Travelling information
Travelling to Helsinki
There are direct flights daily to Helsinki from all major European cities and numerous direct intercontinental flights. Helsinki is also daily accessible by ferries from Stockholm and Tallinn.
Transportation from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to the centre of Helsinki (approx. 16 km, 30 minutes) is by Finnair citybus € 4.9, by local bus 615 € 3, taxi approx. € 25 or shared airport taxi € 12. Taxis in Finland accept major credit cards.
If you use local bus 615 you can purchase a regional ticket ("seutulippu") from a driver and you are entitled to change vehicles as often as you wish within an hour, starting from the time stamped on the ticket when entering the vehicle. More information about regional traffic can be found from http://www.ytv.fi/english/transport/
The maps provided by the City of Helsinki may prove to be useful (try Ilmailutie for the airport address).
Travelling within Helsinki
Once in Helsinki, the best way to travel is by local traffic; buses, trams, trains and subway. The local traffic company, Helsinki City Transport (HCT), has very good web pages, which are worth visiting.
HCT offers a tourist ticket, which can be bought for one (4.2 €), three (8.4 €) or five days (12.6 €). You can buy your tourist ticket at R-kiosks, Stockmann's department store, the Main Bus Station, Helsinki City Tourist Office (Pohjoisesplanadi 19) and Helsinki City Transport service points. Bus and tram drivers sell single tickets (2 €).
How to reach CS Department by public transportation
The University of Helsinki has four campuses in Helsinki. The Department of Computer Science is located at the Kumpula campus in Kumpula.
Instructions on how to get to the Kumpula campus and the Department of Computer Science