Helsinki hosted Euroanaesthesia Congress

On June 12-15, Helsinki hosted the sixth consecutive Euroanaesthesia Congress. The event gathered together some 5,000 top medical professionals. "We wanted to bring the congress to the north of Europe. Helsinki has a good reputation as an event venue, and the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre met with our criteria in terms of size and services," says Michel de Bisschop, Executive Director for The European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). ESA's role is to promote improvements in safety and quality of care of patients who are under the care of anaesthesiologists inside and outside the operating room. The congress is a venue for exchanging information and innovations in the field.
More than 100 exhibitors participated in the industrial exhibition at the annual meeting.

Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre

The Helsinki Exhibition & convention Centre is one of the leading exhibition and congress venues in Northern Europe. Helsinki is well situated and enjoys good connections worldwide, turning the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre into a popular congress centre. The Fair Centre offers the right premises for congresses for 1,000 – 10,000 people.

A unique auditorium with space for 4,400 people

The Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre has received much praise as a modern, high quality meeting place, where the event organiser's wishes are carefully considered. The Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre premises consist of 40 meeting rooms, 13 large lecture theatres and an auditorium for 4,400 people. In addition, the Centre has 6 exhibition halls, soon 7 halls (August 2011), covering a total area of 58,000 m². All premises are equipped with the latest technology, wireless internet is accessible everywhere, and, in addition, the Exhibition & Convention Centre has a web-casting room continuously on standby. The transfer of images and sounds around the world is always successful.
The Centre is constantly being improved, and the company also has new expansion plans for the coming years. Expansion and renovation work are part of the centre's continuous development.

A hotel and restaurants

The Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre offers clients high quality restaurant services. The Centre has 14 different restaurants with seating for 3,000 people.
The Centre also contains a hotel. The high quality business hotel has 244 rooms. An á la carte restaurant can also be found in the hotel.