The largest exhibition and convention centre in Finland
The Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre has seven exhibition halls and 40 conference rooms, of different sizes. Every year, more than a million people attend exhibitions, conventions, meetings, parties, and other events here.
All services under one roof
There are more than a dozen cafés and restaurants for visitors to choose from, as well as a high-quality hotel. All other services and facilities that an exhibitor or a convention or event organiser might need are also available at the centre.
New, multifunctional hall
The multifunctional hall of 15,000 square metres blends into the landscape and has been designed for easy conversion between exhibition use and service as a sports arena meeting international criteria. The new hall has been designed by architect Aki Davidsson, architecture office Davidsson & Tarkela and the building work has been carried out by SRV Rakennus Oy.
The new hall is well-lit and light in colour. A window 1,100 square metres in size constitutes the eastern wall, which allows natural light in when necessary. Hall 7 offers 4,500–7,000 square metres of net exhibition space, depending on the arrangements. When halls 6 and 7 are utilised in combination, the net exhibition space totals 11,000–17,000 square metres as the total area is 30, 000 square metres.
In accordance with the centre's environmental management system, optimal energy consumption has been taken into account in the design process: the heating and air-conditioning both will use geothermal technology.
Halls 1 to 3, on the east side of the Lower Gallery, can be used one at a time or combined into one big hall. The impressive Amfi, Hall 1, is perfect for meetings, concerts, and celebrations for 2000 to 4300 people. Amfi has good acoustics, an auditorium with ascending seating, and a stage.
Halls 4 and 5, upstairs, can be used together or one at a time. Access to the halls upstairs is from the Upper Gallery or the Glass Gallery, or via the escalator in Hall 3.
Hall 6 is the largest exhibition hall at the centre. It can, when necessary, be divided into four lecture rooms with descending partition walls. The hall can also be turned into gala premises where up to 6000 guests can be seated at dinner tables.
Convenient connections to the Exhibition & Convention Centre
The Helsinki–Vantaa airport is 13 kilometres from the Exhibition & Convention Centre. This journey is easiest by taxi, which will take approximately 15 minutes. There is a taxi rank in front of the southern entrance of the Exhibition & Convention Centre.
All local and long-distance trains stop at the Pasila railway station, just a 300-metre walk from the Exhibition & Convention Centre. Trains from the city centre to Pasila take just five minutes.
Trams 7A, 7B, and 9 to the city centre stop in front of the southern entrance of the Exhibition & Convention Centre.
Parking
There is parking for, in total, 4600 cars in the Exhibition & Convention Centre car park and the multi-storey car park. Often, during large events, the nearby Hartwall Areena car park is also available.
Entrance to the Exhibition & Convention Centre’s multi-storey car park is from Ratapihantie road. The congress car park is accessed from the street Ratamestarinkatu (address: Ratamestarinkatu 14). Consult the map.
The parking fee is €7 and it is valid for a single visit during one day. If the parking pass gets lost, you can buy a 'lost pass' at €20 from a parking ticket vending machine.The area will be barrier controlled from 1 January, 2012 and the parking will be subject to charge on all days including exhibition building and dismantling days.
The exhibitors can order a parking pass, which entitles to repeated entry to the parking area during the same day, on the days indicated on the pass.
The exhibition constructors can buy a special parking card, which is valid for one year. Please contact the hallmasters office (hallimestari@finnexpo.fi).
The Holiday Inn Helsinki indoor car park is for hotel guests only. The parking fee there is €18 for 24 hours, €9 for 2-6 hours and €4,5 for 0-2 hours.
Contact
The Finnish Fair Corporation
Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre
P.O. Box 21, FI-00521 Helsinki
Address to the multi-storey car park is Ratapihantie 14.
tel.: +358 40 450 3250
fax: +358 9 142 358
E-mail: info@finnexpo.fi
Website: http://web.finnexpo.fi/en/
