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Conference venue and traveling

The Second Baltic-Nordic Conference on Survey Sampling takes place in Kuusamo which is in the north-east of Finland beside the Russian border (see maps).

The Conference venue, Holiday Club Kuusamo spa hotel, offers not only excellent conference facilities but also exiting options for free-time wellness and fitness activities. Hotel services include free spa services (included in room prices). The hotel provides a warm oasis in the middle of the beautiful northern Finnish landscape.

Traveling to Kuusamo

On Saturday 2 June 2007, there are two convenient public transportation options available: By flight or by train from Helsinki to Oulu and then by bus from Oulu to Kuusamo.

Helsinki-Oulu

Flight connections: See www.finnair.com
Train connections: See www.vr.fi/heo/eng

Oulu-Kuusamo

We are to offering a free Conference bus connection from Oulu to Kuusamo on Saturday 2 June afternoon. According to the timetable, the bus leaves Oulu Airport at 14:30 and Oulu Railway station at 15:30. The bus trip takes some 2.5 hours.

Regular bus connections: See www.matkahuolto.fi/en

Alternatively, there are bus connections from Helsinki to Kuusamo. The timetable can be obtained at www.matkahuolto.fi/en

If one prefers, it also is possible to drive by car from Helsinki to Kuusamo.

On Thursday 7 June 2007, in addition to traveling back via Oulu there is a direct flight connection from Kuusamo to Helsinki. Timetable can be obtained from Finnair website (see above).

If somebody plans to travel to Kuusamo for example on Sunday 3 June then a direct flight from Helsinki to Kuusamo is available (unfortunately, that connection is missing on Saturday 2 June).