Helsinki-Vantaa
Airport
Kamppi
Airport connections
By bus
Bus number 615. From the airport to Helsinki city center/ From Helsinki city center to the airport
•From the airport, the bus leaves from terminal T1, platform 2 and terminal T2, platform 21. The bus stops
in Helsinki only to set down passengers.
•In Helsinki, the bus leaves from Rautatientori, platform 3. Leaving from Helsinki, the first exit stop is in
Vantaa.
•The bus runs every 8–45 minutes on weekdays, at weekends every 12–50 minutes.
•The total travel time to Helsinki city center is about 30–40 minutes.
•A regional ticket is required for journeys from Helsinki to the airport and vice versa.
•Purchase your ticket from a ticket machine or driver.
Bus platform at the airport.
T2 terminal (at Airport)
Railwaystation Square
The Central Bus Station is located in the centre of Helsinki with hourly services in the Helsinki region.
Kamppi (Espoo terminal)
From Kamppi there are many connections to different parts of Espoo and an average journey to Espoo
takes about 15 to 30 minutes. Regional ticket can be purchased from a bus driver. Regional ticket costs
5€ and tickets are valid for 80 minutes.
Transportation from Helsinki to Espoo
Bus number 103 operates from Kamppi to Otaniemi average in every 10 minutes. Platform 42 in Kamppi.
Bus stop in Otaniemi is located about 100 meters from Innopoli 2 and the name of the bus stop is Innopoli
(E2220).
Timetable for bus 103 (from Kamppi) available here: http://aikataulut.reittiopas.fi/linjat/fi/s103.html
More information on Espoo regional public transport on www.hsl.fi.
By taxi
Helsinki Airport is located about 20 kilometres from Espoo and it takes around half an hour to reach
Espoo by car. The taxi stands are located right outside the arrival areas of the terminals.
Taxis can be obtained by telephone or from taxi ranks.The central taxi reservation number in Espoo is
0100 7300 and in Helsinki 0100 0700. In Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa it is easy to get a taxi. Taxis accept
both cash and credit cards as a payment method. Average journey from airport to Otaniemi and also from
airport to Helsinki city centre costs around 40-50 euros.
ESPOO
Facts
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Area: 528 km²
Land area: 312 km²
Water area: 216 km²
Islands: 165
Lakes: 95
Seashore: 58 km
Population: 260,753
Espoo is the second largest city in Finland and is located next to the capital, Helsinki. The transport connections from
the airport and the centre of Helsinki to Espoo are excellent. The special feature of Espoo is an urban structure that
relies on five different centres, dominated by detached houses that combine urban and rural living.
Espoo is a centre of international company headquarters and high-technology businesses. Many commute daily to
Espoo from the neighbouring municipalities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
The city has gained international fame as a hub of know-how, research and development, at the heart of which
stands the Aalto University campus.
Large natural areas are characteristic of Espoo: seashores, the archipelago, the wilderness in nature reserves and
the waterways of the lake highlands. The cultural landscapes, constructed environments and natural areas of Espoo
are like Finland in miniature.
OTANIEMI
Otaniemi is the largest technology, innovation and business hub in Finland and in Northern Europe
(according to the number of companies and R&D centers located within its vicinity).Otaniemi is physically
located in the City of Espoo and within 8 km (15 minutes by car) from the center of Helsinki.
Otaniemi features a mix world-class research organizations, academic institutions and over 800
companies from start-ups to multinational corporations operating around a compact 2×2 kilometer
campus,
Twice selected by the EU as one of the most innovative regions in Europe, Otaniemi is a community of
over 32,000 people with 16,000 students and 16,000 technology professionals from 110 different
countries. There are 5000 researchers within walking distance.