HKL and CAF entered into contract on the procurement of metro trains

HKL- the Metro Operator in Helsinki - and the Spanish manufacturer of rolling stock Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A. i.e. CAF) signed a contract on the procurement of 20 new metro trains on Wednesday 6th of February.

HKL’s Executive Board chose CAF as the supplier of the new metro trains of Helsinki in October. CAF’s tender was the most affordable in terms of overall economy as the acquisition price and the commercial terms, operating and maintenance costs, level of the train technology, design and innovativeness as well as co-operation capabilities and the reliability of deliveries were taken in the account in the evaluation.

After signing the contract the procurement project of metro trains will continue by drawing up more detailed technical designs. Also a life-size mock-up will be made of the new metro train that enables the assessment of the structural details of the new trains with different user groups.

The total length of the new trains is 90 metres, corresponding to the train units currently in use at off-peak hours and with a passenger capacity of 576.

The train is accessible in its entirety from one end to the other, making it easy to move between cars during the journey. In terms of their visual appearance, the trains will resemble the M200 series, the exterior and seat colour being orange also in future.

The trains will at first be equipped with a temporary driver’s cab, necessary in the transitional stage towards the automation of the metro traffic control system. Once the automation is completed, the temporary cabin will be dismantled and the space converted for passenger use.

CAF is one of the major manufacturers of metro vehicles in the world. In recent years CAF has delivered metro trains for example to Madrid, Rome, Washington, Barcelona and Brussels.

The new metro train fleet is required for the West Metro. The delivery schedule of the new trains is planned so that the operation of West Metro can be started according to the schedule. The first train will arrive in Helsinki for test runs in the turn of January-February 2015. In total 15 trains will be delivered by the end of the year 2015 and they are needed for starting of the operation of West Metro. The remaining trains will be delivered in spring 2016.

In addition, the procurement is part of the preparation for the potential extension of the West Metro from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti. The procurement also covers the opportunity to exercise the second option, should the so-called East Metro to Sipoo be realised sooner than expected.

Source: Helsinki City Transport

Llegan los nuevos vagones para el metro de Helsinki desde España

El fabricante de trenes español CAF entregará 20 trenes de metro en Helsinki hacia el final de 2015.  Los trenes mantendrán el color naranja característico.

Los nuevos trenes tienen un total de 90 metros de longitud, con capacidad total para casi 580 pasajeros. Tienen aire acondicionado y no son compartimentados.

La oferta de la compañía española supera a Siemens, que criticó la decisión del Grupo de Evaluación de HKL. Siemens considera que su oferta habría sido en el largo plazo más barata que la de CAF.

Los trenes españoles tuvieron la mejor puntuación en la licitación y tanto el precio, así como las condiciones de pago fueron mejores que oferta de Siemens.

La oferta de CAF asciende a unos €140,4 millones.


Fuente: HKL, Metro

List of fairs in Helsinki (end of 2012)

Helsinki is getting ready for the upcoming fairs, here you have a list of them. Please do not hesitate on asking us how Cuevas Consulting can help you out to meet businesses in these events. Here you can search them by chronologically order:

Tekniikka

Date: 10-OCT-12 to 12-OCT-12

Tekniikka exhibition is the most important event of the year for the automation and production technology offering visions, the best tools and the best doers of the industry. The exhibitors were pleased to receive almost 13000 high-quality visitors, and as many as 94% of the exhibition guests expressed their intention to recommend the exhibition to their colleagues.

