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| Facts and about Finland Member of the EU since 1995 President of the republic: Mrs Tarja Halonen. Population: 5.2 million Area: 338 000 square km, 10% water, 69% forest Climate:Cold winters, fairly warm summers. Official languages: Finnish and Swedish. Finnish is spoken by 91.3% of the population and Swedish by 5.4% of the population. Religion: 85.6% Lutheran, appr. 1% Orthodox Currency: Euro, since 2002 |
| Mean temperatures in Helsinki January: -4.2 C February: -4.9 C March: -1.5 C April: 3.3 C May: 9.9 C June: 14.8 C July: 17.2 C August: 15.8 C September: 10.9 C October: 6.2 C November: 1.4 C December: -2.2 (Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute) Length of the day in Helsinki area: December 21st (winter solstice, the shortest day): 5h49min Sun rises at 9:24, sets at 15:13 June 21st (summer solstice, the longest day): 18h56min, sun rises at 3:54, sets at 22:50. (Source: Almanakkatoimisto) |
Ateneum
Art Museum
Ateneum Art Museum holds the largest collection of Finnish art from 1750 to
the 1960s. The museum is conveniently located at the City Center, near the Central
Railway station.
Gallen-Kallela Museum
The museum is located at the studio of the Finland's national artist Akseli
Gallen-Kallela, and presents a rich variety of his work: paintings, drawings,
graphics, sculpture etc. The museum is located in Espoo, some 15 minutes by
bus from the Conference venue.
Heureka, Finnish Science
Center
Heureka, located in Vantaa some 20 minutes by train from the Helsinki City centre,
houses scientific exhibitions. There are over 200 exhibitions in the main exhibition,
with many activity points for the whole family as well as two temporary exhibitions.
In June 2005 the temporary exhibitions are Music and T-Rex-the disputed dinosaur.
Helsinki City Art
Museum
Helsinki City Art Museum has three museums in Helsinki: Tennis palace art museum
in Kamppi (near Bus station), Meilahti art museum in Meilahti (near Seurasaari),
and Kluuvi Gallery.
National Museum
The National museum of Finland presents Finnish life from pre-historic times
to the present. It is located near the Helsinki City centre.
Sea Life
Helsinki
Sea Life Helsinki, connected to Linnanmäki Amusement Park, is a new aquarium
in which the underwater life from sharks to native Finnish freshwater species
can be admired.
Linnanmäki Amusement Park
Linnanmäki Amusement Park is the oldest amusement park in Finland suitable
for the whole family. The rides include a wooden rollercoaster built in 1951
which is the most popular ride in the park, and 36 others. In the area there
is also a wide range of restaurants, video games and a museum.
Otaniemi
The conference venue is at Otaniemi, which is a campus area of nearly 14000
students, over 6000 researchers and a great number of technology companies,
in the spirit of the architecture Alvar Aalto.
Seurasaari Open
Air Museum
Seurasaari Open Air Museum is located in a beautiful green island (Seurasaari)
a fifteen minute walk away from the Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, some kilometers
from the Helsinki City Centre. The island itself is a tranquil spot in the city
area, favored by the townspeople for picnics and walks. Perhaps you will even
meet a tame squirrel or two.
Suomenlinna, Viapori-Sveaborg Fortress
The Suomenlinna Fortress is located on the islands just off the Helsinki and
was built in the middle of the 1800th century by the Swedish to protect the
city. It also belongs to the UNESCO world heritage list as a monument of unique
military architecture. There is a regular ferry-boat connection to Suomenlinna
from the Market Square.
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