Conference Venue: Paidia (Living Lab of Play), a public research and activity space located inside Nokia Arena.
You can find Paidia by entering the main entrance of Nokia Arena (A-doors), going through the gates on your left and taking the escalator up (opposite the A3 gate, above the Casino). Paidia can also be accessed from the lift of the main entrance of the arena (3rd floor). The lift entrance is also used when there is a ticketed event in the arena at the same time. Here’s more information how to get to the Nokia Arena.
Address: Nokia Arena (Kanslerinrinne 3, 33100 Tampere)
- 600 metres from the train station
- 600 metres from the bus station
- 16 km from Tampere-Pirkkala airport
Flying to Tampere
Tampere-Pirkkala International Airport is located only 15 minutes from Tampere city centre. Since the airport is small and efficient, travellers can be at their hotel 30 minutes after landing.
The airport hosts one of airBaltic’s four bases, and the airline offers direct flights from Riga, Oslo, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, Rhodes and Malaga. SAS has direct flights from Stockholm, Finnair from Helsinki, and Ryanair from London Stansted.
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Flying to Helsinki
Helsinki Airport is Finland’s international air travel hub; over 150 direct flights from all over the world land daily in Helsinki. The airport is served especially well from Asian and European cities. Trains and buses between Helsinki Airport and Tampere run frequently. Helsinki Airport is a two-hour drive away from Tampere.
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