Side-events | Museum of Technology: Geocaching - Discover, seek and find -exhibition
At the event, you will meet geocachers from Finland and around the world. Come and sense the international atmosphere at Kattilahalli. Geocachers from our neighboring country Estonia and all the way to New Zealand are joining our event.
Adventure Labs will be published in the venue area and surrounding areas.
The program will be added to the pages as it is confirmed and completed.
Lackey interview
Have you always wondered what it is like to be Lackey? Two Geocaching HQ employees also known as Lackeys will arrive to UrbanHEL mega event. Now you have a chance to hear answer to questions you have sent us in advance earlier. On event day 26th of Aug we will interview hleeful and Captain_Cookie, and we will get answers to question sent to us earlier.
Eat
Sanga foodtruck
You can find Sanga food truck in the outdoor area of the event. You can browse their menu https://www.sanga.fi/
Siipirekka food truck
You can find Siipirekka food truck in the outdoor area of the event. You can browse their menu https://www.facebook.com/Siipirekka/
Sotilaskotiauto food truck
Sotilaskotiauto is a traditional Finnish military cafe truck that usually serves young servicemen. You can buy coffee and other small snacks from the truck.
Shop
Kiven alla
Kiven alla is the official partner of UrbanHEL. Kiven alla sells the official merchandise of the event. If you missed the preorder you still have a chance to find some items from the shop! The shop is located inside Kattilahalli where you can also find a large variety of geocaching products.
https://www.kivenalla.fi/epages/kivenalla.sf/en_GB/
E/FAT
E/FAT electrical fatbikes are designed, produced, imported, and sold by Finnish family company E FAT Finland Oy. E/FAT shop is in the outside area of the event where you can test drive their bikes!
https://efat.fi/
Jon-Paul Barr
Jon-Paul is selling geocoins which are left over from his former shop. You can find his shop inside Kattilahalli.
Korutasku
Korutasku is a stone workshop located in the old wool factory at Kehräämö in Orimattila. The product range of Korutasku also includes glasses with trackable numbers and camo stones for geocaching, which you can find at the shop inside Kattilahalli.
https://www.korutasku.com/
Explore
Corny
Semper Corny will bring their promotional tour tent in the outside area of the event.
https://www.corny.fi/
University of Eastern Finland
The researchers of the University of Eastern Finland's UNITE geocache-project are coming to the event to promote their project. You will find their stand inside Kattilahalli. More information about the project https://www.uef.fi/fi/artikkeli/tutkimustietoa-ihmisten-metsamieltymyksista-pelaamalla
Johanna Hulkko
Johanna is coming to the event to release her latest book in the Geo Detectives series: Geo Detectives and the Mega Cache. During the book launch event, you will have the opportunity to meet Johanna, purchase the book, and get a signature on your brand new book! More detailed information regarding the timings will be announced closer to the event. The language of the book is Finnish.
Kerava
Kerava is a safe and comfortable city, where people and the environment are looked after. High-quality services are nearby and within walking distance. Kerava is a growing and developing, comfortable hometown where it is possible to live a happy everyday life.
Pielavesi
In the land of a thousand lakes there is only one Pielavesi. We are considered quick-witted and active. We live by lakes that are clean and rich of fish, where forests and metal provide us living, where tourism is an opportunity, and where the hobbies of children and youth are invested in. This is where presidents and olympic medalists are made. Welcome!
Pori
Pori is a place where you will meet happy people, experience the hustle and bustle of a lively city and find opportunities to relax in the peace and quiet of nature. The Nordic region’s no. 1 beach, Yyteri, and the summer oasis of Kirjurinluoto offer unforgettable shared moments for children and adults alike. In Pori, you will also find a local attitude characterized by determination, a unique culture and wonderful summer events such as the Pori Jazz Festival, the SuomiAreena public debate forum and Porispere.
Porvoo
Ideal for minivacations and short breaks, Porvoo offers visitors a choice of romantic accommodation, top quality dining, art and events, fascinating sights and museums, together with a wide range of outdoors activities to suit all. Maybe you do not want to leave Porvoo just yet.
Geocaching tours - starting times
Would you like to go on a geocache tour with new caching buddies or with your geocolleagues? The tours will start here: N60°11.203 E024°58.170 kuutena alla mainittuna ajankohtana. Lue lisää…
The geoskills competition
The geoskills competition is organized in conjunction with the UrbanHEL Mega-Event at Kattilahalli venue in Helsinki. The game can be started between 10.00 and 16.00 to be able to play for the full time. You must finish the game by 17.00. It's a free of charge game and a fun competition. More information about the competition here.
Tree Climbing Crash Course
All the courses fully booked.
Paddle trip (trip cancelled)
Boat trips
SeaSport Oy., the partner of the UrbanHEL Mega event, offers the opportunity for boat trips at discounted prices with Mega! Read more about the boat trips here here.
Equipment rental
UrbanHEL Mega-Event partner offers the opportunity for equipment rental at discounted prices during the Mega Event! Read more..
Escape room games
There are two different escape room games which are introduced below with link to the reservation calendar. This is a movable escape room which is a lite-version of traditional escape rooms. Read more..
Side-events
August 25th, 1 pm - 3 pm UrbanTECH at the Museum of Technology
Come to the Museum of Technology to meet other geocachers from around the world. We'll explore the technology behind geocaching, geocaching tools, and trackables. You can also explore the museum's community exhibition: Geocaching - Discover, seek and find. We recommend to use Museum card for the entry to the museum. Kortittomat pääsevät tapahtuman yhteydessä ilmaiseksi museoon salasanalla ”denari”.
August 26th, 7 pm - 7.30 pm UrbanMEET at Kalasatama
We will meet at Kalasatamanpuisto after the Mega event. Meet fellow geocachers and discuss the day's happenings; which caches and lab caches you found, did you meet Signal,, what was the best part of the Mega event, and if there are any other geocaching plans for the evening. Hope you can also attend the Flash mob at the area.
August 27th, 11 am - 12.45 pm UrbanCITO at Mustikkamaa
Join us on Sunday to clean the area after Venetians (end of summer party). Bring suitable clothing, gloves and trash pickers.
August 27th, 1 pm - 2 pm UrbanCUL8R at Mustikkamaa
After the cleaning we will have a potluck picnic. We can discuss what everyone did during the Mega-Event. If you want, you can bring a picnic blanket and some snacks.
Museum of Technology: Geocaching - Discover, seek and find -exhibition
There is a geocaching exhibition related to the Mega Event at the Museum of Technology, which is open from June 21st to October 1st, 2023. The Museum of Technology is located at Viikintie 1, 00560 Helsinki.
The exhibition showcases what geocaching is and how the early years of the hobby looked like. There is a diverse display of technologies and tools related to caching including the origin story and promotional video of the first mobile application developed for smartphones. Geocaching has been practiced in Finland for over 20 years. We have approximately 50 000 geocachers (who have found at least one cache in the past year). But what gets people year after year to hide and find caches? One reason might be the community and gamification aspects of geocaching, which the geocachers themselves have specifically developed.
We suggest you use the Museum card to pay for the entrance. Persons lacking the card are entitled to free admission during the Event cache when you mention the code word "denari" [DEH-nah-ree]. The code word is valid on Friday 1 pm - 5 pm and on Saturday during museum opening hours 11 am - 6 pm.
Museum has its own geocache, and in order to find it, visitors must solve a mystery related to the museum's main exhibition. Discover the solution, seek and find the geocache near the Museum of Technology!
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