Sports Centre Alfa

Service location

Instructions for sports facility users:

Don’t use the sports facilities if you are ill.

Please remember hand hygiene.

Thank you for helping to stop the spread of the disease.

More information: www.turku.fi/sports and www.turku.fi/en/corona

Training time at Alfa is meant for sports and exercise clubs. Alfa is not open for individual users and it can be used only when a club or team has a reser ...

Visiting address

Raunistulantie 15
20300 Turku

Service hours

Entrance only with club wristband

Monday-Friday 8.00–21.00

Saturday-Sunday 9.00–17.45

Other contact details

Telephone number

+358 503101602

Website

https://www.turku.fi/en/leisure/sports/sports-associations/sports-and-exercise-centres/alfa-sports-centre

Accessibility information

The sports facilities have 2 floors.
For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold 2 wheelchairs or a stretcher, that is difficult to perceive; the door is heavy. The floor numbers in the lift cannot be felt with fingers. (The minimum dimensions for 2 wheelchairs in a lift are width 1.2 m and depth 2.3 m.)
The service point has directions to the different facilities.
The indoor walkways have at least 4 steps, with handrails on one side.
The facility has an accessible toilet on floor 2.
The customer service/cashier's desk is located on the same floor as the entrance.
The customer service/cashier's desk can be found easily. The desk is accessible to customers standing only.

The dressing rooms are located on floor 1.
Dressing rooms are also located on floor 2.
The facility does not have an accessible dressing room. The men's/women's dressing rooms must be used instead. The door of the dressing room opens automatically with a button.
The dressing room has sufficient room for a wheelchair and assistant. There are no lockers in the dressing room. An accessible toilet is connected to the dressing room.
The shower room is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The door of the shower room is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
The facility does not have a sauna.

The multi-purpose arena has facilities for a variety of parasports, such as martial arts, showdown, table tennis.
Martial arts: The passageway to the martial arts space is at least 1.3 meters wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door. The way to the tatami mat is not accessible. The radiators and sharp constructions have been covered and they stand out from their environment through luminance contrast. There is not 3 meters of space outside the tatami mat, but there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair / powerchair. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the tatami. The sports area can be divided into a smaller area using a net.
Table tennis: The passageway to the table tennis space is at least 1.3 meters wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door and a low threshold. The legs of a standard-sized table tennis table are in the corners of the table. Around the playing space that is more than 4 meters high, there are light, 0.75-meter fences, which can be moved easily. Next to the playing area, there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair / powerchair. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the playing field.
Showdown: The passageway to the showdown space is at least 1.3 meters wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door (good luminance contrast) and a low threshold. The walls of the space stand out from the floor through luminance contrast. The lighting is balanced and non-glare. In the area, there is disturbing background noise from other spaces. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the playing field. Note! Players must bring their own game table.

Text edited by: City of Turku

Updated: 3/8/2023

Sports Centre Alfa

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