REVAMPED HIBS 2012 PROMISES NEW SENSATIONS FOR VISITORS
The largest boating fair in Northern Europe takes place at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre on 10-19 February 2012. This year's Helsinki International Boat Show will undergo a significant overhaul and it will present a more comprehensive review of boating than ever before. All of the sector's significant players have signed up and well over three hundred exhibitors in all shall attend the event.
The event showcases new products and services available for boating and other maritime pursuits as well as provides an extensive array of programme items related to water activities.
Event setting an example of impressive architectural design
The Boat Show will fill all seven halls of the Exhibition & Convention Centre. The brand-new Hall 7 will be in use for the first time, providing the event with an additional 15,000 m² of exhibition space. The spacious and light-filled multi-purpose hall provides excellent opportunities for creative and innovative event designs. In all, the halls of the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre now offer some 58,000 m² of exhibition space.
Finnish design
A new exhibition – Vene 12 Båt Design – will be organised for the first time at this year's Boat Show. As part of this exhibition, four acclaimed Finnish designers will redecorate the interiors of four motorboats. In particular, their solutions will emphasise design, functionality, ecological concerns and comfort.
The 2012 Helsinki International Boat Show is being realised in cooperation with Finnish boat manufacturers. The goal of the exhibition is to navigate a fresh course for the Finnish boating industry as well as identify ways with which we can distinguish ourselves from the competition, strengthen the cooperation between Finnish designers and boat manufacturers, and provide consumers with access to new and more individual interior design solutions.
The 2012 Helsinki International Boat Show at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre on 10 – 19 February 2012. The Finnish Fair Corporation is arranging the 2012 Helsinki International Boat Show on behalf of the Finnish Marine Industries Federation Finnboat. The event is now being organised for the 43rd time. The main cooperation partner is Volvo Auto Oy Ab.
Further information about the 2012 Helsinki International Boat Show:
Finnish Fair Corporation, Sales Manager Håkan Löfgren, tel. +358 500 757 879, hakan.lofgren@finnexpo.fi
Finnish Fair Corporation, Communications Officer Tytti Varila, tel. +358 40 450 3527, tytti.varila@finnexpo.fi
Further information about the boating industry:
Finnish Marine Industries Federation Finnboat, Managing Director Jouko Huju, tel. +358 40 550 9310, jouko@finnboat.fi