The Spring Meeting

Please note: Early booking is available ONLY to Chapter Members and Friends of the Chapter! 

Pre-announcement of the AGO European Chapter
Spring Meeting April 21-25, 2025
Helsinki, Finland
by our hosts Agnes and Klaus Goerke.
Welcome to next year’s Spring Meeting in Finland!
Finland, the world’s happiest country. In late April the snow might have disappeared, the sea is water again and the days are longer than where you live.
After experiencing the most important organs in Helsinki, including the Helsinki Concert Hall’s brand new Rieger organ, let’s discover organs to the west, the east and the north – not quite into reindeer territory, though.
You will play organs from renaissance style to English, French and northern romantic style and see churches as diverse as 14th century roman all the way to
Alvar Aalto’s buildings, so organs from the nineteenth till 21. century (e.g. Zachariassen, Walcker, Åkerman and Lund, Marcussen, Virtanen, Portman, the brand new concert hall organ by Rieger), and with organs from Renaissance style to microtonal disposition. Be prepared to enjoy gloves-off playing, free drinking water in restaurants, everything paid with plastic, alcoholic detox (too costly) and our very special treats mämmi, pasha, sima and tippaleipä.
Registration
For registration, two steps are necessary:
1) book your hotel room and secure your place well in time.
2) confirm your registration by email to both Johan and Agnes (addresses below).

1) Book your hotel room in the Hotel Klaus K in central Helsinki, using booking code A / AGO2025
via the following reservation link:
https://app.mews.com/distributor/802216b2-fe55-4625-9047-af7f00c34763?mewsAvailabilityBlockId=f0536138-45ea-4a36-baa0-b12a00fb7af5&mewsStart=2025-04-21&mewsEnd=2025-04-26
Three room categories are reserved for us:
Comfort room can be booked for: 110€/ night for single use or 130€/ night for double use
Superior room can be booked for: 125€/ night for single use or 145€/ night for double use
Deluxe room can be booked for: 140€/ night for single use or 160€/ night for double use
All the rates are inclusive of buffet breakfast, use of gym, Wi-Fi, service charge and 10% VAT. Individual reservations confirmed from the allotment can be cancelled free of charge latest 72h prior to arrival.
Each guest to settle their own bill directly at the hotel.
Rooms and these rates will be reserved for the AGO Spring Meeting until 31.01.2025.
The editor can recommend Finland wholeheartedly!