General Information
for Participants
DanceAbility Teacher Certification Course
Helsinki 2015
DanceAbility Finland ry
http://danceabilityfinland.com
[email protected]
Hengitä sisään Hengitä ulos Sinä tanssit
Inhale Exhale You are dancing
DanceAbility Finland ry
Yhd.rek. 201.517 Reg. Nr
Y-tunnus 2285905-1 Business ID
Kaaos Company
http://danceabilityfinland.com/kaaos
[email protected]
Erilaisuuden sietämätön kauneus
The unbearable beauty of difference
DanceAbility Finland ry
Kaaos Company
DanceAbility Finland
Email:
[email protected]
Mobile:
+358 44 974 5994 (Producer Emma Susi)
Website:
http://danceabilityfinland.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/danceabilityfinland
Course Website: http://danceabilityfinland.com/daf/da-teacher-cert.html (ENG)
http://danceabilityfinland.com/daf/da-teacher-cert.html?lang=fi (FIN)
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/danceability.teacher.certification.helsinki2015 (PUBLIC)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/datc.helsinki2015/ (CLOSED GROUP)
Course Venue
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rF8CP
Zodiak – Centre For New Dance
Rehearsal Studio C4
Cable Factory (Kaapelitehdas)
Tallberginkatu 1, Entrance C, 4th Floor
FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland
Websites
Cable Factory: http://www.kaapelitehdas.fi/en
Zodiak – Center for New Dance: http://www.zodiak.fi/en
How to get there?
Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory) is located in an area called Ruoholahti, which is about 2 kilometers
from Helsinki center. You can get
there by:
 Metro Ruoholahti, 700 metres walk to Kaapelitehdas
(Cable Factory)
 Buses 15, 20, 21V, 65A, 66A
 Tram 8 (stop:
Länsisatamankatu) or tram 9
(stop: Länsilinkki)
 T-buses going to Espoo direction along Porkkalankatu,
leaving from Kamppi terminal
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Accommodation
Sites for student accommodation
https://university.helsinki.fi/en/studying/new-students/housing
https://oin.sharetribe.com/en?category=accommodation (a “Marketplace” for student2student)
Hostels in Helsinki
http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php/ChosenCity.Helsinki/ChosenCountry.Finland
B&B
http://www.airbnb.com/
Facebook groups
Apartments for students in Helsinki Metropolitan area (you need to join the group):
http://www.facebook.com/groups/112489548797522/
People looking for flats and roommates in Helsinki region:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/340383882704915/
Flat mate & apartment Finder for Helsinki/Vantaa/Espoo (you need to join the group):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/helsink.ivantaa.espoo/
Kimppakämppä.fi group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/25069008689/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Rooms wanted to Rent in Helsinki (you need to join the group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/405639716237449/
Uuteen asuntoon vuokralle / Renting a new flat (need to join the group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/35179000735/?fref=ts
Vuokra-asunnot Helsinki / Apartments for rent in Helsinki (need to join the group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/235368102105/?fref=ts
Useful links
Tourist Information
Helsinki Tourist Information
http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en
You will find printable maps, brochures etc.
Helsinki Visitors' Guide 2015
http://www.e-julkaisu.fi/visit_helsinki/visitors_guide_2015/
Helsinki Helper tourist guides wear green vests. They are located in the city center and
at the Tourist Info Container at the Market Square. They can help you with many things. .
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Public Transport
Traffic information
tel. +358 100 111, you can ask anything about public transport.
From the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
From the Helsinki-Vantaa airport the easiest and cheapest way to get to Helsinki center is to take
bus 615 (wheelchair accessible). This bus leaves in front of the terminal (1 and 2) approximately every 15 minutes. It takes you through the city to Helsinki Railway Station. Travel time is 35 minutes and
it costs 5 euros. You can buy the ticket from the bus driver. You can also take bus 61 to Tikkurila
railway station and take the train to Helsinki.
Helsinki City Transport
https://www.hsl.fi (click In English)
All the info you need about timetables, ticket prices, where to buy tickets, maps etc.
