Social Program
Welcome Reception
Monday 16 June 2014, 19:00 – 23:00
Welcome reception will be arranged in Polar Bear Club situated about 3 km away from the city centre.
You will have a chance to try Finnish tradition - sauna by the lake. There are separate dressing rooms and showers for women and men. Sauna is one big sauna for everyone at the same time. Thus, please bring your towel and swimsuit with you.
Banquet
Tuesday 17 June 2014, 19:00 - 22:00
Banquet will be held in Theatre Restaurant in Joensuu City Hall designed by Eliel Saarinen in the Art Nuoveau style and completed in 1914
Excursion to Koli national park
Wednesday 18 June 2014, 12:45 - 22:00
Koli, with its forested hills, is one of Finland’s best known national landscapes. Ukko-Koli, the highest hill in the Koli range, rises 253 metres above the surface of wilderness-like Lake Pielinen. You can attend hiking routes of varying difficulties, and stop in Visitor Centre Ukko which has information on Koli’s heritage landscape and Eastern Finland’s wooded hills and culture.
| 12:00 | End of technical sessions |
| 12:45 | Departure from Metria building by bus |
| 13:45 | Arrival to Koli |
| 14:00 | Guided hiking (3 levels of routes), free time |
| 16:45 | Gathering at harbour |
| 17:00 | Lake cruise to Lieksa, dinner on board |
| 18:40 | Arrival to Lieksa |
| 19:15 | Visit to Paateri |
| 22:00 | Arrival to Joensuu |
The social event is included as part of the Odyssey 2014 registration.