Hello Espoo, 

a great place for global citizens!

Do you know what kind of services and activities are available in Espoo? Would you like to explore Finnish culture by visiting museums and exhibitions? How about a fun workshop in the toy museum?

City of Espoo, Aalto University, VTT and The WeeGee Exhibition Centre warmly welcome you and your family to join a ‘Hello Espoo’ event!

TIME: 24.10.2019 at 16.30-19.00.

PLACE: The WeeGee Exhibition Centre
Address: Ahertajantie 5, 02100 Espoo

In a family friendly environment, there are a lot of activities for you and your family to try out during the event. Let’s enjoy the Finnish culture, explore thousand stories about Espoo and find out about services that city of Espoo can offer!

Program:

Welcome to Espoo!

16:30 – 17:00 Registration - museum tickets & coffee vouchers
venue: in the lobby, 1st floor

17.00 - 17.05 Welcome to Espoo - music performance 
Elina Papaianni, International Music School 
venue: Aitio room, EMMA museum, 2nd floor

17.05 - 17.15 Welcome to Espoo - get to know your city
Milla Ovaska, Head of International Affairs, City of Espoo 
venue: Aitio room, EMMA museum, 2nd floor

Explore Espoo!

Between 17:15 – 19:00, you are welcome to choose activities according to your interests:

17:15 – 18:45 Explore what city of Espoo can offer you and your family, Aitio room, EMMA museum, 2nd floor

• In a mini fair, learn about public services in Espoo, such as Education & Cultural Services, Social & Health Services, Technical & Environment Services and hear about hobbies and activities.  
• Time for networking and making new friends.
• Let's enjoy music from talents of international music school :

  • Robert Tobin, flute (Ireland)

  • Anna Leone, guitar (Brazil)

  • Amrita Chakrabarty, indian classical vocal (India)

17:15 – 19:00 The exhibition of the biggest pop star in world – ‘Michael Jackson on the Wall’ & the exhibition ‘Sky of Time’ of the world-famous Japanese artist , EMMA museum, 2nd floor

• The exhibition consists of almost 100 artworks exploring how Michael Jackson has inspired some of the leading names in contemporary art.
• Sky of Time is an exhibition featuring the world-famous Japanese artist Tatsuo Miyajima. 

17:15 – 19:00 The Finger Animals Workshop for kids, the toy museum Hevosenkenkä, 2nd floor

• In the Finger Animals workshop, we make funny animal finger puppets. There are two options: to make the puppets out of cardboard by cutting (recommended for children under 7 years old) or of felt by sewing (recommended for children over 7 years old).
• The Finnish Toy Museum Hevosenkenkä is a fun trip into the world of toys for the whole family. Have fun!

17:15 – 19:00 The exhibition of 6000 watches in The Finnish museum of horology, 1st floor

• The Finnish museum of horology is specialized in the history of time measuring, clocks and watches. The collection includes about 6000 watches from 17th century to the present.

17:15 – 19:00 The exhibition ‘A Thousand stories about Espoo’ & ‘The quest of Espoonlahti’ tour , KAMU museum, 1st floor

• The permanent exhibition ‘A Thousand Stories from Espoo’ takes the visitor from prehistory to medieval times and all the way to the fastest growing city and the happiest city in Finland – Espoo.
• ‘The quest of Espoonlahti’ is a tour full of activities for the whole family through the Eyes on the Horizon exhibition. It solves the mystery of Espoonlahti!

19:00 End of the event (museum closes) 

Welcome to the Hello Espoo event!

With kind regards,

On behalf of City of Espoo
Milla Ovaska,
Head of International Affairs

On behalf of Aalto University
Minna Planman
HR Coordinator

On behalf of VTT
Sanna Downing
Senior Specialist, Global Mobility

Please note that there is limited space in the event. Please confirm your registration as soon as possible. The registration system will be closed after the event be fully booked.

For more information about the event, please contact Nga Phan, International Affairs Coordinator, City of Espoo at nga.phanhang(at)espoo.fi .

Please note - after registration, your personal data will be saved to the City of Espoo's Customer Data File.

See you and your family in the ‘Hello Espoo’ event!