City of Helsinki guides on accessibility of buildings

The guide Accessibility in schools and daycare centres (pdf, in Finnish) contains special accessibility requirements for various spaces in schools and daycare centres. The guide is intended to be read side-by-side with the Esteetön rakennus ja ympäristö (‘Accessible building and environment’), published by the Ministry of the Environment in 2019. The latter contains an extensive list of accessibility regulations and instructions on schools and daycare centres. Esteetön rakennus ja ympäristö complements the accessibility guidelines and the City of Helsinki’s accessibility policies for schools and daycare centres.

The guide Accessibility at swimming halls (pdf, in Finnish) contains accessibility requirements for various areas at swimming halls. The guide is intended to be read side-by-side with the Esteetön rakennus ja ympäristö, published by the Ministry of the Environment in 2019. The latter contains an extensive list of accessibility regulations and instructions on swimming halls as well. Esteettömyys uimahalleissa complements previously published guides on the accessibility guidelines and the City of Helsinki’s accessibility policies for swimming halls.

The quality requirements for health and wellbeing centres, family centres and senior centres, determined by the Social Services and Health Care Division include design requirements and special accessibility requirements connected to the activities. These guides complement the Esteetön rakennus ja ympäristö guide, published by the Ministry of the Environment in 2019.

The Induction loop guide (pdf, in Finnish) is intended to be used in the design, construction and maintenance of all the public spaces managed by the City of Helsinki. The guide determines which of the City’s locations will receive a fixed induction loop system. The guide can be used when planning both new construction and renovation projects. However, the requirements only apply to renovation sites where necessary.