Accessibility
Arrival at
Mad House Helsinki is located on the 6th floor of Tekstin Haus.
Sörnäinen metro station is located 500 metres away. The nearest bus and tram stops are Lintulahti and Haapaniemi. Lintulahti is 150 metres and Haapaniemi 300 metres from the entrance.
The main entrance is an accessible entrance to the building.
Lintulahdenkatu is on a slope, so there are slopes in both directions in front of the main entrance. The main entrance door (width 1 m) has an electronic opening mechanism operated by a push-button.
The main entrance is located at Lintulahdenkatu 3. Mad House Helsinki has no customer parking. There is street-side parking available. There is off-street parking in front of the entrance, so it may be difficult for escort vehicles to get right in front of the main entrance.
When entering the lobby from the main entrance, there is a floor guide board directly in front of you. The staircase and lift lobby are located behind the door on the left-hand side of the lobby, as viewed from the main entrance.
The width of the door is 87 cm (+ opening panel) and the height of the threshold is 3 cm. The door has an electric opening mechanism with a push button.
The lift is lower than the current accessibility requirements. The width of the lift door is 83 cm, the width of the lift body is 1 m and the depth is 1.1 m.
The building also has a large goods lift, which can be used with the help of staff.
On the 6th floor is Mad House's event space 'Parvisali'. From the staircase to the event space there is a heavy intermediate door 87 cm wide (+ opening panel), and from the doorway there is a ramp to the event space.
The parvis has wide double doors and the thresholds of the doorway are about 1-2 cm high (Figure 9).
The Parvis Hall has wheelchair spaces at the front of the grandstand. Assistants are admitted to performances free of charge. Please let us know when you buy your ticket by emailing liput@madhousehelsinki.fi
It is also possible to arrange seating at the front if it is not possible to enter the grandstand. There is no induction loop.
ACCESSIBLE TOILETS
There is an accessible toilet on each floor of the text house.
The accessible toilet on the 6th floor has 92 cm free space to the left of the toilet seat. The free space on the right side is 96 cm. The support rails are attached to the toilet seat. There is a free space of 1.6 m for turning with an assistive device.
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
Please contact us if you need more information on accessibility. You can email us at liput@madhousehelsinki.fi