Accommodation
Taitaja2026 finalist teams will be accommodated in Vantaa
The accommodation arrangements for teams arriving at the Taitaja2026 finals in May 2026 will be centrally managed by the event organizer, the Taitaja2026 office.
The Taitaja2026 office will allocate finalists, team leaders, and competition coaches to hotels by team. We will contact the team leaders of educational institutions regarding accommodation arrangements during week 8, in February 2026.
Once accommodation details are received, educational institutions will coordinate directly with the hotels regarding specifics. Detailed contact information and other practical instructions will be provided later.
The accommodation for Taitaja2026 teams will be arranged in the following hotels:
- Original Sokos Hotel Vantaa (Hertaksentie 2, Tikkurila, Vantaa)
- Break Sokos Hotel Flamingo (Tasetie 8, Jumbo, Vantaa)
Non-stop shuttle services will be provided daily from the competition hotels to the Taitaja Village at the Tuusula Sports Centre and back.
The travel time from the hotels to the competition venue is approximately 20 minutes. Check the timetable from below or inspect the timetable from a PDF file.
Extra shuttle services on Wednesday 20.5.
The following additional shuttles will be arranged from the hotels to Tuusula on Wednesday 20th of May. (NOTE: These changes have not been updated in the PDF file)
- klo 7.40 Sokos Hotelli Tikkurila -> Tuusulan urheilukeskus
- klo 7.40 Hotelli Flamingo -> Tuusulan urheilukeskus
- klo 8.00 Sokos Hotelli Tikkurila -> Tuusulan urheilukeskus
- klo 8.00 Hotelli Flamingo -> Tuusulan urheilukeskus
- klo 16.45 Tuusulan urheilukeskus -> Scandic Veromies -> Hotelli Flamingo
- klo 17.00 Tuusulan urheilukeskus -> Scandic Veromies -> Hotelli Flamingo
- klo 17.00 Tuusulan urheilukeskus -> Hotelli Tikkurila
- klo 17.30 Tuusulan urheilukeskus -> Scandic Veromies -> Hotelli Flamingo
Accommodation for visitors
For Taitaja2026 visitors, we recommend staying in the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport area as well as in the nearby areas of Tuusula and Vantaa, which offer a wide range of hotels in various price categories. Hotels near the airport are easily accessible from various parts of Finland and are only about a 20-minute drive from the Tuusula Sports Centre, the event’s competition venue.
You can conveniently browse and book accommodation options through Booking.com:
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Taitaja Bus from Järvenpää to Tuusula Sports Centre
The Taitaja bus (Route E) departing from in front of Hotel Sointu in Järvenpää (Asemakatu 5, 04400 Järvenpää) operates twice in the morning towards the Taitaja2026 Village at the Tuusula Sports Centre and returns to Järvenpää in the afternoon. The transportation is primarily intended for staff, jury members, and select event partner staying at Hotel Sointu. If there is space available on the bus, passengers outside the above-mentioned groups may also board. A competition pass is required to ride the bus.
The bus travels along Järvenpääntie, and passengers may also board or disembark at bus stops located along the route.
See below for the detailed transportation schedules for the competition days or check the timetable from the this PDF document.
Monday, 18 May
- Tuusula Sports Centre → Hotel Sointu (Järvenpää): 15:00
Tuesday, 19 May
- Hotel Sointu (Järvenpää) → Tuusula Sports Centre: 7:00, 8:00
- Tuusula Sports Centre → Hotel Sointu (Järvenpää): 17:00, 18:00
Wednesday, 20 May
- Hotel Sointu (Järvenpää) → Tuusula Sports Centre: 8:30, 9:30
- Tuusula Sports Centre → Hotel Sointu (Järvenpää): 19:00, 20:00
Thursday, 21 May
- Hotel Sointu (Järvenpää) → Tuusula Sports Centre: 7:00, 8:00
- Tuusula Sports Centre → Hotel Sointu (Järvenpää): 17:00
(After the closing ceremony; this service provides transport to Järvenpää and is open to all)
