October 15, 2024. Suggested train and flight connections added below!

24th Koli Calling conference (face-to-face part) will be held again in the beautiful surroundings of Koli National Park, in the Break Sokos Hotel Koli, about 75 km from Joensuu.

Conference venue at Google Maps

Travelling by train

The conference venue can be best reached from Helsinki by taking a train to Joensuu. Train schedule and ticket bookings are now available at the VR website. It is advisable to book your train ticket early enough, as the the VR train company has adopted a new pricing model and the ticket prices usually increase substantially when the travelling date approaches. The recommended train connections are the following.

• Thursday November 14: InterCity 1 at 6:54 from Helsinki to Joensuu
• Sunday November 17: InterCity 6 at 9:00 from Joensuu to Helsinki
• Sunday November 17: InterCity 8 at 12:11 from Joensuu to Helsinki

For those attending the pre-conference workshop or the doctoral consortium, it is recommended that you arrive a day before (i.e., on Tuesday for workshop participants and on Monday for DC participants). The events will begin early in the morning, and there are no early enough train connections from Helsinki to Joensuu to make it to the events in time leaving from Helsinki the same day.

The trains are reachable from the Helsinki Airport via Tikkurila railway station by taking the Commuter train P on arrival (Helsinki Airport – Tikkurila) and the Commuter train I on departure (Tikkurila – Helsinki Airport). Travel time from the airport to Tikkurila is about 8 minutes, and the commuter trains operate every 10 minutes. You can book your ticket directly from Helsinki Airport to Joensuu.

Flying to Joensuu

There have been cuts and reduced services on flight services between Helsinki and Joensuu since the COVID-19 pandemic. During the conference, the flights will be operated by Finnair. However, there is only a limited number of flight options available. The following flights might serve the conference participants.

• Thursday November 14: AY341 at 6:25 from Helsinki to Joensuu
• Sunday November 17: AY346 at 18:35 from Joensuu to Helsinki

Koli Bus Schedule

The conference will organise a shuttle bus transportation from Joensuu to the conference venue, and back to Joensuu on Sunday. The bus transportation is included in the conference registration fee. The bus will pick up the participants from Joensuu Railway Station, airport, and other necessary places for the travel to Koli.

• Thursday November 14: 10:00 from Joensuu to Koli (attendees from the DC, pre-conference workshop, AY341)
• Thursday November 14: 11:45 from Joensuu to Koli (attendees from the InterCity 1 train)
• Sunday November 17: 7:00 from Koli to Joensuu (for the InterCity 6 train)
• Sunday November 17: 10:00 from Koli to Joensuu (for the InterCity 8 train, AY 346 flight)

Applying for Visa

Visitors from outside the EU will more likely need to apply for a visitor’s visa to enter Finland. Please consult your nearest Finnish Embassy or Consulate. We can send invitation letters for those participants with accepted papers and conference fee paid.