Getting Here

By Air

For flying to Finland a natural choice is one of the world's oldest operating airlines, Finnair. The arrival is at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.

There are different kinds of transport services at the airport:

• Taxi. The cost is about 30 EUR to Otaniemi.
• Airport Taxi. A yellow cab, which is a bit cheaper, around 12 EUR. It takes other passengers heading for your direction as well, so the trip takes a bit longer. The airport taxi has a booth in the lobby right after the customs.
• Finnair Citybus which takes you to the Helsinki City center. The cost is 5,20 EUR.
• Bus 615 to the Helsinki City Center (recommended). The cost is 3,40 EUR. The ticket is valid 80 minutes from the time of purchase in all public transport vehicles in the capital area. More about public transport in Helsinki area.

The trip from the airport to the city or to the Otaniemi area takes half an hour by taxi, or a little more by public transport. If the traffic is heavy it may take extra 15 minutes.

By Bus

Buses 102 and 103 shuttle from the early morning till midnight between Helsinki bus station and Otaniemi (103 bus stop closer to our building). They depart from piers 41 and 42, respectively, in Kamppi bus station building, which is co-located with Kamppi metro station. The trip takes 13-20 minutes, 3-5 minutes more if the bus goes via Lauttasaari (marked by T on the bus). The bus routes are marked in the map of Otaniemi by a blue color. You can also use Journey Planner below.

Maps and City Links

• Map of Otaniemi - How to find us! Another map where we are the spot "15"
• Map of Helsinki City Center
• Cities of the capital area - Helsinki and Espoo - lie next to each other on the southern coastline of Finland

You can also use Journey Planner. Type into From field: "Airport", "City Center", "Center", "Bus station", etc, and into To field: "Konemiehentie 2" (our address in Otaniemi), or "Helsinki University of Technology" (Otaniemi, Espoo).