International Council of Nurses

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XVII, Issue 3, 1 July 1924, Page 116

International Council of Nurses

Congress at Helsingfors, July, 1925

While our thoughts are, so to speak, m the Convention mood, it has been suggested that we project them into 1925 and begin to ponder how many of us will begin "saving up" for the International Congress of Nurses, which will meet m picturesque Helsingfors m July, 1925. Here are a few facts to help us crystallise our thoughts and intentions: Finland — which, after more than a hundred years under the domination of Russia, is now a Republic — is called the "country of a thousand lakes." Helsingfors, its capital, is one of the most beautifully situated cities of Europe. It is hoped that two thousand nurses from all parts of the world will meet at the Congress. A number of prominent nurses from different parts of Asia and Africa, as well as from the European countries and America, have already signified their intention of being present. As to the method of arriving — from New York — or possibly also from Boston, if! the demand warrants — early m July to

Copenhagen. From Copenhagen by steamer to Helsingfors, 40-48 hours. ii' a sufficient attendance is promised, two steamers from Copenhagen will be arranged for, one of which will stop at Dantzig to take on board the nurses from Southern Europe. The reduced fare from Copenhagen, one way, to Helsingfors, will probably be twenty dollars, exclusive of meals. According to present rates, the trip from New York to Copenhagen will be arranged, all inclusive, for $130.00, with best accommodations. The committee will plan schedules for trips to Paris, London, Italy, Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries. Here is a great and most delightful opportunity. "Overseas" nurses will like to renew old acquaintances, those who have not been "over" may combine agreeably pleasure with professional profit, and m so doing will probably be able to make a European trip more economically than ordinarily possible.