Opistotalo main building, The Finnish Adult Education Centre

Opistotalo is the main bulding and service desk for the Helsinki Finnish Adult Education Centre. Customer service in person, by email and by phone

Contact information

Helsinginkatu 26, Kallio, 00530 Helsinki Show accessibility information View location on service map

During the semester, the Opistotalo main building is open on weekdays 8-21 and on weekends 9-16. The building is also open during big events.

Finnish
P.O. Box 53308, 00099 City of Helsinki

Location

Helsinginkatu 26, Kallio, 00530 Helsinki
Location on map - Open larger map(Link leads to external service)

The route to the main entrance

  • The 3 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
  • The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
  • The route to the entrance is guided, rough and illuminated.

The main entrance

  • The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
  • The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
  • The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.

The entrance "Suvilahti street 6"

  • The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
  • The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
  • The doors connected to the entrance are hard to perceive. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door requires the use of a buzzer, opening easily manually.
  • The customer service point is located on a different floor than this entrance.
  • This entrance leads to the same lift as the main entrance.

In the facility

  • The customer service point has 4 floors.
  • For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
  • The facility has a wheelchair lift.
  • The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
  • The facility has an accessible toilet on the entrance floor.
  • There is a second accessible toilet on floor 2.
  • There is a third accessible toilet on floor 3.
  • The service point has a fixed induction loop in the assembly hall and also a portable induction loop.