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Kontula Senior Centre/Service Centre
- Service location
Kontula Service Centre is an open meeting place, and its activities support you to live at home and promote your well-being. The centre is just the place for you if you are looking for a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and a place to spend time. Here you can exercise, participate in a handicraft workshop, enjoy the delicacies of our restaurant or read the daily newspaper. You can choose to partake in ...
Visiting address
Kontukuja 5
00940 Helsinki
Service hours
Monday-Friday 8.00–16.00
Other contact details
Postal address
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki
Accessibility information
- The 4 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, 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 stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
- The customer service point has 2 floors.
- For moving around, there is a lift; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift cannot be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons.
- The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
- The facility has an accessible toilet on the same floor as the entrance.
- There is a second accessible toilet on floor -1.
- There is a third accessible toilet on floor -1.
- The service point has a fixed induction loop in the meeting room, lecture room, auditorium, assembly hall, gym.
Services
- The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Activities at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres are open meeting places that support living at home, promote well-being and ease experiences of loneliness. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Arts and crafts groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceArts and crafts groups offer an opportunity to make objects for decoration and practical uses by hand with different materials and techniques. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Digital support at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThe digital support service at the service centres will help you in using a computer, smart devices and e-services. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Game groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceGame groups gather people interested in playing cards and board games. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Gyms at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceIn the service centres’ gyms, you can train on your own or take part in instructed groups. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Informal care family services at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres offer activities for informal care families and those providing care for a loved one. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Language groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceYou can maintain your language skills and learn new things at language groups organised at service centres. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Libraries at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres have service points of the Helsinki City Library and some have their own libraries. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Literature groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceIn literature groups organised at service centres we read selected books and gather to discuss them in depth. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Memory groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceMemory groups and memory cafés offer the opportunity to meet people in the same situation and get support for your everyday life. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Mental well-being groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceMental well-being groups can help you tap into your own resources. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Multicultural activities at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres offer the opportunity to participate in multicultural discussion or exercise groups. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Music groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres have music groups where you can sing together with others. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Open discussion groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceOpen discussion groups at service centres are intended for everyone looking for good company and someone to talk to. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Peer support groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic servicePeer support groups offer an opportunity to have confidential discussions in a safe environment. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Physiotherapist's guidance at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres’ physiotherapists will guide you in exercising to improve your fitness and health. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Rehabilitative exercise at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres have exercise groups led by physiotherapists to support your functional capacity. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Self-care coaching at Service CentresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceIf you have recently been diagnosed with a memory disorder, you and your partner can partake in self-care coaching. You will receive peer support... - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Self-care points at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceAt self-care points, you can measure your blood pressure and read health-related guides and brochures. - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Service counselling and social guidance at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThe service centres’ social counsellors can provide you with information on our services and the different kinds of support you can seek in various... - The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Sports groups at service centresThe Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceService centres offer versatile physical activities from relaxation to dancing and balance training.
Text edited by: The Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division, City of Helsinki
Updated: 12/8/2023