Optional Social Evening Reception at Kaisaniemi Botanical Gardens
Join us for a celebratory reception with a light standing vegetarian salad dinner at the University of Helsinki Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden!
Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 17:45-20:00 Finnish Time (UTC +3)
Location: Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, Kaisaniemenranta 2, 00170 Helsinki
Ticket Cost: 40 euros
Ticket includes: Entrance to the greenhouse, guided tour of the greenhouses, a sparkling alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverage for the toast, salad buffet (more information below).
The plan: We will walk together from the conference to the garden after the close of the conference. The evening will kick-off with a private tour of the greenhouses (approx. 45 minutes), followed by a light dinner catered by Café Viola featuring a buffer with a trio of robust salads. Please note that the seating in the greenhouses is limited; however, there will be a few places to land including benches and portable stools!
The Menu:
*Potato salad with marinated tofu, parsnip, horseradish and marinated red onion (Ve, G)
*Goat cheese salad with roasted root vegetables (L, G)
*Pasta salad with carrot pesto, chickpeas and arugula (Ve)
Ve = Vegan
L = Lactose Free
G = Gluten Free
Please note that even if Finland can still be quite cool in May, we will be supping in a tropical paradise, humidity included! Please dress accordingly in layers as you might need shirtsleeves to enjoy the greenhouses. There are lockers and an unattended coatroom in the space of the greenhouse (which will be open just for our group). This social programme is optional and tickets are 40 euros each (payment collected at the reception via credit/debit card). Space for the greenhouse light dinner is limited, so please sign up early if you are interested to join!
The glasshouses of the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden are a tropical environment all year round. We will be mainly in the lush Rainforest House where you can find everything from coffee bushes to strangler figs. The glasshouses present a cross-section of environments, from the scented forests of the Mediterranean to the dry savannahs and deserts of Africa and further to the lush rainforests of South Africa.
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A view of the magical palm room in the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden.