Nordic expert meeting on FAS/FASD

The Nordic Welfare Centre coordinates a Nordic project on Use of alcohol and other substances during pregnancy – in a Nordic perspective which focus on the prevention of alcohol and other substance use (i.e. smoking, hash, and other drugs) during pregnancy and the harms caused by maternal substance use during pregnancy.

As a part of the project the Nordic Welfare Centre host a Nordic expert meeting on FAS/FASD for practitioners, researchers and officials on 10-11 October 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.

The Nordic expert meeting will be held in English.

Programme:

Preliminary programme

Registration:

The expert meeting is for invited guests only.
Registration can be done HERE 

Location:

The expert meeting will take place at Folkhälsan, Topeliuksenkatu 20, 00250 Helsinki, Finland.

Folkhälsan is located approximately 2,5 km from Helsinki Central Railway Station and Helsinki City Centre.

Participation and accommodation:

Participation in the Nordic expert meeting is free of charge. Please note that participants are to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. 

There are plenty of hotels to choose from in the City Centre.

The 3 hotels nearest to Folkhälsan are:
Scandic Meilahti
Scandic Park
Crown Plaza

Directions:
You can either walk to Folkhälsan from where you are staying, take a taxi or use public transportation.

If you want to use public transportation, please visit hsl.fi/en for more information and route planning.

You can also download the HSL app from where you can also buy your tickets.

We wish you a warm welcome!