Kase Ha Finland Winter Course 2020

this is a document-in-progress — More info to come later

Dates

14–16 February 2020

Head instructor

Dirk Heene, 9th dan

Schedule

Fri 14 February

  • 19.30–21.00 training all, sensei Heene • Otahalli

Sat 15 February

  • 10.00–11.30 training all, sensei Heene • Otahalli
  • 14.00–16.30 training kyu grades (up to 2. kyu), instructed by a KHF sensei • Otahalli
  • 14.00–16.30 training 1. kyu & dan grades, instructed by sensei Heene • Otahalli
  • 16.30– grading
  • sauna
  • dinner
  • sauna and swimming

Sun 16 February

  • 10.00–12.00 training all, sensei Heene • Otahalli

Course fee

Full course 80 eur, to be paid in cash on site. If you’re not attending all sessions, the price is lower.

Kase Ha Finland ry:n jäsenille leirin hinta on 70 eur.

Registrations

E-mail to Marko Häkkinen, hakkinen-iki-fi

Accommodation

Recommended hotels

There’s a number of other hotels in Espoo and Helsinki to suit your taste, but the one listed above has clearly the most convenient location.

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Transportation

We can pick you up from Helsinki airport, if you just send us your flight details.

From the airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Espoo and Otahalli by public transportation: Take the ”I” or ”P” train to Helsinki central railway station and change to Metro going towards Tapiola or Matinkylä. Get off at a station called ”Aalto University”. From there, it’s a 5-min walk to the hotel and Otahalli. Single ticket costs 4.60 eur (zones ABC) when purchased from a ticketing machine at the railway station. Note: There’s no ticket sales in most trains, so you should have a ticket before you board the train.

From the airport to downtown Helsinki: Local train lines ”P” and ”I”.

The most inexpensive way to move around is the HSL public transportation system.

HSL Journey Planner (opens in a new tab)

If you’d also like to visit museums and such, a 3-day Regional Helsinki Card might be your choice.

Airport Taxi Yellow Line: click here (to be booked in advance)

Normal taxi from the airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Espoo costs roughly 60 eur.

Locations

Otahalli is located at Otaranta 6, Espoo. Metro station: Aalto University.

Hotel Radisson Blu Espoo is at Otaranta 2, Espoo (right next to Otahalli).

The sauna on Saturday evening is a 5-min walk from Otahalli and Hotel Radisson Blu Espoo.

The dinner on Saturday night is at

Activities

In case you want to explore Helsinki area — or any other part of Finland — while you are here, we try to help you as much as we can. We have directions to restaurants, museums, galleries, shopping, concerts, sports, nature, reindeer… The Helsinki capitol region breaths fresh in the winter!

Contact

For any questions and more information, please contact either

  • Marko Häkkinen, e-mail hakkinen-iki-fi  phone, SMS, iMessage and WhatsApp +358 40 519 2525

or

  • Paul Sammy, e-mail