Journey Planner
http://www.reittiopas.fi (click In English)
A site which finds the easiest way to get from one place to another using the public transportation
system (also from outside of Helsinki). Type in your origin street address and destination street address. Go to Advanced Search and tick Show accessibility information to see the wheelchair accessible routes, stops etc.
Train
http://www.vr.fi/eng/
Commuter and long distance train timetables, ticket prices and all info you need. All stations in the
Helsinki Metropolitan area aren’t accessible even if the train is. Look for the Wheelchair symbol on
the timetable! The Pendolino and Intercity long distance trains are accessible.
Taxi
Call +358 100 0700. For wheelchair taxis in Helsinki +358 100 85 500, outside Helsinki +358 100
7444.
Accessibility
Metro is fully accessible. In every station there are lifts.
Buses and trams. Most of the Helsinki City Transport’s (HSL) buses and over half of the trams are
accessible (with “low floors”). More info: https://www.hsl.fi/en/information/how-use-publictransport/accessibility. In Journey Planner’s timetables there is the letter “e” after the clock time if
the bus or tram is NOT accessible (in the printed timetables the routes printed in blue aren’t accessible).
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Most trains are accessible. You can find more specific information on the train timetables. See above
Train.
Bike rentals
Ecobike (Savilankatu 1 B, Helsinki), http://www.ecobike.fi, tel. +358 400 844 358
Greenbike, http://www.greenbike.fi, tel. +358 40 40 400, +358 50 550 1020
Bicyclean Helsinki, www.bicycleanhelsinki.com, tel. +358 41 476 3317
Car rentals (some examples, you can find more on the Internet):
Easyrent (Agricolankatu 7, Helsinki), tel. +358 9 773 3443, http://www.easyrent.fi
Eurorent, tel. +358 9 477 2277, [email protected], http://www.eurorent.fi/english_summary.php
Car Rental Budget (Malmikatu 24, Helsinki), tel. +358 20 746 6600, +358 10 436 2255
http://www.budget.fi
Places to eat, restaurants, grocery stores
Close to the course venue
Hima&Sali Café, at the Cable Factory, lunch from 7,20-10 euros.
YetiNepal restaurant, near the Ruoholahti metro station (Itämerenkatu 12)
Shopping centre Ruoholahti, there are places to eat and also a big grocery store.
K-Citymarket (Itämerenkatu 21)
S-market (Itämerentori 2)
Organic grocery stores in the city
Ekolo (Porthaninkatu 1, Metro Hakaniemi)
Ruohonjuuri (KAMPPI: Salomonkatu 5 and at HAKANIEMI: Sörnäisten rantatie 5)
Snack shop
Punnitse&Säästä, shop of loose foods like nuts, dried fruits and snacks, several places around the
city (Kamppi: Simonkatu 9; http://www.punnitse.fi/myymalat/helsinki)
Vegetarian Helsinki
Kasvisravintola Silvoplee / vegetarian restaurant and cafeteria
Toinen Linja 7 (next to Hakaniemi Metro Station)
http://www.silvoplee.com/
Vegan Facebook page, you can ask for tips (you need to join the group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469426383271953/
Special diets
Most restaurants - and bigger cafeterias - have gluten/lactose free and vegetarian options on their
menu. Look on the menu for the letters G (gluten free), L (lactose free), VL (low-lactose), K (vegetarian), M (no eggs). You can also ask if a dish could be modified to your need.
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Even small shops have good selections of food for special diets. Some supermarkets have the special
diet selections centrally in one area of the market.
gluteeniton = gluten free
laktoositon = lactose free
vähälaktoosinen = low-lactose
laktoositon maitojuoma = lactose free milk
kasvisrasva OR kasvisrasvaseos = vegetarian “cream”
luomu = organic
Emergency Numbers
Emergency number: 112
Police: 10022
Lost & Found Service: 0600 41006
Emergency Clinic open 24 hrs Tel. 09 10023 (Health Service)(Children’s Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu
11)
Pharmacies:
Ruoholahden apteekki at the shopping centre Ruoholahti (near Cable Factory)
Yliopiston Apteekki open 24 h (Mannerheimintie 96)
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