Welcome to Kontula Senior Centre!

The Kontula Senior Centre offers 24-hour care and a wide range of day activities.

Contact details

Visiting address:
Kontukuja 5, 00940 Helsinki

The route to the main entrance

  • The 4 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is less than 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 smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.

The main entrance

  • The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
  • The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.

In the facility

  • The customer service point has 7 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 doors in the facility stand out clearly.
  • The facility has a toilet marked as accessible on floor 1. One or both sides of the toilet seat lack a support rail.
  • A second toilet marked as accessible is located on floor -1.
  • The service point has a fixed induction loop in the customer service desk, meeting room, lecture room, auditorium, assembly hall, gym.