Programme & Infos

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

💬 Your Event Manager:

Rani Bil

🇫🇮 Your Contact in Finland:
Iida Koivuniemi
Valo-Valmennusyhdistys ry
Ph. +358 407351203
iida.koivuniemi@valo-valmennus.fi

Your Hotel in Helsinki:

GLO Hotel Art

Lonnrotinkatu 29, Helsinki, FI 00180

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We have booked single occupancy rooms incl. breakfast from Sunday before start of the Programme to Saturday after the start of the Programme. All services apart from this will be paid by the participant directly. If a participant likes to extend the room for Partner accommodation, the participant may inform the hotel at arrival and pay the extra fee onsite.

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.

Your Hotel in Tampere:

Original Sokos Hotel Ilves

Hatanpään Valtatie 1, Tampere, FI 33100

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We have booked single occupancy rooms incl. breakfast. Please note that all additional services will need to be paid directly by the participant. If a participant wishes to extend their stay for partner accommodation, they can inform the hotel upon arrival and pay the extra fee onsite.
 

We have arranged Group-Check-in and Check-out, because we have booked buses for the groups from and to Helsinki < > Tampere. You don't need to arrange travels to reach or leave Tampere.

• 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 11pm or need to be at the airport before 8am.
 
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 80 km). Please note we do not reimburse the driver for going back, parking fees, speeding or traffic tickets or car hire.
• Take public transport such as a train, metro, or bus. Please purchase your tickets directly and keep receipts.
• 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 8 AM or arrive after 11pm, 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.

• 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

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:

The itinerary is as follows:

• 30 March – 1 April 2025:
  All 75 participants are in Helsinki
  – Bus arrangements for Group Eagles and Owls–
  
  Welcome Dinner at 18.30 
   
• 1 – 7 April 2025:
  Reindeers and Goats in Helsinki
  Eagles and Owls in Tampere
  – Bus arrangements for both Groups –
   
• 7 – 10 April 2025:
  On 7 April, all Groups meet in Tampere and spend the day there.
  In the afternoon you switch:
  Reindeers and Goats: remain in Tampere
  Eagles and Owls: drive to Helsinki
  – Bus arrangements for both Groups –
   
• 10 April 2025:
  On 10 April, Reindeers & Goats spend half the day in Tampere. At 2pm they leave to Helsinki 
  – Bus arrangements for Reindeers and Goats –
  
  Farewell Dinner at 18.30 
   
• 11 - 12 April 2025:
  All 75 participants in Helsinki until departure