City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Pirkkola sports park / Ball hall

Service location

The Pirkkola ball hall is located in connection with the swimming hall. The large 40x20-metre hall can only be used at booked times and is used for, for example, basketball, handball, futsal, volleyball, gymnastics and guided group sports. There is a seating area for 500 spectators in the ball hall, so the competition events of different sports will attract even larger crowds.

Visiting address

Pirkkolan metsätie 6
00630 Helsinki

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Service hours

Only available for booked shifts

Monday-Friday 7.00–22.30

Saturday-Sunday 9.00–22.30

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Telephone number

+358 931087917

Accessibility information

The sports facilities are located on floor 2.
For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair that is difficult to perceive; the door opens easily manually. The floor numbers in the lift cannot be felt with fingers. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
The service point has directions to the different facilities.
The facility has a toilet marked as accessible on the entrance floor. The requirements for accessibility are not met, as the door is not easy to open and close, the toilet does not have sufficient room for a wheelchair.
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.
At the customer service/cashier's desk, you can borrow a shower wheelchair.

The dressing rooms are located on the same floor as the entrance.
The facility has a separate accessible dressing room. The door opens easily manually. The doorway has no threshold.
The separate accessible dressing room features a dressing bench and sufficient room for an assistant. Good illumination and clear contrasts facilitate spatial perception. The numbering of the lockers is clearly legible. An accessible toilet is connected to the dressing room.
An accessible shower room is available in connection to the separate accessible dressing room. The door opens easily manually. The doorway has no threshold.
The shower room has a more spacious and accessible showering spot with a seat as well as a support railing.
An accessible sauna is available in connection to the separate accessible dressing room. The door opens easily manually.
The sauna has room for one wheelchair. It is possible to move onto the lowest bench from the wheelchair. The upper benches can be accessed through easily navigable steps with handrails.

In the multipurpose sports facility, you can engage in sports such as aerobics, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, basket ball, dancing, floorball, football, gym exercise, handball, rhythmic gymnastics, running, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, yoga.
Disabled sports are not organized in the ball hall, as the hall is located on the second floor of the building. The elevator can only accommodate one wheelchair at a time and there is no other barrier-free access to the hall.
The sides of the sports facilities/fields feature room for moving aids. The sides of some fields have room for storing aids.
The height of the passageways in the multi-purpose arena is appropriate. The wall sockets are on a suitable height (0.4–1.1 meters). The multi-purpose arena has a fixed PA system and a wired microphone. The alarm system (fire alarm) works with a sound signal. The personnel helps with the building of the courts, when booked in advance (e.g. temporary tape markings for parasports).

The multi-purpose arena has facilities for a variety of parasports, such as table tennis.
Table tennis: The passageway to the table tennis space is at least 1.3 meters wide. The legs of a standard-sized table tennis table are in the corners of the table. The playing space is less than 4 meters high. 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.

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

Updated: 20/4/2026

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