Programme & Infos

⁉️ Emergency number for Flights (Italian number):
+39 02 36104 396

💬 Your Event Manager:

Rani Bil

🇫🇮 Your Contact in Finland:
TBA
 

• For buying public transport tickets, it is useful to use the 🔗 HSL app 
• If you want to share an Ueber, please don't forget to name all participants in the reimbursement form.
  🔗 Here are more infos on the procedure.
• To ensure a sustainable exchange, we’ve created an online Community of Practice—a dedicated space to:
  • Share and discuss lessons learned from the exchange (adhering to confidentiality).
  • Stay connected with other EU-PROMENS participants, including those from other hubs.
  • Registration Required via EU Login:
    EU-PROMENS Community of Practice on EPALE

We understand that commuting during early morning hours can be challenging, particularly when public transport options are limited or unavailable at certain times.
We will organise travel arrangements in Helsinki if you arrive after midnight or need to be at the airport before 8am. As soon as the contract with the hotel is finalised, we will share the details with you.
 
For departures and arrivals at the airport, you have the following options:

• Be dropped off by someone using a private car (reimbursed at €0.22 per km, up to a maximum of 100 km). Please note we do not reimburse parking or car hire.
• Share an Uber or taxi with others (up to 20km).
• Take public transport such as a train, metro, or bus. Please purchase your tickets directly.
• Please avoid taking a taxi or Uber individually, as we generally do not reimburse those expenses. If you need to be at the airport before 7 AM, please contact me directly.

All public transport that you need to use will be reimbursed. We kindly remind you to retain all receipts (or tickets). Reimbursement for your travel expenses will be processed after the event, once you have signed the attendance sheet. We don’t reimburse taxis but if there is other option, and you are sharing it, we make an exeption.

You will be in the Programme from Monday to Friday. On weekend days, you are free to enjoy your free time (when you arrive on Sunday, you also are free to enjoy leisure time).

Please note: Your hotel room is paid. However, we don’t reimburse any costs related to your travel or other expenses connected to your leisure time. All expenses during your leisure time will be covered by you.

But: You will receive per diems for the whole stay. Meaning: your arrival on Sunday & your departure on Saturday will be reimbursed with the lower travelling fee. All other days, including the weekend, will be reimbursed with 21,60€ per day if lunch was provided, and 43,20€  if lunch was not provided.

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• Weekdays (Monday to Saturday): Most grocery stores, including major chains like K-Market, S-Market, Prisma, and Lidl, are open from approximately 7:00 or 9:00 AM to 9:00 or 11:00 PM. Some stores might close earlier on Saturdays.
• Sundays: Grocery stores typically open from 12:00 PM to 6:00 or 9:00 PM, though smaller stores may have more limited hours.
• Market Halls (e.g., Kauppahalli): These often operate Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM and Saturdays from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM

• Weekdays (Monday to Saturday): Most shops open between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Larger shopping centers and stores in cities like Helsinki and Tampere may extend their hours on certain evenings, often until 8:00 or 9:00 PM, particularly on Thursdays and Fridays. This extended time is comparable to the Dutch "shopping evening" tradition​
• Sundays: Non-grocery stores in major cities, including Helsinki and Tampere, generally open on Sundays from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, though smaller businesses may have more limited hours or remain closed altogether

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Check-in is typically available from 3:00 PM. However, we will inquire if early check-in can be accommodated for those arriving earlier. If early check-in is not possible, you will have the option to leave your luggage at the reception and explore the city until your room is ready.

Checkout is at 12:00 PM. Should you require a late checkout, please note that it must be arranged and paid for directly by you.

This reading list contains links to EU-Commission documents on the “comprehensive approach to mental health”, overarching European initiative which is structured around three core principles: prevention, access to quality and affordable care, and reintegration into society after recovery. The EU-PROMENS, capacity building in mental health project represents one of the 20 flagships and is implemented through a tripartite consortium from GFA, TRIMBOS and MHE.

Please find in the following links to European country profiles, guidelines from World Health Organization, especially focused on Community Mental Health services for your convenience and inspiration. Participating in the EU-PROMENS Exchange Programme you will gain an overview about selected community mental health services guided by one of EU-PROMENS six partner institutions in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Spain and the Netherlands. Programmes for these exchanges were carefully developed in 2024 by EU-PROMENS multidisciplinary team together with six experienced institutions (hubs), you can find links to all these institutions below.

Sustainability: To make this exchange programme a sustainable endeavour, we invite all participants to engage in a dedicated community of practice on the European platform for adult learning - EPALE. Once registered on this free platform, you have access to a variety of different learning offers from various other projects from all over Europe too. 

Here is the reading list, click on the title to collapse: