City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Pikkukoski beach

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Pikkukoski beach is a beautiful sandy beach and a popular year-round swimming place sheltered by cliffs in Oulunkylä along the Vantaanjoki river. Although the beach has city lifeguards during the swimming season, the sudden drop and strong river current require swimmers to be particularly vigilant. Pikkukoski beach is suitable for those who need other activities in addition to swimming, as there a ...

Visiting address

Pikkukoskentie 23
00650 Helsinki

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Service hours

Monday-Sunday 10.00–18.00

Accessibility information

There are three entrances to the beach.
The beach has an information board, with a smooth and sufficiently wide walkway leading to it. The information board can also be looked at up close. The board has a map of the area.
The beach is guarded by a beach guard.
There is an outdoor shower on the beach that is located on the sand. The shower has a treshold over 2 cm high..
There is a toilet marked as accessible on the beach, but it is difficult to find at a distance. The passage to the toilet is smooth and sufficiently wide. The requirements for accessibility are not met, as the toilet door has thresholds over 2 cm high and the door cannot be easily opened and closed.
The toilet entrance has at least 4 steps.
The toilet entrance has a ramp over 6 m long without an intermediate landing.

There are men's/women's dressing rooms on the beach. The dressing room entrance is difficult to perceive at a distance. The passage to the dressing room is smooth and sufficiently wide.
The dressing room entrance has at least 4 steps.
The dressing room entrance has a ramp over 6 m long without an intermediate landing.
The dressing room door opens easily manually. The doorway has a high threshold.
The dressing room entrance foyer is cramped.
The dressing room features a dressing bench but not much room for a wheelchair and assistant. The numbering of the lockers is clearly legible.
The shower room is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The door to the shower room opens easily manually. The doorway has no threshold.
There is a sauna on the beach. The sauna entrance is difficult to perceive at a distance. The passage to the sauna is smooth and sufficiently wide.
The sauna entrance has at least 4 steps.
The sauna entrance has a ramp over 6 m long without an intermediate landing.
The sauna door opens easily manually and it has a high treshold.
The sauna entrance foyer is cramped.
The sauna dressing room features a dressing bench but not much room for a wheelchair and assistant. The numbering of the lockers is clearly legible.
The door to the shower room opens easily manually. The doorway has no threshold.
The sauna door opens easily manually.
The sauna does not have room for a wheelchair.

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Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Updated: 17/4/2024

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