Welcome to Helsinki

PROGRAM January 16 to 18, 2024

Matka 2024 Workshop and Trade Day

Tuesday, January 16

Flights with Finnair to Helsinki Airport

Individual transfers to Helsinki city centre and the partner hotels.
It is easy to take the airport train from Helsinki Airport to Helsinki Central Railway Station and from there tram to hotels. The required ticket is ABC.  Local train tickets can be purchased from HSL's mobile app, or from the ticket machine at the train platform. Timetables, tickets and fares for local trains and can be found on Hsl.fi.

Check-in to hotels:

Scandic Grand Central Helsinki (Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands MATKA Workshop only FHB participants)
Lilla Roberts (France)
Klaus K (Italy and Spain)
Hotel Haven (UK)

Dinner for MATKA 2024 Fully Hosted Buyers by partner hotels

MATKA 2024 FHB staying at Scandic Grand Central Helsinki
18:45 Meet Visit Finland representatives Ms Heli Saari and Ms Sara Snäll at the hotel lobby
A short walk (300 m) to Marski by Scandic
19:00 Meet your Scandic Hotels dinner host Ms Jenni Saarinen, Leisure Sales Manager (tel: +358 40 700 0401) at the hotel lobby
Dinner at the restaurant Kuusi Palaa

MATKA 2024 FHB from Italy and Spain
18:55 Lobby call, meet your Visit Finland representatives Mr David Campano and Mr Marko Risku, Finnair representative Mr Jari Nuotio and your Strawberry host Mr Philip Cronstedt
19:00 Dinner hosted by Strawberry at Restaurant Toscanini 

MATKA 2024 FHB from France:
18:55 Lobby call, meet your Visit Finland and Finnair representatives Ms Sanna Tuononen, Mr Javier Roig and your Strawberry host Mr Anton Martikainen
19:00 Dinner hosted by Strawberry at Krog Roba.  

MATKA 2024 FHB from UK:
18:45 Lobby call, meet your Visit Finland and Finnair representatives Ms Caroline Beaton and Mr Anssi Partanen at Hotel Haven lobby
A short walk to Hotel Lilla Roberts
Meet your Strawberry host Ms Patricia Herlin at Krog Roba
19:00 Dinner hosted by Strawberry at Krog Roba

Wednesday, January 17

MATKA 2024 Workshop Day 

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfers by bus to Messukeskus
approx. at 07:45 Hotel Haven
approx. at 07:45 Lilla Roberts
approx. at 07:55 Hotel Klaus K
approx. at 08:00 Scandic Grand Central Helsinki

Program of the MATKA 2024 Workshop Day

Thursday, January 18

MATKA 2024 Trade Day

Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out

Transfers by bus to Messukeskus
approx. at 08:00 Hotel Haven
approx. at 08:00 Lilla Roberts
approx. at 08:10 Hotel Klaus K
approx. at 08:15 Scandic Grand Central Helsinki

MATKA 2024 Trade Day

Lunch (lunch coupons will be given to you on Wednesday by your Visit Finland host)

13:30/14:30/15:30/16:30/17:30
Transfer by bus from Messukeskus to Helsinki Airport, one bus each hour until 17:30
No seat reservations, please leave on time for the bus transfers
Flights to home destinations

Thank you for visiting Finland!