Event schedule
Saturday 19th November
| 09:00 – 14:00 | Model registration is open. Registration fee is 2€ / modeler. Notice that registration fee entitles to free entrance to the event for whole weekend but not to the whole castle. Ticket to visit the castle must be purchased separately. |
| 10:00 – 17:00 | Model event is open for the public. This year we have 2 more hours! Entrance fee is 6€ / adult and 3€ / children. Family tickets are also available. Entrance fee includes both the contest and the castle. |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Petri Huhtala (FIN) Workshop |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Spencer Pollard (UK) Workshop |
| We have an option for 2 more workshops for Saturday. Information will be updated. | |
| 18:30 – 22:00 | Scale Modelers Christmas Party Age limit is 18 years. Party will take place in the Hotel Emilia nightclub. Club is reserved for us until 22:00 and then doors are open for public. The entrance fee is 30€. Tickets are sold from the Hotel Emilia reception. You can reserve the ticket at the same time when you book the room from hotel Emilia. The ticket includes the entrance to the night club, food and some drinks. |
Sunday 20th November
| 10:00 – 17:00 | Model event is open for the public |
| 11:00 – 12:15 | Petri Huhtala (FIN) Workshop |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Jari Hemilä (FIN) Workshop |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Spencer Pollard (UK) Workshop |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Rewards to Gold medalists and the Best in Show |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Adam Wilder (USA) Workshop |
| 17:00 | Event is closed Those modelers who have a schedule issues can agree with contest organization to leave earlier. These have to be agreed case by case. |
Accommodation
Nordic Challenge has agreed special prices with Hotel Emilia and Hotel Rantasipi Aulanko to all visitors and contestants.
All rooms are reserved for Nordic Challenge visitors, so online reservation will show no availability for 19-20 Nov. In order to get you special priced room you need to contact hotels by email or phone and use booking reference "Nordic Challenge".
Hotel Emilia
Raatihuoneenkatu 23
13100 Hämeenlinna
Finland
Hotel Emilia
The Hotel is extremely well located from the castle and from the party location. The distance to the castle from the hotel is only 1 km.
There are approx 100 rooms in the hotel and we have reserved them all. Rooms are reserved for the event until the end of October and after that those rooms, which are not reserved by the visitors, will be available to all. At the same time the special price advantage is terminated.
Act fast and book your room from the hotel. All rooms are well equipped and the breakfast is included in the price.
Hotel rooms and prices
- Standard room, 1 person
- 75€/day/room
- Standard room, 2 persons
- 85€/day/room
- Superior room, 1 person
- 86€/day/room
- Superior room, 2 persons
- 99€/day/room
Hotel Rantasipi Aulanko
This hotel has a Spa and is extremely well suited for visitors with children or who just want to relax after an exhausting scale modeling day. The breakfast and the usage of the Spa facilities are all included in the room price.
You can reach the castle from the hotel easily. It is just 1 km walk through the wonderful Aulanko Park.
Rooms are reserved for the event until the end of October and after that those rooms, which are not reserved by the visitors, will be available to all. At the same time the special price advantage is terminated.
Hotel rooms and prices
- Standard room, 2 persons
- 130€/day/room
- Standard room + extra bed, 2 persons and 1-2 children
- 155€/day/room
- Large family room, 2 persons and 2-3 children
- 180€/day/room