City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Pirkkola sports park / Indoor skating rink

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Pirkkola’s new, energy-efficient ice stadium was opened in autumn 2021. The building utilises new construction techniques that can achieve energy efficiency of up to 60% compared to the old ice stadium. Pirkkola ice stadium has traditionally been popular, with approximately 150,000 users annually. With the new ice stadium, the annual number of users is expected to rise to around 170,000. The two i ...

Visiting address

Plotinrinne 8
00630 Helsinki

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Open 24 hours a day.

Accessibility information

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 is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
The dressing room has sufficient room for a wheelchair and assistant. Good illumination and clear contrasts facilitate spatial perception. There are lockers in the dressing room.
The shower room is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The door of the shower room opens easily manually.
The facility does not have a sauna.

The rink of the ice stadium features accessible entry through the maintenance gate. The side areas of the rink have room for storing aids. The sides of the rink have been highlighted with contrast. Disabled persons have unobstructed view of the rink from the penalty box.
Accessible means for accessing the equipment storerooms and lockers are provided. The storeroom door and lockers are highlighted with contrast.

The sports facility features a spectators' seating area whose stairs have handrails on one side. The seats have been highlighted from their surroundings with contrast.
The barrier-free stands of the ice rink can be accessed from the entrance to the cafe. The elevator takes you to the second floor, where there is barrier-free access to the stands of both courts.
The seating area features 3 accessible spots suitable for a wheelchair, which are located on a platform in the middle of the seating area (room for 3 wheelchairs to be placed side by side). The accessible spots provide an unobstructed view of the event. The seating area features separate seats in addition to the fixed ones.
There is sufficient room by the accessible spots for wheelchairs to pass each other.

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

Updated: 16/4/2024

Pirkkola sports park / Indoor skating rink

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