The conference venue
The conference venue for the T.I.M.E. General Assembly 2025 is LUT Lappeenranta Campus.
Address: Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850 Lappeenranta, Finland
The city of Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta is located about 220 km northeast of Helsinki, by lake Saimaa, the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe.
Lappeenranta has twice been chosen as the climate capital of Finland. It is also one of the greenest cities in Europe and won the European Green Leaf Award in 2021.
Find more about Lappeenranta, its history, and what to do in the city from
Visit Lappeenranta (link)
Traffic connections from Helsinki
Train:
The easiest way to reach Lappeenranta from Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) is by train.
A local commuter train leaves the airport every 10 minutes and connects to Tikkurila station, where you can change to the direct train to Lappeenranta. The train ride is about 2 hours long and there are several daily connections.
Information about trains and train tickets: https://www.vr.fi/en
Shared taxi:
If your flight arrives later than the last train leaving Helsinki (usually around 9 PM), you can order a shared taxi service from Taksi Saimaa to pick you up from the HEL airport and bring you to your accommodation in Lappeenranta. It is also available if your flight is in early morning and you won't reach it with the first train leaving Lappeenranta.
Further information: Tiedote-kutsutaksi-lentokentta-EN-2025.pdf
A website with timetables and routes for multimodal transportation in Finland: https://opas.matka.fi/?locale=en
Local buses at Lappeenranta
Bus route 5 operates from train station (Matkakeskus) via city center (Keskusta)
to LUT Campus (Yliopisto). Travel time about 30 minutes. Bus route 1 operates from
city center (Keskusta) to LUT.
Information about the local bus timetable: https://lappeenranta.digitransit.fi/?locale=en
Accommodation in Lappeenranta
A limited number of rooms for conference participants are available with special price
for 30 September – 4 October 2025 at
Original Sokos Hotel Lappee
Brahenkatu 1, 53100 Lappeenranta, Finland
116 € / single room / night
131 € / twin room/ night
The room price includes a rich buffet breakfast, use of the gym and the residents' sauna and swimming pool during opening hours.
You can make reservations at Hotel Lappee with special rate until September 9th, 2025 or until the rooms are no longer available.
Rooms can be booked at the prices mentioned above by using the reservation code BTIME25
Hotel reservation channels:
Online reservation: https://www.sokoshotels.fi/en
Email: lappee.lappeenranta@sokoshotels.fi
By phone: +358 10 7621000
Other hotels in Lappeenranta city center: