Accommodation

Photo thanks to Miska Knapek on Flickr.Creative Commons-licensed photo thanks to Miska Knapek on Flickr.

Like many Nordic locations, Helsinki can be a bit expensive, but September is one of the most beautiful months to spend time in this coastal city, and we aim to help all OKFestival participants find the right place to make a week’s stay both worthwhile and pleasurable.

OKFestival organisers have worked to reserve several decently-priced rooms in hotels and hostels with good connections to the OKFestival venue, all of which have been listed below. We recommend booking early to avoid disappointment. If you don’t find something you fancy here, please use your favourite online booking system to check out alternatives such as AirBnB.

Check out the suggested accommodation below and on a map here.

Hotel Suggestions

FOUR-STAR HOTELS

Klaus K. Hotel

  • Location: Centre
  • Street address: Bulevardi 2, 00120 Helsinki
  • Transport to the venue: Easy connection with tram no. 6 (distance to the venue 5km, 30 minutes with tram)
  • Price: Variable based on room type
  • Web: http://www.klauskhotel.com/en

We have booked a small quota of Passion Single rooms for OKFestival guests, 136€/night. When booking this room type, use the code OKFest to get one of our reserved rooms.

THREE-STAR HOTELS

Hotel Arthur

  • Location: Centre
  • Street address: Vuorikatu 19, 00100 Helsinki
  • Transport to the venue: Easy connection with no. tram 6 or buses (distance to the venue 4,5 km, 25 minutes with tram)
  • Price: Single room 100€/night, double room 130€/night
  • Web: http://www.hotelarthur.fi/eng/

We have booked a small quota for OKFestival guests. Half of the quota expires 16th July and the rest 17th August, so we advice to book before these dates. When booking use the code OKFest to get one of our reserved rooms.

VALUE-FOR-MONEY HOTELS

Omenahotels

  • Location: Three small hotels in central Helsinki
  • Transport to the venue: Easy connection with tram no. 6 (distance to the venue 5km, 30 minutes with tram)
  • Price: Rooms are from 50€/night and can accommodate up to 4 persons without increase in the room price!
  • Web: http://www.omenahotels.com/en/

The Omenahotel chain has three small hotels in central Helsinki. Highly recommended for friends and small groups travelling together! Book early!

Hostel Suggestions

Hostel Erottajanpuisto

  • Location: Centre
  • Street address: Uudenmaankatu 9, 00120 Helsinki
  • Transport to the venue: Easy connection with tram no. 6 (distance to the venue 5km, 30 minutes with tram)
  • Price: Varies, from single rooms to dormitory rooms
  • Web: http://www.erottajanpuisto.com/eng/

Eurohostel

  • Location: Katajanokka, close to centre
  • Street address: Linnankatu 9, 00160 Helsinki
  • Transport to the venue: Tram + bus connection (distance to the venue 6km, 30-35 minutes with tram and bus)
  • Price: Varies, single and double rooms available around 45-60€/night
  • Web: http://www.eurohostel.eu/

We advise you book one month before to ensure availability of rooms. When booking use the code OKFest to get one of our reserved rooms.

Stadion Hostel

  • Location: Töölö, close to centre
  • Street address: Pohjoinen Stadionintie 4, 00250 Helsinki
  • Transport to the venue: Easy connection with bus no. 506 (distance to the venue 4km, 25 minutes with bus) or tram no. 8 (distance to the venue 5,5 km, 32 minutes with tram)
  • Price: Variable, based on room type
  • Web: http://www.stadionhostel.fi/cms/?ca=tervetuloa&lang=2

Cheap accommodation, lot of dormitory rooms.

OKFestival CouchSurfing

For the more adventurous, we also have created a special page for the Open Knowledge Festival at the CouchSurfing website to make matches between international festival guests who are looking for an accommodation and local hosts in Helsinki who would like to meet others interested in open knowledge.

CouchSurfing is a community-based site that offers hospitality exchange and networking services. Its core function is to match people who are willing to offer free-of-charge home accommodation with travellers who are looking for a place to stay and new people to meet. To use CouchSurfing you need to be a member, but registration is free. Members can provide information about themselves and the accommodation they are offering or looking for. Homestays are consensual between the host and guest, and the duration, nature, and terms of the guest’s stay are generally worked out in advance.

Getting Started on CouchSurfing

To join the OKFestival CouchSurfing group, sign up on the page and share your details so local hosts can find you. If you are willing to host festival guests, we kindly ask you to push ’attending’ on the page above. In addition to this, it helps if you leave a comment on the page which mentions that you have decided to host. If you are a festival guest looking for a place to stay, after you have created your profile you can make ’couch requests’ to the potential hosts.