Exhibitor’s guide

• Check your invoicing details on the order confirmation and send any comments to yrityspalvelu@messukeskus.com by 30.6.2024. 
• Register co-exhibitors participating in your joint stand through eMessukeskus on 31.08.2024 at latest.
• Plan and order stand structures and furniture. Placing your order by 29.08.2024, you will acquire the products at a lower cost. Save money by placing your order in advance! More information: osastopalvelut@messukeskus.com
• Plan and order your stand structures by 29.08.2024 in order to acquire the products at a lower cost.
  • On 29.08.2024  prices will increase by 20%
  • On 18.09.2024 prices will increase by 50%
  • On 1.10.2024 prices will increase by 100%
• Please update your company profile at least two months prior to the event
• If you have purchased a stand solution including a fascia, please remember to send the fascia text or logo to graphics@messukeskus.com by 8.9.2024 at the latest.

By decision of the Finnish government, the general VAT rate will be 25.5% starting from September 1st 2024. This change will affect the pre-invoicing of our upcoming events.

If you have a current open invoice, you can pay it with the 24% VAT rate until August 31, 2024. If you know that your payment cannot be made by this deadline, please contact us at laskutus@messukeskus.com to receive a new invoice.

Invoices that remain open as of 1 September 2024, will be credited and reissued with the new VAT rate of 25.5%.

Tuesday 8 October 9:00–18:00
Wednesday 9 October 9:00–19:00
* Finnbuild Party 19:00 – 22:00
Thursday 10 October 9:00-16:00

Check the construction schedules and entrances in advance.

Book your accommodation at the Holiday Inn – Expo hotel adjacent to the exhibition centre. As an exhibitor you will get a discount of 11% off the daily price. We recommend to book early – the hotel is very popular during the exhibitions.

eMessukeskus allows you, for example, to manage all orders related to your participation, invite customers to events, send badges, update your company profile and announce your stand programme.

Register co-exhibitors participating in your joint stand through eMessukeskus on the Co-exhibitors -page on 12 August 2024 at latest and ensure their visibility in the event info. Co-exhibitors will be granted their own company-specific account and ID to use eMessukeskus. Co-exhibitors can also edit their company profile (update the marketing name, upload logo, etc.) in eMessukeskus account on the Update your company profile -page.

Co-exhibitors will be charged a registration fee according to the event-specific participation conditions. The registration fee for co-exhibitors for this event is 390€ + VAT.

Check your invoicing details on the order confirmation and send any comments to yrityspalvelu@messukeskus.com by 30.6.2024.  

Please note that changes made to the invoicing details after the invoice has been issued are subject to an additional charge.

Some of the list scammers we are familiar with are:

ExpoGuide, The FAIR Guide, UTP Digital Directories (fairguide.com), (Construct Data Publishers Verlas AG), Euro Business Guide, Eu company Directory European City Guide, The Millennium Guide, The European Internet Guide, The International Fax Directory or IT&T fax directory Europa-Club & World Travel Register, 1st European City Guide, The Tour and Travel Guide, Verlag Fax Directory, Classified Telefax Pages cdnet.at

These companies offer paid visibility to many of our exhibitors in foreign exhibitor directories and often send along a pre-filled list information form. The international association of trade fair organizers UFI has taken countermeasures, seeking to prevent the operation of these companies through legal means and warns its member companies about list scammers. Many countries’ trade fair organizers (including Messukeskus) have published guidelines on their websites for those targeted by groundless billing schemes.

Messukeskus has no affiliation with this company or list, and we are unaware of any benefit or visibility this list could bring to the company. The best way to ensure the accuracy of the list is always to verify with the trade fair organizer.

ACTION:

• If you are unsure in the future whether a list information request is related to your own participation in a trade fair, contact your contact person at Messukeskus.
• If you have already responded to such a scam information request and received an invoice, do not pay the invoice. You can send a message to the sender of the invoice stating that you will not pay the invoice. It is not advisable to react further to these invoices and collections. In practice, foreign scam firms do not have the means to collect sums for their groundless services.

Don’t forget to share your event participation and new product releases taking place during the event in your own marketing and communications channels such as social media. You can use the event logos, banners and images to advertise your attendance without restrictions.

We are publishing a list of all the exhibitors on event website. The list will be published approximately two months prior to the event, so please update your company information by then.

The company name you provided to the sales manager when confirming your event participation will be updated in the list. If you wish to make changes to your company’s marketing name, please do that in eMessukeskus – Market your participation.

In addition to the marketing name, you can easily upload your company logo, a link to your company website and any other information you would like to share with visitors (videos/photos). Please provide all the necessary information about your company at least two months prior to the event so that visitors have enough time to get to know the companies attending the event.

Please note that the marketing name must be updated at least one month prior to the event to be included in the printed brochure. The brochure will be distributed to the visitors of the event.

Send electronic eTickets which allows you to reach hundreds of potential visitors with just one click. You can send eTickets through eMessukeskus on the Invite your customers –page. You can send an unlimited number of eTickets and you will only be invoiced according to the number of tickets used at the event’s entrances (the number of tickets that may be included in your stand will be deducted).

You can also order extra printed tickets through eMessukeskus. The printed tickets are invoiced according to the number ordered. Printed tickets are delivered about a month prior to the event. Please deliver printed tickets to your customers in advance as it is not possible to leave tickets for pick up at the event’s entrances.

Remember to actively contact journalists and influencers and invite them to your stand. Publish press releases through eMessukeskus on the Market your participation -page and submit printable versions to our Press Centre, which is open during the event opening hours. You can recognize journalists by their PRESS badge and bloggers along with social media influencers by their CONTENT CREATOR badge. The event is attended by numerous media outlets.

