonkenttä are few exmples of hotels very near the railway station. In Tikkurila there are three hotels to choose from: 24 rooms, Sokos Hotel Vantaa Original (good quality, easy distance), Hotel Tikkurila (cheap option). Flights & Ferries & Trams for different harbours in Helsinki for 7- day General Benchmarking AND Benchmarking Learning wth Serious Games course participants The nearest airport is Helsinki (HEL). There is also an international airport in Tallinn, Estonia, 80 km away from Helsinki. The route Tallinn Helsinki is frequently connected by ferries, which costs about euros a return ticket. Travelling via Tallinn can be a good choice especially for those 7- day benchmarking course participants who choose the option of Helsinki & Tallinn. Those who will finish their course in Tallinn may like to book their flight back home from Talllinn airport. Then the ferry costs will be included in the travelling costs to be compensated by the EU grant. Tickets for the ferry Helsinki Tallinn Helsinki can be bought at the desk in the port terminal, not later than 1 2 hour before the departure or online. Tallink Silja has a big ferry, there is always room on it. We recommend you book the ferry that leaves in the afternoon (at or 18.00). Luggage for Wednesday before leaving for Tallinn can be either left at your hotel reception or bring to the venue or at Helsinki railway station lockers downstairs. The railway station lockers will work well as you can simply pick them from there just before you take the tram to the harbor where your boat leaves from. Trams to different harbours in Helsinki: and- routes/ terminals/transport- links- harbors Ferries that leave from the West- Terminal, easy reachable with Tram 7 and

3 6T facing the Helsinki railway station main entrance: Tram routes 6T and 9 run from the West Terminal (Länsiterminaali) to the Central Railway Station and vice versa. In the city center, the tram stop at the Central Railway Station tram stop on Kaivokatu.Tram stops are located in front of the railway station and West Terminal main entrances minutes on Monday to Friday and Saturdays, 6-12 minutes on Sundays. The journey time is minutes. Pay your fare with a Travel Card or buy a ticket from a ticket machine before boarding a tram. With a Travel Card, you can buy a tram value ticket, which is slightly cheaper than a normal value ticket. At the West Terminal, there is a ticket machine near the entrance to the terminal 1. 1.Tallink Silja tallinn- timetables 2. Eckerö Line _- 1?page=index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id% 3D182%26lang%3Den- GB&smi=193&menuid=193&storeId=10151 Ferry that leaves from Katajanokka, easy reachable with Tram 4 & 5. Tram routes 4 and 5 run from the Katajanokka terminal to the city center and vice versa. In the city center, tram 4 stops on Aleksanterinkatu and at the Lasipalatsi tram stop on Mannerheimintie, tram 5 on Aleksanterinkatu as well as on Kaivokatu in front of the Central Railway Station. By the terminal, the stop of tram 5 is some 150 meters from the main entrance. Tram 4 stops at the "Vyökatu" tram stop on Linnankatu some 350 meters from the terminal. The journey time is minutes. Pay your fare with a Travel Card or buy a ticket from a ticket machine before boarding a tram. With a Travel Card, you can buy a tram value ticket, which is slightly cheaper than a normal value ticket. There is a ticket machine outside the Katajanokka Terminal. 3.Viking Line cruise- trip/timetables- connections/timetables/helsinki- tallinn/ Ferry that leaves from Makasiiniterminaali, at and 18.00, easy

4 reachable with Tram 2 and 3. Tram routes 2 and 3 run from the Olympia Terminal and Makasiini Terminal to the city center and vice versa. In the city center, the trams stop on Kaivokatu in front of the Central Railway Station. By the terminals, there is a tram stop in front of the terminal some 200 meters from the main entrance. The headways are 10 minutes Monday to Friday and Saturdays, 12 minutes on Sundays. The journey time is minutes. Pay your fare with a Travel Card or buy a ticket from a ticket machine before boarding a tram. With a Travel Card, you can buy a tram value ticket, which is slightly cheaper than a normal value ticket. At the Olympia Terminal, there is a ticket machine outside the terminal, at the Makasiini Terminal, there is a ticket machine inside the terminal close to the main entrance. 4.Linda Line and- prices/schedule/ Trains in Helsinki, Finland The train from Helsinki railway station to Tikkurila and/or Hiekkaharju station takes about 20 min. All trains stop at Tikkurila/Dickursby Station (Railway & Buses). Helsinki local trains called IPKTN stop at Hiekkaharju/Sandkulla, which is the next stop after Tikkurila and the closest stop for the venue with about 5 min. walk. You can easily follow the names of the train stops in the train monitors, and listen to English information. Insurance The insurance for the benchmarking courses compensates accidental damages that are caused by participants or trainers during the courses. It does not cover illness or losses, and therefore all participants should have a valid travel insurance of their own. It is also a good idea to get the European Health Insurance Card, EHIC. Course venues in Finland

5 The main course venue is the Tikkurila school complex with schools from pre- school to upper secondary school. Plenary meetings will take place in Varia Vocational College (Tennistie 1, Vantaa) goo.gl/maps/vem4ash2cvv, or Tikkurila Upper Secondary School (Tikkurilan lukio) ( Valkoisenlähteentie 53, Vantaa, tel goo.gl/maps/b3ytqccff2s2 There is free wi- fi available in the venue. Links for travellers / Helsinki information/helsinki- tourist- information Course venue in Tallinn, Estonia Main venue for 7- day General Benchmarking course and Benchmarking Learning with Serious Games and Other Digital Innovations is Tallinn University / Tallinn Ulikool. Address: Narva mnt 25, Tallinn, Estonia ,12z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1stallinn+university!3m4!1s0x c 7ed21b5b:0x34ce7211e853036f!8m2!3d !4d ?dcr=0 Tallinn airport airport.ee/en/ airport.ee/en/transport/leaving- the- airport/ page Accommodation Tallinn, Estonia Please book accommodation near the Old Town and Tallinn University ,13.82z?dcr=0 Booking.com, Momondo, Ebookers, Trivago are good tools to choose accommodation. For instance, Park Inn by Radisson Central is situated

6 between the Old Town and University. Any accommodation close to it will work well. The yellow, official taxis are very cheap in Tallinn in case you wish to stay further from the main venue. Links for travellers / Tallinn