2023 Finland | USA Exchange Itinerary

Thursday, March 30

  • 12:30 p.m. – All travelers must be at the Skatium for passport checks, etc.
    Remember – no cars can be left at the Skatium during our trip!
    1:00 p.m. – buses arrive.
    1:30 p.m. – Buses depart Havertown for JFK Airport
  • 10:55 p.m.
    Finnair Flight AY016 departs JFK Airport for Helsinki

Friday, March 31

  • 1:45 p.m.
    Finnair Flight AY016 lands Arrival to Helsinki-Vantaa airport
  • Transportation by bus to Aimo Mäkinen Arena (AMA) for player/host family pickups (45 minutes)
  • Transportation by bus to Hillton Strand for families (20 minutes)
  • Evening: free time

Saturday, April 1

  • Daytime: free time in Helsinki
  • Evening: Karaoke night for parents (18 and older).
    Be at Nattklubi (Hallituskatu 3, fifteen-minute walk from hotel) at 5:00 p.m. to have a fun karaoke evening with all the parents. The place is all ours up until 11:00 p.m.
  • The party will continue at Molly Malone’s (Kaisaniemenkatu 1).

Parents

Players

Sunday, April 2

  • 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.
    Welcome event at. ArenaCentre

Monday, April 3

  • Suggestion:
    12:00 to 7:00 p.m.
    Parents trip to Allas Sea Pool & Suomenlinna Sea Fortress
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Departure to Vierumäki from AMA
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Arrival to Pieksämäki
  • 4:00 to 7;00 p.m.
    Practice
  • 8:00 to 10:00
    Dinner and sauna

Tuesday, April 4

  • Suggestion:
    12:00 to 7:00 p.m.
    Parents trip to Allas Sea Pool & Suomenlinna Sea Fortress
  • 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
    Breakfast
  • 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
    Practice
  • 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
    Departure from Vierunäki to Lahti
  • 2:00 to 7:00 p.m
    Games: Hawks vs. Pelicans
  • 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
    Travel from Lahti to Helsinki

Wednesday, April 5

  • Players:
    Open Day

Thursday, April 6

  • Finland | USA Exchange Tournament Day One

Friday, April 7

  • Finland | USA Exchange Tournament Day Two

Saturday, April 8

  • Finland | USA Exchange Tournament Day Three
  • Farewell event at Kalastajatorppa.
    Buses leave the hotel at 5:30 p.m. for Kalastajatorppa. The event will end by midnight.
    Our hosts will do their best to make sure there’s a line of taxis in front of the hotel to take us back to our hotel.
    Alternately, you can take Tram # 4, travel 20 minutes to the city center, and walk 15 minutes to the hotel.

Sunday, April 9

  • 11:00 a.m.
    Meet in the hotel lobby to say our goodbyes.
    Transportation to Helsinki-Vantaa airport
  • 5:25 p.m.
    Finnair flight #AY015
  • 7:05 p.m.
    Arrival to JFK airport
    Bus ride home to Skatium
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