The Ruka Fell is located near the Kuusamo town, close to the Eastern border of the Northern Finland, about 200 kilometers from Oulu and 800 kilometers from Helsinki. There is regular bus service from Oulu and daily flights (by Finnair) from Helsinki making the area readily reachable. The organizers will also arrange a chartered bus from Oulu to Ruka on Wednesday, for those flying or taking a train to Oulu instead of flying directly to Kuusamo.

CONFERENCE VENUE:

The accommodation during the conference will be in the Hotel Rantasipi Rukahovi, situated right by the Ruka Fell, and the conference will take place in the conference centre of the hotel. You can find out more about the venue and the near by attractions, activities and so on from here. Even though it is summertime, sometimes the weather can be relatively cold, so we recommend you to take warm outdoor clothing with you. You can check the local weather forecast here.

TRANSPORTATION (OULU-RUKA-OULU):

For those choosing the travel via Oulu instead of flying directly to Kuusamo, there will be a chartered bus transportation from Oulu to Ruka on Wednesday and from Ruka back to Oulu on Friday. On Wednesday the bus will start from the Oulu airport around noon and stop by the Oulu railway station. The travel time will be around three and a half hours. On Friday the bus will star right after lunch (13:30) and should arrive to Oulu around 5 pm (to the railway station, about 30 minutes later to the airport).