Welcome to Helsinki and to the EAA 2012/MERC 2012 conference

The 18th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists will be held in Helsinki, Finland 29 August - 1 September 2012.

The meeting is organized by the University of Helsinki, the National Board of Antiquities, the Finnish Antiquarian Society, the Archaeological Society of Finland in collaboration with the Univeristy of Oulu and the University of Turku. The meeting is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation, Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland.

The main sponsor of the meeting is Kalevala Jewelry.

The conference venues are the Main Building of the University of Helsinki (Fabianinkatu 33) and the Porthania Building (Yliopistonkatu 3). The buildings are conveniently located near each other in the city centre.

Helsinki is served by Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport with frequent flight connections to most cities in Europe and beyond. There is a bus connection from the airport to Helsinki city centre (ca. 25 minutes). For further information, please go to Helsinki Airport site.

MEDIEVAL EUROPE RESEARCH CONGRESS (MERC)

Medieval Europe Research Congress (MERC) will be held in Helsinki 2012 together with the EAA Annual meeting. Please read more in Medieval Europe 2012 section.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

More information on student activities at the EAA Helsinki 2012/MERC Helsinki 2012 can be found here.