Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre is the biggest and best-known convention center in Finland. It is located in the capital city of Helsinki, in the district of Pasila, a short walk northwards from the Pasila railway station.Make Messukeskus part of your personalized Helsinki itinerary using our Helsinki itinerary planning site.
Messukeskus Helsinki organizes exhibitions, meetings, conferences and other events: each year about a hundred different trade shows and public fairs and over 2,200 meetings and congresses. The largest regularly occurring exhibitions are Matka Nordic Travel Fair, The International Boat Show, and the Helsinki Book Fair. The centre has over one million annual visitors.
The premises of Messukeskus Helsinki include seven exhibition halls, 40 meeting rooms and the 4,400-seat Amfi Hall auditorium. There is a Holiday Inn hotel located immediately next to the centre.
Messukeskus Helsinki is owned by The Finnish Fair Corporation, which was founded on 19 October 1919 to promote Finnish trade and industry and to boost confidence in domestic production opportunities after the turbulent years of gaining independence. The first fair was held in the summer of 1920 in the field next to St John's Church in Helsinki. The fair became a huge festival with more than 120,000 visitors and nearly 1000 exhibitors. Professionally organised fairs established themselves in Finland right away. Just one year later, in 1921, the next event was considerably more commercial in nature than the first fair.
In 1935, the Finnish Fair Corporation had own premises built in Helsinki’s Töölö district. When finished, Messuhalli hall (now known as Kisahalli) on main road Mannerheimintie was the largest exhibition venue in the Nordic region. It was the exhibition base for four decades.
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Amazed by management of Messuaukio and Slush. The parking is operational by Camera system and you can use easypark app also. It automatically scans and ends parking when you drive out! Overall good... more »
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The major fair centre in Helsinki. Easily accessible with public transport, either tram or train. A large parking lot if you come by car, but very high fee for parking. The site itself works very... more »
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A "typical" classic conference center. Nothing outstanding in any direction. Nice and well organized, easy to find, clean and well kept. Hamburger restaurant with great burgers.
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I was at Tubecon 2019 and it was really cool! There were a lot of people but it still was spacious! I loved the experience.
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