Factbank for competitors
Transportation | Visa | Entry forms for relays | Confirmation of Participation | Doping - Control | Medical Care | TIC | Ceremonies
Easy to Arrive
- 5 daily flights from Helsinki-Vantaa international airport to Jyväskylä
- Tampere international airport 2 hours away
- 18 daily train connections from Helsinki, Tampere and Turku
- Superior-standard ferries from Germany, Sweden and Estonia to Helsinki or Turku
| From | Distance (km) | By flight (time) | By car (time) | By train (time) | By bus (time) |
| Helsinki | 270 | 45 min | 3 h | 3 - 3h 30 min | 3 h 40 min - 5h 25 min * |
Tampere | 150 | via Helsinki | 2 h | 1 h 30 min | 2 h 10 min - 3 h 25 min |
| Turku | 310 | via Helsinki | 3 h 45 min | 3 h 30 min | 4 h 30 min - 6 h 30 min |
* Direct connections to Jyväskylä also from Helsinki-Vantaa airport
Here you can find some travel information from Helsinki to Jyväskylä. (PDF)
Transportation from Helsinki to Jyväskylä: Preliminary schedule
Connections
Flight passengers
Ferry passengers
Bus passengers
Train passengers
Local transportation to venues
You can easily move around in Jyväskylä. All the main venues are within walking distance from the city centre.
Participants will be allowed to use local bus services at no charge on presenting their championship pass. There will be the shuttle bus system, which features travel to and from most hotels.
Finland applies the Schengen Convention to visas. Those who do not need a visa when coming to Finland include citizens of European Union (EU) member states, citizens of the Nordic countries and citizens of countries on the list of visa-free states, providing they possess other valid travel documents. If the main travel destination in the Schengen area is Finland, the visa is applied for at a Finnish diplomatic mission abroad.
The LOC will conduct doping tests which will take place under IAAF / WADA / WMA rules. Athletes using medication or taking medication which could include banned substances as for doping testing under the IAAF rules must obtain an IAAF Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) certificate application form from IAAF / WMA website or National Governing Body (NGB).
For athletes who have obtained a certificate through their own NGB the details must be forwarded the complete application form to Dr. Pier Luigi Fiorella (ITA) BEFORE MARCH 3rd 2012. Dr Pier Luigi Fiorella is appointed to handle these applications on behalf of WMA.
- Dr. Pier Luigi Fiorella
- Via Orlandi 3
- 40068 San Lazzaro (Bologna)
- Italy
- Mobile: + 39 33553006998, Fax: +39 051452187
- E-mail: pierluigi.fiorella(at)tin.it
More important information about this at WMA website (www. world-masters-athletics.org).
LIKES Mehiläinen Urheiluklinikka will be provided for the contestants. It is highly recommended each athlete is covered under their own medical insurance policy.
After their arrival at Jyväskylä, all participants are requested to report to TIC where they will be able to receive their competition documents and any other relevant information. A government issued document containing a picture, or a passport will be required for picking up registration packs /information.
The TIC is located at the Hippos Hall and will be open as follows:
- Sunday 1st April until Sunday 8th April every day from 8 am to 9 pm.
The relay entry forms will be available at the Technical Information Centre (TIC). They are to be handed in by the team manager at the TIC not later than 8.00 p.m. Saturday 7th April 2012. Those affiliates with no team manager can submit relay entries directly to the TIC.
Participation in each particular event must be confirmed by handing over the “Confirmation Cards” found in the registration documents. This should be handed in at the “Final Confirmation Desk”. The cards must be handed over not later than 4 hoursbefore the beginning of the competition. Events starting at 12.00 or earlier must be confirmed on the day before at the latest.
The victory ceremonies will be staged at Hippos Hall. The first three placed athletes in each event finals will receive gold, silver or bronze plated medals. The first eight finishers will each receive a diploma. The victory ceremonies for the three winners will take place soon after the results have been confirmed by the competition jury.
The opening and closing ceremony will be staged at Hippos Hall.
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