The first WordCamp Finland will be held in the Hullu Poro restaurant, located in the Koskikeskus shopping centre in the centre of Tampere, so arrival via bus or train gets within a short walking distance of the venue.
Arrival by plane
Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport
Easiest way of getting to Tampere from Helsinki-Vantaa is by train. You can get to Tikkurila train station via local bus that goes from Helsinki-Vantaa airport in every ten minutes. In daytime, there are trains at least every hour to Tampere (see about trains later in this post).
There is also a direct bus connection from Helsinki-Vantaa to Tampere every hour, which is also a good option, especially late in the evening or by night, when there are no trains.
Bus to Tikkurila station
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Price: 3 euros / adult
Line: 61/61V (Tikkurila train station is the last stop)
Schedule: http://aikataulut.reittiopas.fi/linjat/en/v61.html
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Tampere-Pirkkala airport is near Tampere, so the best way of arriving is to either come with a local bus that leaves from the airport once / twice an hour depending on the time of day, or by arranging an AirPort Taxi beforehand.
Bus
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Price: 2,60 euros / adult
Line: 1 (leave the bus at stop Koskipuisto H (0517))
Schedule: http://aikataulut.tampere.fi/?line=1&lang=en
Taxi
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Price: 19 euros
Information: http://www.taksitampere.fi/tat/en/services/airport
Arrival by train
You can buy tickets to the train from VR (Finnish State Railway). The train station is in a close walking distance from Koskikeskus shopping centre, see this Google Maps for directions.
Arrival by car
There is a lot of parking places near the venue. There’s a parking hall beneath Koskikeskus, and other nearby parking halls can be found at this site.
Finding the venue & Location in Koskikeskus
Instructions on how to get to the venue from the railway station are in a separate post: Finding the WCFI Venue.
See you there!