Responsible for the service City of Helsinki, Education Division
Pakila Lower Secondary School
- Service location
Located in Länsi-Pakila, our school is a lower secondary school that includes grades 7–9. The teaching language is Finnish.
Visiting address
Halkosuontie 88
00660 Helsinki
Other contact details
Postal address
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki
Accessibility information
- The accessible parking space is located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking space is at least 3.6 m.
- 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 requires the use of a door phone, opening automatically.
- The customer service point has 4 floors.
- For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens with an access control key. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The indoor walkways have a ramp over 6 m long without an intermediate landing, with handrails on both sides.
- The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
- The facility has an accessible toilet on the entrance floor.
- There is a second accessible toilet on floor 1.
- There is a third accessible toilet on floor 2.
- The service point has a fixed induction loop in the meeting room (with active T-sign), lecture room (with active T-sign), assembly hall (with active T-sign), gym (with active T-sign) and also a portable induction loop.
Services
Assistant services and aids
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Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Education Division
Updated: 7/4/2024