Photos from rauhaniemi.net, visittampere.fi, takonsoutajat.fi, and visitfinland.com.
Please note all social program participants are required to wear their CinC badges.
Monday afternoon activities
Participants can choose between activist or passivist activities during registration.
Passivist (Walk & bus tours in the city center)
Walking tour: The industrial part of Tampere
- Tour starts from Tampere Hall (conference venue).
- Groups with about 20 people in each group.
- Duration is about 1.5 hours.
Sightseeing bus tour: Tampere in a nutshell
- Buses leave from Tampere Hall (conference venue).
- 2 buses, taking about 50 people onboard each.
- Duration is about 1.5 hours.
Lazy activist (Rauhaniemi Folk Spa)
Remember to
- Pack your swimwear with you.
- Take a towel from your hotel room and your swimwear with you on Monday morning.
- There are three buses leaving at 12:45, 13:15 and 13:45 from Tampere Hall (conference venue).
- The buses leave for Tampere Hall at 15:30, 16:00 and 16:30.
About Rauhaniemi Folk Spa (Rauhis)
- Rauhis is located on the shore of lake Näsijärvi.
- There are two traditional Finnish saunas.
- The saunas are only for CinC participants at 13-14 (1-2 pm). After 14 (2 pm) the saunas are open for all visitors.
- The saunas are gender neutral, and an appropriate swimwear is required.
- After the sauna bath, there is the possibility to grill traditional Finnish sausages and vegetarian options.
Normal activist (Varala flow park)
Remember to
- Bring clothing that is suitable for this type of physical activity.
- We will provide you with gloves.
- The buses leave for Varala at 12:30 and 13:00 from Tampere Hall (venue).
- The buses return from Varala to Tampere Hall at 17:00 to Tampere Hall.
About the Flow Park
- Flow Park is an ecological adventure park where you can test your courage.
- There are different tasks refer to ropeways, including swaying paths, liana jumps, swings and cable slides.
Super activist (kirkkovene, church boat rowing)
Recommendations and preparations
- Please bring a towel (from the hotel) + swimwear + spare clothes if you want to have sauna afterwards at the rowing club!
- A water bottle is strongly recommended.
- Adjust your clothing according to the weather, but keep in mind that rowing is a strenuous exercise that generates a lot of heat.
- You may also bring gloves, e.g., cycling gloves – they need to be thin + tight. But using bare hands is completely fine. One hour of rowing should not generate too severe blisters.
About the rowing event
- We will all gather next to Tampere Hall after the Monday morning session & lunch. We’ll then walk together to the rowing site (about 15 min walk). Esa Räsänen (esa.rasanen@tuni.fi) is your host.
- The rowing itself takes about 1 hour on the lake.
- Two experienced rowers (one per boat) from the club (Takon Soutajat) will be your coxswains. They will guide you during the rowing. Esa will stay on the land with the other group (see below) and give also some basic instructions beforehand.
- We are 56 people and will divide into two groups. Group 1 rows first with two boats (2 x 14 rowers). In the meanwhile, Group 2 will have a short tour in the nearby Arboretum and in the gym. After Group 1 is done we’ll switch. Then Group 1 can already go to sauna or enjoy the gym (or arboretum) for more exercise…
- The sauna + rooms in the club are reserved for us until 5 pm.
- Some simple refreshments (juice + bananas / protein bars / skyr…) will be provided so that you can survive until the dinner.
- You can leave freely to your hotel or to the dinner site any time; but let’s see later how it goes – it’s all relaxed after you’re done with your rowing job! 😊
- Please note that you do not need to be super-fit to enjoy the activity!
Gala dinner at Hotel Scandic Rosendahl
The gala dinner will be held Monday evening 19:00 – 22:00 at the Scandic Rosendal which is beautifully located next to Lake Pyhäjärvi and Pyynikki Park. There, you will enjoy a buffet dinner of seasonal produce and local specialties.
Dress code is smart casual / business casual.
There will be bus transport to/from Hotel Scandic Rosendal starting from the conference venue, Tampere Hall. The bus schedule:
- 18:30 from City Center Campus to Rosendahl
- 19:00 from City Center Campus to Rosendahl
- 21:00 from Rosendahl to City Center Campus
- 21:30 from Rosendahl to City Center Campus
- 22:00 from Rosendahl to City Center Campus
Alternatively, you can opt to walk, weather permitting, to Hotel Scandic Rosendal. It is a very nice scenic ~45-minute walk. Further details are available in the Map section of the program booklet.
Full Bus Schedule
12:30 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance – Normal activist (Flowpark) at Varala (1 bus)
12:45 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance – Lazy activist (Sauna) at Rauhaniemi (1 bus)
13:00 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance – Normal activist (Flowpark) at Varala (1 bus)
13:00 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance – Passivist activity (Tour) – Tampere tour (2 buses)
13:15 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance – Lazy activist (Sauna) at Rauhaniemi (1 bus)
13:45 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance – Lazy activist (Sauna) at Rauhaniemi (1 bus)
15:30 Rauhaniemi sauna – Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus)
16:00 Rauhaniemi sauna – Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus)
16:30 Rauhaniemi sauna – Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus)
17:00 Varala Flowpark – Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus) (2 buses)
18:30 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus) – Gala Dinner (Rosendahl) (3 buses)
19:00 Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus) – Gala Dinner (Rosendahl) (3 buses)
21:00 Gala Dinner (Rosendahl) – Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus) (2 buses)
21:30 Gala Dinner (Rosendahl) – Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus) (2 buses)
22:00 Gala Dinner (Rosendahl) – Tampere University Central Campus Entrance (1 bus) (2 buses)
Reception at Tampere City Hall
The Tuesday evening reception is offered by City of Tampere at Tampere City Hall (address: Keskustori, Tampere, 15-min walk from the venue). The event will start at 19:00 and end by 20:30.