Accommodation & the cities of Oulu & Luleå

For accommodation the conference organizers have reserved rooms from three hotels in Oulu and one hotel in Luleå. Please note that participants should book their hotel rooms by contacting the hotel by e-mail. Make your room reservations before September 15 and give NRF as a reservation note. The hotels are:

Cumulus Oulu
E-mail: oulu.cumulus@restel.fi
http://www.cumulus.fi/hotelli.cfm?id=cumuoul
Address: Kajaaninkatu 17
Tel. +358 8 882 7111
Fax +358 8 882 7299

Single room: 86,40 € per night
Double room: 126,40 € per night

Holiday Inn Oulu
E-mail: oulu.holidayinn@restel.fi
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/oulfi
Address: Kirkkokatu 3
Tel. +358 8 883 9111
Fax +358 8 883 9100

Single room: 89,40 € per night
Double room: 129,40 € per night
Comfort rooms with sauna: Single room 114,40 € per night, Double room: 154,40 € per night
Comfort rooms with whirlpool: 114,40 € per night, Double room: 154,40 € per night
Suite with sauna & whirlpool: 279 € per night

Sokos Hotel Arina
E-mail: sales.oulu@sokoshotels.fi
http://www.sokoshotels.fi/english/index.cfm
Address: Pakkahuoneenkatu 16
Tel. +358 8 312 3111
Fax +358 8 312 3123

Single room: 88 € per night
Double room: 129 € per night

Arctic Hotel Luleå
E-mail: rec@arctichotel.se
http://www.arctichotel.se
Sandviksgatan 80
Tel. + 46 920 10980
Fax +46 920 60787

Single room: 550 SEK/night

Double room for one person: 600 SEK/night

Double room: 650 SEK/night

Note: when making your room reservation, use the Arctic hotel's reservation number 1169.

Welcome to the Bothnian Arc!

The Bothnian Arc includes seven Swedish municipalities and five Finnish regional municipalities that in turn consist of 27 smaller municipal entities. Its members are Skellefteå, Piteå, Älvsbyn, Luleå, Boden, Kalix and Haparanda in Sweden and Ylivieska, Raahe, Oulu, the Oulu Arc and Kemi-Tornio on the Finnish side. 610,000 people live within the Bothnian Arc region.

Oulu

Oulu is the largest city in Northern Finland. The city was founded in 1605. From being a town known for tar and salmon, Oulu has evolved into a growing modern centre of competence. The current population is over 120,000 and the Oulu region is one of the fastest growing urban areas in Finland. It is a major center of academic scholarship, science, industry, shopping, services and culture in Northern Finland with intense growth in high-technology industries.

More information: http://www.ouka.fi/matkailu/eng/

Luleå and Norrbotten

A centre for growth, Luleå is situated in the province of Norbotten that spans a quarter of Sweden’s surface area. The politicians of the Luleå have recently almost unanimously accepted “Luleå Vision 2010”, a vision for the future. The aim is to create a dynamic regional centre, supporting growth on a foundation of high development standards, a good business climate and extensive co-operation between the university, trade and industry and the town.

More information: http://www.lulea.se/lulea/AlltomLulea/Svenska/Turism/turism_eng/default.htm