2024 | Practicalities – Events and Communities

Registration

Registration will open for presenters on Monday 18 March, and for others on 8 April. Registration deadline is Monday 22 April, but we will have limited audience seats available, so please register as early as possible.

Registration link: https://forms.office.com/e/m98esqYy3x

Seminar programme

Please find the full seminar programme here: https://springseminar.org/2024-programme

Seminar venue

The seminar is organised at Tampere University’s Paidia space, located on the third floor of Nokia Arena (address: Kansikatu 3). The Nokia Arena is a big building visible from the train station. Paidia is accessible from Entrance A (main entrance) that is on the northern side of the building (towards the train station).

Accessibility and easy access: https://nokiaarena.fi/en/directions/accessibility-and-easy-access

For lunch, we recommend nearby lunch restaurants:

Aleksis (address: Technopolis Yliopistonrinne, Kalevantie 2) : https://ravintola-aleksis.fi/lounas
Minerva (address: Tampere University, Pinni B building, Kanslerinrinne 1): https://www.compass-group.fi/en/ravintolat-ja-ruokalistat/food–co/kaupungit/tampere/minerva
Linna (address: Tampere University, Linna building, Kalevantie 5): https://www.sodexo.fi/en/restaurants/restaurant -linna

There are also many other options available through Google Maps.

Accommodation options

The nearest hotels in include Lapland Hotels Arena, Sokos Hotel Villa, Sokos Hotel Torni, Sokos Hotel Ilves, Scandic Tampere City, Scandic Tampere Station, and Holiday Inn Tampere Central Station. For budget travellers, we recommend Dream Hostel and Hotel and Omena Hotel Tampere II. City of Tampere tourist information can provide you with several other alternatives within a walking distance.

Arriving in Tampere

If you are arriving to Finland by flying, you are likely to land at Helsinki-Vantaa airport (HEL). You can then take a train from the Helsinki airport to Tampere railway station (tickets can be purchased from the VR website: https://www.vr.fi/en). You will need to switch trains at Tikkurila station. The total travel time from the airport to Tampere is 1 h 36 mins or 1 h 51 mins depending on the connection.

Some airlines offer flights to Tampere-Pirkkala airport (TMP) that is located right next to Tampere. There is a bus connection from the airport to Tampere city centre: https://www.nysse.fi/en/airport. The travel time is around 20 minutes and the ticket costs 4.50€ (7.50€ after midnight). You can also order a taxi: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/tampere-pirkkala/parking-access/taxis.

Things to see and do

When in Tampere, we recommend that you visit the Finnish Museum of Games (a free, private tour is included in the seminar programme on Wednesday evening!). Tampere also has many other interesting attractions to offer, such as the world’s only Moomin museum, and Tampere is the sauna capital of Finland. Find out more about what Tampere has to offer on the Visit Tampere website.