Practical Information

Symposium Venue

The symposium is held at the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio campus, Mediteknia auditorium MD100. The auditorium is right next to the lake Kallavesi.

University of Eastern Finland
Mediteknia auditorium, street address: Yliopistonranta 1

Accommodation

There are pre-booked rooms for the symposium participants at the Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi. The hotel is in a beaufitul location in the center of the city and close to the lake. Book your room at the Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi by 12 May 2018 using the code INEXCA.

Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi
Room rates:
single room 100 € / night
double room 120 € / night

WLAN

There is free WLAN available at the symposium.

Travel to and within Kuopio

Finland is easily reached from all parts of the world. You can reach Kuopio from the Helsinki airport in just over four hours. We encourage you to use this environmentally friendly option! It is easy to move around in Kuopio by foot, bus or taxi. The symposium venue is 2,5 km from the center of the city (30 minutes walking distance).

Finnish Railways VR
Finnair
Kuopio airport
Kuopio airport taxi (fixed price 22 € one-way between airport and city center)
Kuopio taxi number: 0200 30 300
Kuopio region public transport (regular busses between city center and symposium venue)

Weather

In June, the temperature is about 10 - 20 degrees Celcius / 50 - 70 degrees Farenheit. Remember the midnight sun, the sun sets at 11 pm to rise again at 3 am!

10-day weather forecast for Kuopio

Kuopio Dance Festival

There is a magnificent dance festival in Kuopio at the time of the symposium. Kuopio Dance Festival presents the new trends in the world of dance. The festival week consists of about 100 different proposal, dance courses, open-air event, artist interviews, square dances and other auxiliary programs.

Kuopio Dance Festival 13 - 19 June 2018