City Reception
The City of Helsinki requests the pleasure of your company at a reception on Wednesday 25 June 2025 from 19.00 to 20.30. The city reception will be held in the City Hall. Please note that separate registration is required, and the registration link was sent to conference participants one month prior to the event.
The City Hall was originally designed as the Seurahuone hotel under Russian rule in 1833 by one of Finland’s most famous architects, C.L. Engel, and has served as Helsinki City Hall since the 1930s. The hall has seen balls, concerts, receptions and other events during its years, including the first cinema screening in Finland in 1896.
The building was almost completely rebuilt in 1967-1970, designed by Aarno Ruusuvuori. The Empire-style facade remained the same, but the interior was renovated and now reflects the influences of many decades.
Read more about the colourful history of Helsinki City Hall HERE.
Conference dinner
Thursday 26 June, 19:00-23:00
The conference dinner will be organised in Meripaviljonki. Meripaviljonki is a truly unique restaurant located in Hakaniemi, Helsinki. Floating on the waves of Säästöpankinranta, the restaurant offers panoramic sea views and the best seasonal delicacies.
Meripaviljonki’s menus roots are in the sea. The restaurant aims to provide its customers a unique milieu in which to enjoy seafood dishes made from pure, high quality seasonal ingredients that reflect Finnish nature. The restaurant is a showcase of Finnish know-how, an architectural piece or art, and a part of the new international Helsinki.
ECR meeting
As part of the Transforming Care Conference programme, the Early Career Researcher gathering provides doctoral students and recently graduated post-docs with an opportunity to get to know each other in a less formal setting.
After Parallel sessions 2 on Wednesday, we will meet in the lobby of the Main Building on the Fabianinkatu side (Entrance Hall Fabian) and then go to a nearby café, bar or restaurant, where we can grab some snacks and drinks (at our own expense), ahead of the Welcome Reception hosted by the City of Helsinki.
This is an informal meeting with no set programme (the registration is just to know how big of a restaurant space we’ll reserve), so the participants do not need to prepare in advance. The registration link has been sent to conference participants in May.
Welcome!
- When: Wednesday 25 June 2025, 17:30-19:00
- Where: Meet in the Aula Fabian (Entrance Hall Fabian) in the Main Building