Main Conference Venues

Musiikkitalo (Helsinki Music Centre)

Musiikkitalo opened in 2011 and features outstanding facilities, design and acoustics. It is located in the heart of Helsinki. In addition to the 1704 capacity Great Concert Hall, which is designed for acoustic music, there are also five smaller halls in Musiikkitalo; Black Box, Camerata, Organo, Sonore, a large Rehearsal Room and a club style restaurant.

Each of the smaller halls are designed to cater for different acoustics as well as amplified settings, totaling more than 1000 seats. All of the halls are equipped with state of the art PA and presentation systems.

Musiikkitalo is a fully accessible venue. It is a concert venue and meeting place open to all being full of action from morning to evening.

Everyone is welcome to spend time in Musiikkitalo foyers, café, restaurant and the Sibelius Academy Library even when they are not planning to attend one of the evening’s concerts. Helsinki’s best classical music record store, Fuga Musiikki, is also located in the venue.

The residents of Musiikkitalo are the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Sibelius Academy. During the season from September to May, Musiikkitalo hosts 70 to 100 concerts and other events every month. The diverse concert calendar has something for everybody: classical, folk, jazz, world, pop, as well as concerts and events for children and families.

Little Finlandia

Little Finlandia, a new wooden pavilion-like experience center, has opened in the middle of the most beautiful area of Helsinki. This incomparable, unique event venue offers a unique setting for unforgettable occasions.

We wanted to create Little Finlandia as a modern wooden building, which respects Finnish nature and its unique environment in a durable and beautiful way. In addition to functionality and adaptability, the unique architecture emphasizes nature, light, ecological and recyclable materials, as well as a timeless, future oriented atmosphere.

Scandic Park and Crowne Plaza Helsinki

These two hotels are located side by side within 5-10 min walk from Musiikkitalo and Little Finlandia and also offer accommodation for conference delegates at negotiated rates (bookings via ISME 2024 registration form). The hotels have a large selection of flexible meeting and conference rooms with state of the art technology. Views over Töölönlahti Bay from the upper floors are breathtaking.

The map shows the locations of the four conference venues as well as the hotels pre-booked by the organizers: