Arrival in Oulu - useful information
On Sunday July 24, there will be buses marked with the EAPR2011 sign waiting for the following flights at Oulu airport:
| Flight: | Arrival time in Oulu: |
| Blue1 (KF217) Helsinki – Oulu | 13:25 |
| Finnair (AY365) Helsinki – Oulu | 13:40 |
| Finnair (AY367) Helsinki – Oulu | 17:05 |
| Norwegian (DY5610) Helsinki – Oulu | 17:05 |
| Blue1 (KF211) Helsinki – Oulu | 17:30 |
Buses arranged by the EAPR2011 organisers will transport the participants of the conference from the aforementioned flights to the hotels free of charge. Representatives of the organiser will be present to organise the buses to drive to the hotels needed.
However, if you’ll arrive with a flight different from those mentioned above, we would like to recommend the following alternatives for transportation:
a) Hotels Radisson Blu, Holiday Inn, Hotel Scandic and Sokos Hotel Arina located in the Oulu city centre: take the bus no. 19 and ask the driver to notify you when the bus arrives at the bus stop called “Toripakka”. You have a short walking distance (max 500 m) to the hotel from this point.
Cost: 4,40 euro. In the night (23:00-04:00) the ticket costs 8,80 euro.
If you do not wish to wait for the bus, take a taxi (estimated cost roughly 30-35 euro).
If there is no taxi waiting at the airport, you can call one using the phone situated in the waiting hall of the airport close to the exit for arrivals.
b) Nallikari Camping: take the bus no. 19 and ask the driver to notify you when the bus arrives at the bus stop called “Raatti P”. Change to bus no. 17 at the same bus stop and remain on board until the bus stop called “Leiritie”, from which there is a short walking distance (200 m) to Nallikari Camping.
Cost: Airport – city centre: 4,40 euro. City centre – Nallikari: 3,10 euro. Double prices at the night time (23:00-04:00). Alternatively, take a taxi (estimated cost roughly 40-50 euro).
c) Summer Hotel Välkkylä: take the bus no. 19 and ask the driver to notify you when the bus arrives at the bus stop called “Toripakka P”. Walk a short distance to the bus stop “Toripakka E” (walk along Torikatu to the same direction as the bus continues) and take the bus no. 4 or 20 to the bus stop called “Välkkylä”. You have a short walking distance to Summer Hotel Välkkylä (350m).
Cost: Airport – city centre: 4,40 euro. City centre – Välkkylä 3,10 euro. Double prices at the night time (23:00-04:00). Alternatively, take a taxi (estimated cost roughly 30 euro).
The 18th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research
The 18th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research (EAPR2011) will be held in Oulu, Finland, close to one of the five High Grade Seed Potato Production Zones in Europe.
The region is the northernmost area of the world with intensive agricultural production, located just a few hundred kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. Farms are large and specialized in potato, cereal or dairy production.
Oulu is the home town of Nokia and characterized by IT technology. The town has a long history as a regional centre of commerce. It was established at the mouth of one the largest rivers entering the Baltic Sea and was the main port for export of goods from Finland in the 19th century.
The timing of EAPR2011 will be exceptionally interesting and rewarding in terms of reporting novel data from potato research. In 2009, “omics” research reached the long-awaited milestone and resolved the genome sequence of the potato and also of one of its main enemies, the late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans). Entirely novel insights will be available into physiology, development and functions, including host-pathogen interactions.
Potato as food, its nutritional value, promotion of the native potatoes of South America, and many other topics related to the role of potato research in consumer perception and promotion of the use of potatoes will be communicated.
