Location

The meeting will take place in Arken, auditorium Armfelt, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. Street address: Tehtaankatu 2. Arken is within 15 – 20 min walk along the Aura river from Hotel Julia, Hotel CityBörs, and Hotel Centro and only 5 min from Guesthouse Domus.

Turku, located at the mouth of Aura river, is one of the oldest towns in Finland, established at the end of the 13th century. Today Turku is the regional capital and is known as an important port and location for education, business and culture. Finland´s first university, Åbo Akademi University was founded in Turku in 1640. The university was later transferred to Helsinki. Åbo Akademi University in its present shape was founded in 1918 and has today about 7000 students and a staff of about 1300 persons. Please visit the links to have a look at Åbo Akademi University and City of Turku.

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