Please advise the Communications Manager of the event your stand should include new releases, performers, a specific program, press conferences or other activities that could interest the media. This will ensure that overlapping events can be avoided.

Communications Manager Anu-Eveliina Mattila, tel. +358 50 555 6183, anu-eveliina.mattila@messukeskus.com.

Does your stand offer a specific programme during the event? Update the programme to eMessukeskus (under Programme) to ensure its publication on our event website – this will guarantee you additional visibility completely free of charge.

Depending on your needs, we can deliver a customised stand plan with implementation, or you may choose an option from our ready-made stand collection to suit your needs. Reusability of structural materials and energy efficiency in lighting are key aspects of our stand packages.

If you have purchased a stand solution including a fascia, please remember to send the fascia text or logo to graphics@messukeskus.com by 8.9.2024 at the latest. Any changes made after the deadline will be charged according to our normal price list.

We price according to price periods. The earlier you place an order, the more you will save on the required products and services. Furthermore, you can ensure the availability of necessary products. Structures and furniture can be ordered through eMessukeskus under Order products and services. Placing your order by 29.08.2024, you will acquire the products at a lower cost. Save money by placing your order in advance!

• On 29.08.2024  prices will increase by 20%
• On 18.09.2024 prices will increase by 50%
• On 1.10.2024 prices will increase by 100%

More information: osastopalvelut@messukeskus.com

Any stand constructions exceeding 250cm are considered additional advertising space and are subject to an extra charge, the minimum charge is 450 €. Stands with two storeys: the square meters of the second storey are subject to a charge which is 50 % of the space rental. Any structures higher than 250cm have to be approved by a Technical Coordinator of the exhibition centre at least 45 days prior to the event. Please send the information to: osastopalvelut@messukeskus.com  for approval.

You can conveniently email or send passes to your event team members mobile device through eMessukeskus. The pass holder can print it in advance through the email link or the pass can alternatively be printed at any of the entrances of the exhibition centre or at our Exhibition Office. Badge pockets for passes are available at the entrances and the Exhibition Office.

You can create as many passes as necessary.

The exhibitor pass is for your personnel at the stand during the fair. This pass is personal and valid during the construction, event and dismantling periods of the event. The pass must be always visible during the event. In addition, the pass enables its holder to enter the Exhibitors’ Lounge together with benefits for purchasing goods (including lunch for exhibitors and discounts in NoHo Partners).

The constructor pass is valid during the construction and dismantling periods of the event. The constructor pass is free of charge.

A barrier-free parking system Autopay by Europark is in use at Messukeskus. Parking charges are collected by Europark.

The entire Messukeskus area is a paid parking area, including the indoor exhibition halls. Parking is free for one hour (60 min) for loading, construction and unloading. Exhibitors who have been in the area for less than 60 minutes may drive out of the area without paying for parking. If unloading takes more than 60min, a parking fee must be paid. Please remember to drive out the same way you came in so that the boomless parking system registers your car.

The Exhibition Office assists exhibitors and constructors during the construction and opening hours of the event regarding matters such as stand orders.

NoHo Partners has started as Messukeskus’ restaurant and catering partner on 1 July, and as a result we have had a great line-up of interesting restaurant brands at our premises over the summer.

The NoHo partnership brings convenient electronic snack, drink and lunch tickets to our corporate customers. You can order product vouchers with QR codes for the amount of your choice and distribute them by email to users. The QR code on the ticket will serve as a payment method at the checkout of the restaurants. The tickets will be charged according to usage.

Orders for snack, drink, lunch and stand tickets are placed via the Restaurant Services online shop. If you do not already have one, please create a business account in the online shop. You will then be able to select the products you want.

You can reach the NoHo Exhibition Centre Restaurants & Event Catering team here:

by email messukeskus@noho.fi and by phone 041 732 3712, open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm.

The Exhibitors’ Lounge is open during the opening hours of the event. The Exhibitors’ Lounge can be found on the 2nd floor in Siipi conference area. The door code is presented on the exhibitor pass.

You are welcome to come and enjoy a cup of coffee in the Exhibitors’ Lounge. The space has a small kitchenette together with toilets and showers.

Never leave valuables accessible when the exhibition day ends. Take care of all necessary insurances and consider renting possible safety accessories such as showcases, locks or security cables for computers and / or monitors.

In like manner we are prepared to take care of other possible security needs regarding your stand. These needs can be addressed with our security services partner Securitas. Read more about the available security services on eMessukeskus under Products & services in the category Safety (underStand services).

Mark items delivered to our Construction Service as follows:

Messukeskus Helsinki / Name of the event
Name of the exhibitor, stand number
Contact person and tel. number
Messuaukio 1
FI-00520 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Corporate customers can connect to the Messukeskus Exhibitor wireless network at Messukeskus. This network is separate from the Messukeskus network used by our visitors.

We will provide the password in a customer message before the event, but you can always find the password in eMessukeskus.

We are also able to meet any additional corporate network needs, wired or wireless, which you can explore on eMessukeskus. Our contact person can also help with any practical questions you might have.

The event opening hours have been extended for Wednesday 9 October. After the traditional day at the fair, there will be an extended opening time /After work from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. when the exhibitors’ stands will have a more relaxed, after-work atmosphere.

After 7 p.m., the FinnBuild Party will take place at the BuildingPro Stage in Hall 7. The party will be free for all FinnBuild exhibitors and registered visitors.

Music from Finnish band Portion boys.

Book catering for your stand for the after work: compass.myyntipalvelu@messukeskus.com