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
- 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Welcome event at. ArenaCentre. Click here for the details and directions.
- 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
- Parents:
Day cruise to Tallinn. Get all the details and timing here. - Drinks at Molly Mallone’s upon return
- 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