Children's cultural centre Pessi
Introduction
Welcome to Pessi!
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Public transport and pedestrian traffic: Children's cultural centre Pessi is located in Tikkurila, near good traffic connections. Pessi is located within a 5-minute walk from the Tikkurila Station. The main entrance is on the Vernissakatu side of the building. This entrance is accessible by wheelchair. On weekdays, you can also use the entrance on the Maalipolku side of the building. Maalipolku runs next to the railway and is accessible from the Tikkurila Station via an underpass or the Dixi platform.
Parking: There is a car park next to Vernissakatu. Parking here is subject to a charge. The nearest free car park is the car park of the Finnish Science Centre Heureka at Kuninkaalantie 5. Follow the pedestrian route crossing Keravanjoki and Tikkurilantie to reach Pessi.
Children's cultural service operators in Pessi
Facilities and rental services of children’s cultural centre Pessi
The facilities of children’s cultural centre Pessi are rented out for events and courses, for example. Children’s cultural centre facilities used by the cultural services of the City of Vantaa are primarily rented out for the organisation of children’s cultural activities. Local organisations and communities as well as the partners of the City of Vantaa can apply for the use of these facilities. At weekends, the facilities are rented out for private use, for example, for children’s parties.
Permanent rights of use (shifts) must be applied for by the end of March of the previous school year. Temporary rights of use (shifts) can be applied for at any time.
Contact and opening hours
Services
Accessibility
The route to the main entrance
- The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- In connection with the entrance, there is 1 step.
- The entrance has a ramp under 6 m long.
- 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 opens automatically with a motion sensor.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
In the facility
- The customer service point is on the entrance floor.
- The customer service point has directions to the different facilities.
- The customer service point has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly.
- The waiting room of the customer service point has no queue number system. The waiting room has chairs.
- The customer service point has a toilet marked as accessible on the same floor. The toilet door cannot be easily opened and closed.