Visitor Information
How to get there?
Kokkola Opera Summer 2009 event locations are the old Town Hall, the Market Place, Jungsborg and Snellman Hall. Link for location map.
Bus
The town ofKokkola lies in the middle of Finland on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. There are main roads from Turku, Jyväskylä, Kajaani and Oulu to Kokkola. Between Kokkola and Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) along the coast is also the scenic '7 Bridges Archipelago Road' road 749. www.matkahuolto.fi/
Air
From Helsinki there are daily Finnair flights to Kruunupyy Airport, which is situated 22 km from Kokkola. Bus connection to the departures, 60 min before from Mannerheiminaukio. www.ilmailulaitos.fi/ilmailulaitos
Train
You can also get to Kokkola by train and the Railway Station is in the very centre of Kokkola. Express trains from Helsinki to Kokkola take 4 hours, we also have fast Pendolino-connections daily (3h54 min). www.vr.fi/heo
Taxi
If you need taxi-services in Kokkola-region, please call 0100-85111.
www.taksikokkola.fi
Ferry
The nearest ferry connection (120 km) to Sweden is via Vaasa - Umeå, Rg-Line.
www.rgline.com
Distances from Kokkola
Helsinki 491 km / 5,5 h
Jyväskylä 241 km / 2,5 h
Oulu 196 km / 2 h
Rovaniemi 420 km / 4,5 h
Tampere 324 km / 4 h
Turku 436 km / 4,5 h
Vaasa 121 km / 1,5 h
Guest performances in Helsinki
Alban Berg: Lulu performances will be shown at the Cable Factory in Helsinki.
Street address: Tallberginkatu 1.
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Public transportation to the Cable Factory: Buses 65 & 66 from SOKOS department store. Bus 20 from Erottaja and bus 15 from Eliel Square. Tram number 8, final stop.
