How to get here
“Here” is Orkanen (which is Swedish for “the hurricane”), the venue for the Conference. Orkanen is also the home of Malmö University School of Teacher Education, the University Library and the Dept. of Sport Sciences. This seat of learning provides work space for close to 400 employees and approximately 7,000 students. Orkanen is situated in the heart of Västra hamnen (the western harbor), a dockside development for residential and business purposes. Orkanen is easily accessible and has already gained some city center status. The buildning is 150 meters in length and 60 meters wide, five stories high and encompasses approximately 43,000 square meters (462,848 square ft.). From the outside it looks like a greenish glass box with a rippled façade, but in actual fact it is six sections fused together to one building with five inner courtyards.
The color and appearance of the façades shift depending on the time of day, weather and where the observer is standing. The angles of the building and structure of the glass facade mean that light refracts in different ways which creates constant variation. Letters have been mounted under the glass façade that form words in different languages based on different themes. The words appear or disappear depending on where you move in relation to the building.
How to get to Orkanen from outside Scandinavia
If you’re coming from outside of Scandinavia, we recommend you go to Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup). From there, a twenty-two minute trainride across the Øresund Bridge will take you to Malmö Central Station. The train station is accessible from the main arrival hall of the airport and well signposted. Depending on your choice of comfort the train ticket price varies between SEK 107-165 (approximately 11–17 euro). Trains depart three times an hour. To find timetable and to purchase your ticket online, please visit the following website: http://www.sj.se/sj/jsp/polopoly.jsp. You are well advised, though, to include the trainride in your flight ticket.
From Malmö central station to Orkanen
The ten minute walk from the Central Station to Orkanen is marked with a red line on the map below. You can’t miss it.
Taxi
If you have a lot of luggage you might want to take a taxi from the Central Station. “Delta Cab” is a reputable company (or any taxi with the telephone number +46 40 151515, 232323, or 979797, they have a fixed rate within the city centre of SEK 59). The address you need to quote is Nordenskiöldsgatan 10. Always ask for a price before entering the taxi!
How to get to Orkanen from a Scandinavian country
We are confident that Nordic travelers can find their way, so suffice it to say that from Denmark, the train across the bridge is the natural route; from Norway, a flight to Copenhagen Airport or a train from Oslo to Malmö would be the way to go; from Finland, you can either go to Malmö Airport or Copenhagen Airport.on their.
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