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Hepokullan koulu (Hepokulta School) Gym
- Service location
You can book the school gym for your use from the Timmi booking calendar.
- Access: To reach the changing room corridor and gym, turn the right from the exterior door.
- Size of the gym: 27,2m x 9,9m x 5,8m, 269,3 m2
- Vinyl floor, 1 partition wall
- Markings: volleyball, badminton, basketball
- Equipment: volleyball posts, volleyball net, main basketball hoops, 4 side hoops, floorball ...
Visiting address
Varkkavuorenkatu 42
20320 Turku
Accessibility information
- 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 and illuminated.
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- In connection with the entrance, there are 3 consecutive steps, with handrails on right side when going up. The steps are marked with contrast stripes.
- The entrance has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on both sides.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a button.
- The entrance, sports facilities and dressing rooms are located on the same floor.
- There is an accessible toilet in the lobby or nearby public area.
- 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 opens easily manually.
- The dressing room has sufficient room for a wheelchair and assistant. Good illumination and clear contrasts facilitate spatial perception. There are no lockers in the dressing room.
- The shower room is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. There is no separate door to the shower room.
- The facility does not have a sauna.
- In the multipurpose sports facility, you can engage in sports such as aerobics, badminton, basket ball, dancing, floorball, rhythmic gymnastics, volleyball, yoga.
- The sides of some sports areas/fields have room for storing aids.
- The multi-purpose arena has facilities for a variety of parasports, such as badminton, boccia, showdown, wheelchair dance, wheelchair fencing.
- Boccia: The passageway to the boccia space is in places less than a meter wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door and a low threshold. The floor of the sports area is area elastic. Next to the playing area, there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair / powerchair, but also for several players with assistive devices. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the playing field. The sports area can be divided into a smaller area using a dropping curtain.
- Wheelchair fencing: The passageway to the wheelchair fencing space is in places less than a meter wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door and a low threshold. Next to the fencing area, there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair / powerchair, but also for several players with assistive devices. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the playing field. The sports area can be divided into a smaller area using a dropping curtain.
- Wheelchair dance: The passageway to the wheelchair dance space is in places less than a meter wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door and a low threshold. Next to the dancing area, there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair with assistive devices. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the playing field. The sports area can be divided into a smaller area using a dropping curtain.
- Showdown: The passageway to the showdown space is in places less than a meter wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door and a low threshold. The walls of the space stand out from the floor through luminance contrast. The lighting is balanced and non-glare. In the area, there is disturbing sonority and. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the playing field. The sports area can be divided into a smaller area using a dropping curtain. Note! Players must bring their own game table.
- Badminton: The passageway to the badminton space is in places less than a meter wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door and a low threshold. Next to the badminton court, there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair / powerchair, but also for several players with assistive devices. There is a resting place for guide dogs and assistance dogs near the playing field. The sports area can be divided into a smaller area using a dropping curtain.
Services
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ServiceTurkuPublic serviceYou can apply for both regular and single timeslots in sports facilities using the Timmi electronic booking system. - City of Turku
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Text edited by: City of Turku
Updated: 21/8/2025