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What we offer Accommodation and workspaces Instructions for the online grant service Evaluation and decisions Frequently asked questions For Saari residents Accepting the residency and arriving at the Saari Residence Use of the residency grant and rescheduling Payment of residency grants Living and working at the Saari Residence Residency programmes Taxation and grant certificate The Saari Well Residency report Communication and social media Mentioning Kone Foundation and Saari Residence and the logos Saari Alumni Previous Residency Artists Community artist The Culture Trail Ecologically sustainable residency The Saari Invited Artist Residencies Reflected About Saari Residence History of Saari Manor Saari Residence co-operation Saari Residence Summer Well The Advisory Board of the Saari Residence Saari Residence staff Residency applicants who have received a positive decision must contact the Saari Residence office by 31 July at the latest to notify us of acceptance of your residency. We will get back to you after the deadline. You may inform us whether you accept the place or not via the online service or email (saari@青楼传媒.fi). ARRIVING AT THE SAARI RESIDENCE Please notify the Saari Residence office of your arrival time in good time. Please let us know how you plan to travel (bus, car etc.). You can find the start and end dates of your residency in the letter of acceptance, in the award message from the online service, and in the email we send before the residency begins. You will also receive more detailed information about your forthcoming residency period via email. Make sure to check your inbox carefully, as our emails are sometimes filtered as spam or promotional material, such as in Gmail. Please note that the Saari Residence staff does not live in the manor and your check-in time is during weekdays between 12 and 16.30 (4.30 p.m.). Residents are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. If you arrive from outside Schengen states, you will need a Schengen visa to visit Finland. Please read more at the . We encourage our residents to take their time travelling to Saari (i.e., via ecological travel), if possible, by train, bus or boat, rather than airplane. TRAVELLING TO THE SAARI RESIDENCE The Saari Residence is accessible by bus, and the nearest stop is situated two kilometres from the Residence. If you are arriving by BUS, nearest bigger town Turku is well served by bus and train connections to Helsinki. The journey typically takes around two hours. Several buses also run daily between Helsinki-Vantaa airport and Turku. The bus timetables can be found from . Insert the point of departure (from) and point of arrival: Lauttanp??, Kustavintie (Myn?m?ki). If you are getting only a few options selecting a trip from Helsinki to Lauttanp??, please choose first 贬别濒蝉颈苍办颈–罢耻谤办耻 and then 罢耻谤办耻–尝补耻迟迟补苍辫??. All buses to Uusikaupunki and Kustavi stop next to the Pyheen Village Shop in Mietoinen, Myn?m?ki (indicated as Lauttanp?? on the Matkahuolto timetable). You do not need to purchase the ticket in advance. Also, the buses have a free WI-FI connection. Please note: do not search for the timetable for the trip to Myn?m?ki since the buses going to the centre of Myn?m?ki take the road 8 in the direction of Rauma, which would take you more than 10 kilometres from the manor. We can pick you up at the nearest Lauttanp?? stop along Kustavintie to ensure a smooth journey. Please note that the last bus to Mietoinen departs from Turku early in the evening. We can also help you to find the best bus connections to Saari. Do not hesitate to ask! If you are arriving by TRAIN, you can use trains from Helsinki to Turku, but from Turku to the Residence, you need to take a bus. The train timetables can be found from . If you are DRIVING, driving instructions are provided in our email. If you are arriving by AIR, the Saari Residence is situated about 30 kilometres North-West of the Turku Airport. Still, usually, it is easier and more sustainable to fly to Helsinki Airport and then take a bus from the airport to Turku and the Saari Residence (unless there is a direct flight to Turku). LOW-EMISSION TRAVEL At Saari Residence, we encourage residents to practice ecological low-emission travel whenever possible. It means travelling by train, bus, or boat instead of aeroplane or fossil fuel car When preparing for your travel, you may use online services like to compare the energy consumption, CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts of planes, cars and trains. We recommend the webpage when planning train journeys in Europe. Also, websites like and have many tips. If you use a ferry from Stockholm to Turku, we endorse choosing an overnight ferry, Viking Line Grace or Viking Line Glory, that uses liquefied natural gas (LNG) as its fuel. You can read more about slow travel on our website. If you need help, please do not hesitate to ask. Also, remember to communicate if there are changes in your travel plan to he residency and communications coordinator before making the payment request. INSURANCE Please make sure that your insurance is valid during your stay at the Saari Residence. Please submit your certificate of insurance to the Saari Residence office well before your arrival. We require valid insurance coverage for the duration of the residency. Residents coming from outside the EU must also provide proof of insurance. Residents from EU countries can apply for a European Health Insurance Card, which covers necessary medical treatment in public healthcare facilities. Nordic residents do not need a separate card if they have a permanent address in the Nordic countries and a valid form of identification. Return to Saari residents’ main page