Venue: Jyvaskyla Congress Centre, Jyvaskyla, Western Finland,Finland

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Helsinki Fashion Fair

19-OCT-12 to 21-OCT-12

Helsinki Fashion Fair is an International event that promotes the Textile Industry, Garments, Accessories, Handbags, Shoes & Jewellery to the World. At Helsinki international Fashion Fair high volume buyers, individual from boutiques and boutique chains or high end products buyers will find manufacturers or suppliers who can cater to their needs.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Health Fair-Helsinki

19-OCT-12 to 21-OCT-12

Health Fair-Helsinki is the largest well-being event open for public in Nordic countries. The event is celebrating its 11th anniversary. Number of visitors has increased each year. Our visitors are interested in both physical and mental well-being.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Beauty Fair

19-OCT-12 to 21-OCT-12

Beauty Fair-Finland brought the world of beauty to Finland's heartland. This city of remarkable style was the perfect backdrop for the event, which drew record attendance, highlighted styles from around the world and celebrated educators of global influence.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Gold Silver & Watch

19-OCT-12 to 21-OCT-12

Gold Silver & Watch is the First consumer event in the Nordic countries for jewelery and watches. The exhibition provides a opportunity to meet all the professional form jewelery and Watch industry under one roof. The event will be held between 19 to 21 Oct 2012 at The Finnish Fair Corporation.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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GSW Pro

20-OCT-12 to 21-OCT-12

GSW Pro is the one of the leading exhibition for Watches and jewelery industry in Helsinki. This is a perfect platform for jewelery buyers and sellers. The is is the most comprehensive event which attract huge visitor form different country. The exhibition is being organized by The Finnish Fair Corporation.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Helsinki Book Fair

25-OCT-12 to 28-OCT-12

Helsinki Book Fair is a highly popular trade show event, dedicated to the books and paper industry. The fair serves as the ideal meeting place for a large number of book-readers, and a host of publishers, booksellers, and magazine publishing houses are also present at the show. The comics and cartoon industry also has representatives to this book fair. Literary experiences are seamlessly shared among those attending the show, and visitors get the chance to grow familiar with new reading material as well. The event, organized by Suomen Messut, has a wide array of different items on exhibit, ranging from books for children, science texts and travel books, right to digital audiobooks, disks, magazines and religious books, like the Holy Koran. Calendars and stylish greeting cards are also displayed at the fair.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Skiexpo Finland

02-NOV-12 to 04-NOV-12

Skiexpo Finland ranks as the biggest winter sports trade events in the entire country.The show,which is held at Helsinki,provides a common business platform for exhibiting professionals to help the show attendees to get acquainted with the latest winter sports equipments and accessories,including skiing products,and sports apparels.The show also encourages the launch of new and innovative winter sports products.The Cloakroom Service are and the Children's place are two of the major noteworthy areas at the event,and the visitors can come across sports cycles,helmets and other protective gears,sunglasses and toy-vending instruments,that are put on exhibit here.Attendees are offered the chance to express their opinions regarding the utility of the exhibited items directly too.The show is held on an annual basis,at the Helsinki Fair Centre.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Digi Expo

02-NOV-12 to 04-NOV-12

Digi Expo will provide a very best platform for consumer electronics companies to gain global exposure for their new products, new technologies, brand and vision. This is one of the biggest trade show for related industry in China which will be taking place between 02-04 Nov. 2012.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Helsinski Forest Fair

09-NOV-12 to 11-NOV-12

Helsinki Forest Fair will be organized at Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Center on November 09th to 11th 2012. Approximately more than 20 exhibitors will be participating in this fair. This fair is not only for the professionals but also for the visitors who are nature lovers. The visitors will get an opportunity to get information about the forest and nature. In this fair the exhibitors give presentations, seminars, and demonstrations to the visitors. Helinsiki Forest Fair will also be the big platform for the visitors as they will get information on new products and services, new perspective and interesting facts.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Pharmacy Days

23-NOV-12 to 25-NOV-12

Pharmacy Days is the largest national continuing education event in the pharmaceutical sector. The programme is addressed to professionals from various related fields: pharmacy personnel, hospital pharmacists, medical industry, authorities, commerce and academia.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

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Studia

04-DEC-12 to 05-DEC-12

Studia is one of the largest education fairs in Helsinki. The fair will provide the vital information on suitable programs and institution of higher learning to further their education. The exhibition will be held between 04 to 05 December 2012 at Helsinki Fair Centre. The event is being organized by The Finnish Fair Corporation.

