Travel information
Traveling to Mikkeli is easy, there are good connections to Mikkeli from Helsinki city centre, Helsinki-Vantaa airport and Lappeenranta airport. The railway station and bus station are situated in Mikkeli travel centre, in the centre of the city of Mikkeli, close to hotels and pre-conference venue.
The distance between Helsinki and Mikkeli is 228 km. The most convenient way to travel between Helsinki and Mikkeli is by train or bus.
Traveling from Helsinki to Mikkeli by train
When traveling to Mikkeli from Helsinki-Vantaa airport, recommended connection is Tikkurila train station, which is about 5km from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. From the airport, taxi is the most convenient way to get to Tikkurila train station.
Train timetables and tickets - VR
Monday the 6th of August, Helsinki-Mikkeli
- 14:12-16:55 transfer of trains in Kouvola train station, on Tikkurila train station 14:28
- 15:12-17:41 on Tikkurila train station 15:28
- 16:12-19:00 on Tikkurila train station 16:28
- 17:12-19:54 transfer of trains in Kouvola train station, on Tikkurila train station 17:28
- 19:12-21:35 on Tikkurila train station 19:28
Thursday the 9th of August, Mikkeli-Helsinki
- 13:03-15:48
- 15:24-17:48
- 16:03-18:48 transfer of trains in Kouvola train station
- 17:46-20:48
- 19:07-21:48
Traveling from Helsinki to Mikkeli by bus
There is a bus connection to Mikkeli from Helsinki-Vantaa airport, as well as from Helsinki city centre.
Bus timetables - MatkahuoltoTraveling from Lappeenranta to Mikkeli
When traveling to Mikkeli from Lappeenranta airport, taxi is the most convenient way to get from the airport to the Lappeenranta bus station and then by bus from Lappeenranta to Mikkeli.
Hotels in Mikkeli
The recommended hotels in Mikkeli are Sokos Hotel Vaakuna and Hotel Cumulus:
The hotel is located in the immediate city center. There are some rooms reserved for IFLA pre-conference participants, until the 6th of July.
To book a room at Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, please contact the hotel by phone or email and inform the reservation code "BKIR120806", note that the reservation code does not work with internet bookings. Contact information: tel. +358 15 20201, email: vaakuna.mikkeli@sokoshotels.fi
The hotel is located in the immediate city center. To book a room at Hotel Cumulus Mikkeli, please contact the hotel by phone or email, you can also make the room reservation in internet. Contact information: tel. +358 15 20511, email: mikkeli.cumulus@restel.fi