The City Hall will be closed to outsiders from Wednesday to Friday, 12–14 July. During the presidential visit, the area around the City Hall will be subject to extensive access restrictions, and the City Hall is located inside the perimeter to be closed to outsiders.
The police will partially or completely restrict access to the area around City Hall on 12–13 July with the exception of Sofiankatu, which will hold the entrance to the City Hall’s media centre. Katariinankatu is open for pedestrians, but access is from Aleksanterinkatu.
The media centre will serve the media on Wednesday starting from the afternoon and all day on Thursday.
Palmia’s lunch restaurant at City Hall will be closed on 13 July. On 12 July, lunch restaurant closes at 2 pm.
Due to the visit, the City Registry Office’s customer service centre will operate in the lobby of Aschan House (Apteekin talo, Pohjoisesplanadi 13–15) 12–14 July from 8.15 to 16.00. The Registry Office’s telephone and email services will operate as normal.
Enquiries
Liisa Kivelä, Chief Communications Officer, City of Helsinki, tel. 0400 308484, liisa.kivela@hel.fi(Link opens default mail program)
Vappu Mänty, Director, Communications & PR, Helsinki Partners, tel. 050 4013548, vappu.manty@helsinkipartners.com(Link opens default mail program)