Venue: Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre, Helsinki,Finland

Source: www.biztradeshows.com

GASTRO and VIINIEXPO 2012 - Helsinki

Cuevas Consulting will be participating in the Fair GASTRO and VIINIEXPO 2012 this Wednesday and Thursday. Both are going to be held in Helsinki, Messukeskus.

This year we will be addressing the HORECA chain with a promotion of Spanish products of superior quality.

Cuevas Consulting has obtained the exclusive representation of large producers of Rioja, Catalonia and Salamanca.

In addition, products from Austria and Bulgaria will complement the offer.

As a result of attending the fair Cuevas Consulting will provide a detailed report of the highlights of the show and the business opportunities identified.

Greetings.

City of Helsinki receives the concept and development study for a potential Guggenheim museum in Helsinki | World Design Capital Helsinki 2012

A new Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki would make a distinct contribution to Finland’s cultural landscape, according to the concept and development study that representatives of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation delivered officially on Tuesday morning, January 10, to Mayor Jussi Pajunen. The study was commissioned by the City of Helsinki a year ago to explore the possibility of creating a new Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki.

The report by the Guggenheim study team proposes that a museum would be built on a City-owned site along the South Harbor waterfront, where the Kanava Terminal Building currently stands. The total area of the museum would be approximately 12,000 square meters (129,000 square feet), with 3,920 square meters (42,000 square feet) devoted to exhibition galleries.

The estimated construction costs of the building and its design would be approximately €140 million. The mid-range estimated attendance for a museum is 500,000 – 550,000 visits per year, of which approximately 300,000 visits would be by Finnish residents. Helsinki anticipates funding the project through a combination of public, private, and corporate sources.

The study finds that international exhibitions and programs of a new museum likely would not overlap with those of existing Helsinki institutions. Moreover, a new museum would give the city a signature space that symbolizes Helsinki’s aspirations to be a cultural capital. According to the study, a museum would powerfully contribute to the Finnish arts community by acting as an artistic center that convenes and collaborates with Helsinki’s other institutions and that draws greater global attention to Helsinki’s cultural contributions. Moreover, a museum would be likely to increase cultural tourism and so would have the potential to increase overall attendance at other Helsinki arts institutions.
The study recommends that a Guggenheim Helsinki be largely a non-collecting institution. It would incorporate some conventional elements of an art museum while pushing the boundaries of process, presentation, and audience engagement. The museum potentially would present two to three major and three to five smaller exhibitions each year, supplemented by short-term non-traditional programs and an innovative education program.
The study also recommends that a new museum absorb some of the functions currently performed by the Helsinki Art Museum. The collections and public art functions of the Helsinki Art Museum would be continued and further developed under the auspices of a division of the City of Helsinki dedicated to this purpose. The exhibitions and education functions now performed by the Helsinki Art Museum would be developed as part of the mission and operations of the proposed Guggenheim Helsinki.
“Helsinki now has an incredible possibility that we should embrace,” stated Jussi Pajunen, the Mayor of Helsinki.
“The study’s calculations clearly state that investment in the proposed Guggenheim would also be worthwhile economically. The long-term effects will benefit both the City of Helsinki and Finland as a whole,” stated Pajunen.
“By giving artists, designers and architects access to major international networks, and by promoting new types of conversations of the arts, a Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki would offer global exposure and unprecedented opportunities to practitioners in the field of visual culture in Finland as well as in the Baltic and Nordic regions in general," said Tuula Haatainen, Helsinki's Deputy Mayor (Education, Culture and Personnel Affairs.
“One of the rewards of this study will be a closer ongoing relationship between the staff of the Guggenheim and the cultural community of Helsinki”, stated Ari Wiseman, Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
No decisions have been made regarding the proposal that is set forth in the study. The City Board and the City Council of Helsinki will review the recommendations of the study over the next weeks, in a public process that will extend at least into February 2012. The City of Helsinki will then decide whether to move to the next phase of the project. At that time, the Board of the Guggenheim Foundation, in consultation with representatives of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, will also formally decide whether to endorse moving ahead.

Source: City of Helsinki