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Invitation to hold the
Congress
in Oulu, FINLAND
65°01‘N, 25°28’E
Location
• Hub of Northern Finland and the
gateway to the Arctic areas
• Capital of Northern Scandinavia
• Located midway between Asia and
North America
• Excellent global and local connections
Easy Access to Oulu
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Second busiest airport in Finland
Helsinki within an hour by plane
The Oulu-Luleå-Tromsø route operated five days a week
Congestion-free urban area
Free panOulu Wi-Fi covering Oulu region
Interactive Screens and Sensor Networks in the city centre. (World‘s
largest network of large interactive public displays deployed for
research purposes)
Urban centre
• Oulu is the biggest urban centre in Northern
Scandinavia
• 250,000 citizens in the Oulu region
• Moderate cost of living – 50% lower than
Helsinki’s real estate prices*
• Active and rapidly developing city centre with
new underground parking premises in 2015
Compact city for your congress
all the needed services within a 1,5 kilometer radius
400 m
Airport 15 km
hotels
railway
station
congress
venues
Dozens of places to visit and see in Oulu
Festivals & happenings
• August Festival
• Oulu Days
• Qstock –summer festival
• Air guitar playing world championship
...and much more
Nature
• Nallikari beach
• Hailuoto island
• Virpiniemi – excercise park
• Rokua Geopark
• Kierikkikeskus – stone age center
• Sea
• Over 650 km cycling routes
In the City
• Market square & the farm houses
• Rotuaari, pedestrian area
• Koiteli & rapid waters
• Golf
• Science center Tietomaa
• Museums
• Superpark – activity park
12 Hotels
1300 Hotel rooms
3300 Hotel beds
Several options for meeting venue
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Oulu City Theatre
Oulu Music Centre
Univeristy of Oulu
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Convention hotels
Super Park Arena
Ouluhall–Event Centre
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Kastelli community centre
Science Centre Tietomaa
Technopolis
Oulu City Theatre
3 auditoriums for 80-1124 persons
Rehearsal room for 100-150 persons
Kastelli community centre
The City of Oulu’s educational, leisure and culture centre
Auditorium for 250 person
Oulu Hall
Oulu Hall has fixed seating for 800 people in the main stand, 700 seats in the secondary stand, and 4,500
chairs. The Hall also has a café that can accommodate 200 people.
Oulu Music Centre
The Madetoja multifunctional hall can accomodate over 800 guests while the Music Centre can
host a coctail evening for up to 1,200 guests
Technopolis Oulu
Technopolis Oulu offers over 50 conference and meeting premises options in Linnanmaa, Peltola,
Kontinkangas and the city center.
Radisson Blu Hotel Oulu
12 conference rooms
Ainola Ballroom for up to 300 delegates
For a conference or dinner
Hotel Restaurant Lasaretti
Aurora Hall max 350 people
Wide range of different meeting rooms
Hotel Scandic
The hotel has ten conference spaces for 10-160 people,
suitable for both conferences and celebrations.
Reception at City Hall
Second floor of the City hall is for festive proceedings. The assembly hall was taken into use on 29 October
1886 to celebrate the completion of the railway line to Oulu. The neo-Renaissance assembly hall, which
earlier served as a theatre, is once again in its original use as a superb venue for social receptions.
Pre- and post Congress tours & activities
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Arctic circle, Santa’s village, at Rovaniemi
Santa, Snowcastle & icebreaker ship
cruises in Kemi
Wildlife tours & birdwatching
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Unique combinations of geology, nature &
culture in Rokua Geopark
Hailuoto island, pure nature & sea
Hiking & skiing in Kuusamo and Syöte
Pictures: Kemi Tourism Ltd.VisitOulu, Oulun matkailu Oy, City of Oulu
University of Oulu
– Creating innovation for the future
The University of Oulu trains experts and multifaceted professionals for specialized fields
in 43 different programs.
The research areas of strength include four focus areas and four development areas.
Focus areas:
• Biosciences and health
• Information technology
• Cultural identity and interaction
• Environment, natural resources and materials
Development areas:
• Business and economy
• Steel research
• Research-based teacher
education
• Mining and mineral field
University of Oulu has currently 15 400
students and 3000 employees.
Arctic Airlink develops
Northern Finland,
Norway and Sweden
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The flight route Arctic Airlink operates Oulu - Luleå - Tromso
The new flight connection gives you potential new business opportunites in Finland,
Norway and Sweden
Enables you to use competent workforce or work in the Arctic region
5 inbound and outbound flights per week
The route is operated by Nextjet
Feel the Space, Light and the Spirit of the
North in Oulu! Warmly Welcome to Oulu!