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How To Get To Otaniemi - TKK Acoustics Laboratory

General on Otaniemi & TKK Acoustics Laboratory
  • The TKK campus area is called Otaniemi. It is located in the city of Espoo (not Helsinki)
  • The TKK Acoustics Laboratory is located in Otaniemi in the electrical and communications engineering building
  • Address for taxi driver: Otakaari 5 A, Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology
  • Distance from Helsinki: Circa 10 km
  • From Helsinki about 20 minutes with a public bus [3€ per ride]
  • From Helsinki about 15 minutes by taxi [~15€]
  • Distance from Helsinki-Airport: Circa 20 km
  • From Helsinki-Airport about 70 minutes with a public bus [3.40€ per ride (includes bus exchange)]
  • From Helsinki-Airport about 25 minutes by taxi [~30€]
  • TKK Acoustics Laboratory address and contact info. [Acoustics/contact]
  • --Instructions on Getting to Otaniemi-- [link]
  • Automatic journey planner when using public transportation.
  • Satellite view of Otaniemi.

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    Maps

    Bus

    Rough-Bus-Map-Helsinki-Espoo

    Otaniemi

    Otaniemi-EC-Highlighted

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    Electrical and Communications Engineering Building In and Out

    View outside (main entrance) and inside map

    EC-Building-Entrance EC-Building-InsideMap

    Maps inside

  • Detailded maps inside the building: [E-wing, 2nd floor], [E-wing, 1st floor], [I-wing, 2nd floor (NOTE: street level)]

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    Hotels

    Hotels in Espoo

    		 [The web addresses are generic ones and require some surfing]
  • Hotel Radisson SAS in Otaniemi [http://www.radissonsas.com/] [THE CLOSEST, on campus area, walking distance.]

    • Hotels in Helsinki
  • Sokos hotel Vaakuna (Helsinki downtown, near bus station) [http://www.sokoshotels.fi/]
  • Scandic-hotel Simonkenttä (Helsinki downtown, near bus station): [http://www.scandic-hotels.fi/]
  • Hotel Helka (Helsinki downtown, near bus station): [www.helka.fi]

    • Hotels in Finland

  • Hotels anywhere in Finalnd (possibility to find low budget accomondation) [http://www.hotelsfinland.com/]

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    Venue and Equipment on Request

    Venue
  • Cafeteria available in the Electrical and Communications Engineering Building, where TKK Acoustics Laboratory is also located

    • Equipment on Request
  • Data projector [Mac users, to be on the safe side have an adaptor]
  • Audio equipment, i.e., active loudspeakers
  • WLAN connection as a temporary user

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    Good To Know

    Phone Numbers
  • Taxi When calling in Helsinki: +358 (0) 100 0700
  • Taxi When calling in Espoo/Otaniemi: +358 (0) 100 7300
  • Ask for an unknown number: +358 118

    • Weather
  • Local weather on the web. in Finland. in Helsinki.
  • - During winter I - Temperature: average outside -5 celcius (typically ranges from +0 to - 20 celcius), but inside + 24 celcius.
    • In practice: 'scalable' clothes
  • - During winter II - Remember to bring gloves, warm scarf, and warm hat.
  • - During winter III - Watch for the hidden 'black ice' under the snow. Walk with steady steps (Yes, Mom).
    • In practice: wear non-slippery shoes, i.e., not shoes with slick leather shoe soles

    • Misc
  • Electrical socket type: 50 Hz, 230 V. You might need an adaptor. The Finnish one looks like this:

    Electrical Socket In Finalnd

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    Modified: 2.2.2006, by Henri Penttinen
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