Messukeskus Helsinki is the largest and most versatile of it's kind in Finland. We offer 53 different facilities and all the services for successful meetings, events and congresses.

1. WELCOME TO MESSUKESKUS HELSINKI

2. The largest venue in Finland
• Over a million visitors
• 1,500 meetings and congresses
• 100 expos and events

3. Facts about
Messukeskus Helsinki
NEARLY A HUNDRED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
• Messukeskus Helsinki is managed by
the Finnish Fair Corporation.
• Founded in 1919
SUPPORTED BY A STRONG COOPERATIVE
• The Finnish Fair Corporation consists of
200 members.
• Includes the Finnish Fair Foundation,
the City of Helsinki and several businesses.
• Profits are invested to develop
the operations.

6. Top service with top facilities –
Messukeskus for congress organisers
Picture: Samuli Pentti

7. Top service with top facilities –
Messukeskus Helsinki for congress organisers
TOP FACILITIES
• A perfect environment for a variety of
events: a modern and human-scale
conference centre with seven halls and
53 meeting facilities.
TEAMWORK
• At Messukeskus Helsinki your congress is in
good hands. Our dedicated professionals
also work in close cooperation with the
Helsinki Convention & Events Bureau and
local hotels.

8. LATEST TECHNOLOGY
• The latest technology in AV services, such as
a digital signage system with 100 screens and
LED-walls around the venue
• Free WiFi throughout the premises
Top service with top facilities –
Messukeskus Helsinki for congress organisers
RELAXATION UNDER THE SAME ROOF
• The 244-room Holiday Inn hotel (a total of
12,000 hotel rooms in the Helsinki
Metropolitan Area)
• Four sauna departments

9. Freshly refurbished

10. Venues tailored to suit your needs
BIG
• Seven halls for conferences,
exhibitions, galas
• seat up to 10,000 guests to dinner
• 14 rooms for 100 to 400 people
• 14 rooms for 400 to 2,000 people
• An auditorium for 4,000 people
SMALL
• Over 20 meeting rooms for 8 to 100 people

16. Modern and Tasty –
Messukeskus Helsinki for congress visitors

17. Modern and Tasty –
Messukeskus Helsinki for congress visitors
THE TABLE IS SET
• The newly renovated restaurant world
has over 20 restaurants – an enjoyable
atmosphere for networking
• À la carte restaurants, and everything
from Finnish delicacies to Asian flavours.
• Banquets and cocktail events for up to
10,000 guests

18. Helsinki Cafe

19. Eat & Meet

20. Cool and diverse Helsinki –
Home of Messukeskus Helsinki

21. Cool and diverse Helsinki –
Home of Messukeskus Helsinki
EASY TO HANDLE
• Helsinki is compact in size and one of the
safest cities in the world – study shows that
there’s a 98 % probability that a wallet left
on the street will be returned to its owner.
ALL YOU NEED WITHIN REACH
• Excellent connections for air travel and other
public transportation. Direct flights from over
130 destinations, daily train services from St.
Petersburg and free public transport for
congresses with over 1,000 delegates.

22. URBAN BUZZ
• In Helsinki, Scandinavian simplicity
meets modern living and an
atmosphere of innovative, urban buzz.
• Rich cultural life and a lot to offer in
terms of rest and relaxation.
Cool and diverse Helsinki –
Home of Messukeskus
INNOVATION
• High standards of education and
technology (University of Helsinki ranked
among the top 100 on the 2014
Academic Ranking of World
Universities).

23. Helsinki awaits!
Awarded as the City of Design
(UNESCO 2014)
Number 1 in public transportation in
Europe (The 2013 BEST survey)
The 14th most popular congress city
in the world (UIA 2012)

24. 89 % of congress
delegates in Finland rate
the overall congress
experience as excellent or
very good. (FCB 2010)
Why Messukeskus Helsinki?

25. Helsinki is easy to access from anywhere
in the world. This was very important for
the IFLA participants as they came from
119 countries worldwide. Getting around
town is easy, safe and well organised.
Jocelyne Mülli
General Manager of the K.I.T.
Group and organiser of the
2012 World Library and
Information Congress,
held at Messukeskus Helsinki
“
Just ask our clients
Helsinki is a safe city where everything
works, and it was seen as a good congress
destination. The event team at
Messukeskus Helsinki was extremely
professional, helpful and friendly.
Inge Hanser
Managing Director of congress
specialist CPO HANSER
SERVICE GmbH and organiser
of the 23rd European Congress
of Pathology, held at
Messukeskus Helsinki
“

26. Professional
event and
congress
organicers at
your service

27. Everything
within easy reach
of Messukeskus
Helsinki

29. • An active member of ICCA
Scandinavian Sustainable Meetings.
• The first Finnish congress centre to
be awarded the ISO 14001
environment certificate.
• Waste is recycled, services
produced ecologically, and partners
chosen for their sustainability.
We strive for
sustainability

30. Welcome to explore
Messukeskus
Helsinki!

31. Get to know us online from anywhere you are!
Take a virtual tour of our spaces
This is us: Watch a video about us
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#messukeskus

32. Contact us!
Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre
P.O.B 21 (Messuaukio 1), FI-00521 Helsinki, Finland | www.messukeskus.com
Susanne Massingberd-Roinila
International Association Sales
susanne@messukeskus.com
Tel. + 358 40 450 3551
Maarit Vesanto
International Corporate Sales
maarit.vesanto@messukeskus.com
Tel. + 358 50 320 9717