XML Finland 2003

The seminar will be held in Kuopio, a beautiful city in eastern Finland surrounded by waters and varied landscapes. The most famous landmark of Kuopio is Puijo Tower, rising 225 meters above the surface of the adjacent Lake Kallavesi.

Connections by air to Kuopio are excellent, as there are 5-8 daily flights from Helsinki. Kuopio's Rissala airport is situated 17 km to the north from the downtown of Kuopio. The most convenient way for transportation between the Rissala airport and the downtown is to use taxi or airport buses (see the airport link).

There are 7 trains daily from Helsinki to Kuopio, the fastest train taking only five hours. Kuopio is situated by one of the arterial roads of the country, highway 5 leading from Helsinki to Lapland.

Distances and travelling times to Kuopio
- Helsinki: 390 km, 4 h 45 min by car, 5 h 15 min by rail, 50 min by air.
- Tampere: 300 km, 3 h 45 min by car, 3 h 30 min by rail.
- Turku: 450 km, 5 h 30 min by car, 5 h 40 min by rail.
- Vaasa: 380 km, 4 h 45 min by car, 6 h 40 min by rail.
- Oulu: 290 km, 3 h 45 min by car, 4 h 30 min by rail.
- Rovaniemi: 500 km, 6 h 15 min by car, 8 h by rail.

For further information:

A block of rooms has been reserved for the seminar participants at the Scandic Hotel Kuopio, Finlandia Hotel Jahtihovi, and Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi. The seminar sessions take place in the Scandic Hotel Kuopio, which is within a walking distance from other hotels.

Click the map to the right for a larger version of the Kuopio map.

Hotel	Scandic Hotel Kuopio	Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi	Finlandia Hotel Jahtihovi
Location	900 m from the city centre by the Lake Kallavesi, near the passenger harbour.	400 m from the city centre and from the passenger harbour.	500 m from the city centre
From Hotel to the Seminar Venue	walking distance: 0 meters	walking distance: ca. 700 meters ~ 10 minutes	walking distance: ca. 700 meters ~ 10 minutes
Price (Single room / Double room)	87 EUR / 107 EUR	84 EUR / 106 EUR	- / 42 EUR
Room Reservation Code	XML¹	XML Finland¹	XML Finland ry¹
A number of reserved rooms and dates	28.10. - 29.10. 20 rooms 29.10. - 30.10. 50 rooms	28.10. - 30.10. 50 rooms	28.10. - 30.10. 5 rooms 29.10. - 30.10. 10 rooms
Reservation deadline	October 7th, 2003	September 28th, 2003	September 30th, 2003 (not an absolute deadline, you may be able to get a room after this date if they all have not been booked)
Services	Accommodation, food-restaurant, private restaurant, lobby bar, summer cafe and terrace, bar, 3 saunas, 8 conference rooms, parking, swimming pool.	Accommodation, saunas, conference rooms, bar, restaurant, night club, dance restaurant.	Accommodation, restaurant, meeting rooms.
Amenities	134 rooms with a shower/bath, television, trouser press and hair dryer. Dining restaurant, bar, sauna and swimming pool. Great facilities for being outdoors.	A nice and cosy hotel next to a beautiful park. 240 rooms in two separate buildings. In every room a telephone, shower/bath, radio, television, video channel, hair dryer, trouser press and minibar. Dining restaurant, night club, bar, meeting rooms for 4-100 persons, electric and Turkish sauna and jacuzzi.	Cosy family hotel near the passenger harbour. 23 rooms with shower, cable television, radio, telephone and minibar. The rooms have been renovated in 2002. Restaurant, parking area and meeting facilities.
Contact information	Scandic Hotel Kuopio Satamakatu 1 FI-70100 Kuopio Tel: Tel: Fax: http://www.scandic-hotels.com	Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi Minna Canthin katu 16 FI-70100 Kuopio Tel: Fax: http://www.sokoshotels.fi	Finlandia Hotel Jahtihovi Snellmaninkatu 23 FI-70100 Kuopio Tel: Fax: http://www.finlandiahotels.fi

Hotel

Scandic Hotel Kuopio

Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi

Finlandia Hotel Jahtihovi

Location

900 m from the city centre by the Lake Kallavesi, near the passenger harbour.

400 m from the city centre and from the passenger harbour.

500 m from the city centre

From Hotel to the Seminar Venue

walking distance: 0 meters

walking distance: ca. 700 meters ~
10 minutes

Price (Single room / Double room)

87 EUR / 107 EUR

84 EUR / 106 EUR

- / 42 EUR

Room Reservation Code

XML¹

XML Finland¹

XML Finland ry¹

A number of reserved rooms and dates

28.10. - 29.10. 20 rooms
29.10. - 30.10. 50 rooms

28.10. - 30.10. 50 rooms

28.10. - 30.10. 5 rooms
29.10. - 30.10. 10 rooms

Reservation deadline

October 7th, 2003

September 28th, 2003

September 30th, 2003 (not an absolute deadline, you may be able to get a room after this date if they all have not been booked)

Services

Accommodation, food-restaurant, private restaurant, lobby bar, summer cafe and terrace, bar, 3 saunas, 8 conference rooms, parking, swimming pool.

Accommodation, saunas, conference rooms, bar, restaurant, night club, dance restaurant.

Accommodation, restaurant, meeting rooms.

Amenities

134 rooms with a shower/bath, television, trouser press and hair dryer. Dining restaurant, bar, sauna and swimming pool. Great facilities for being outdoors.

A nice and cosy hotel next to a beautiful park. 240 rooms in two separate buildings. In every room a telephone, shower/bath, radio, television, video channel, hair dryer, trouser press and minibar. Dining restaurant, night club, bar, meeting rooms for 4-100 persons, electric and Turkish sauna and jacuzzi.

Cosy family hotel near the passenger harbour. 23 rooms with shower, cable television, radio, telephone and minibar. The rooms have been renovated in 2002. Restaurant, parking area and meeting facilities.

Contact information

Scandic Hotel Kuopio
Satamakatu 1
FI-70100 Kuopio

Tel:
Tel:
Fax:

http://www.scandic-hotels.com

Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi
Minna Canthin katu 16
FI-70100 Kuopio

Tel:
Fax:

http://www.sokoshotels.fi

Finlandia Hotel Jahtihovi
Snellmaninkatu 23
FI-70100 Kuopio

Tel:
Fax:

http://www.finlandiahotels.fi

1 = Use the given reservation code when reserving rooms or mention that you are reserving a room from XML Finland's quota which is ment for the participants of XML Finland 2003.

The evening program and supper takes place in Jätkänkämppä Lumberjacks’ Lodge which is situated in Rauhalahti resort area (ca. 5 km from the centre of Kuopio; see location in the map). Here you have a chance to enjoy traditional Finnish fare and to wash away the dust of the day in the biggest smoke sauna of the world (World Record: 103 persons from 47 countries all in the sauna at the same time!) and the waters of Lake Kallavesi. There are separate changing and washrooms for men and women and a shared steam room. Towels and sauna bench cloths are available for your convenience. If you are a shy person, you can bring your own bathing suit or use complimentary towels to cover yourself up. Jätkänkämppä also has a spacious veranda for cooling off. Swimming is possible through a hole in the ice in winter.