Opistotalo main building, The Finnish Adult Education Centre

Opistotalo is the main bulding and service desk for the Helsinki Finnish Adult Education Centre. Customer service in person, by email and by phone

Visiting address

Helsinginkatu 26, Kallio
00530 Helsinki

P.O.Box 53308
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki

The customer service point has 4 floors.
For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
The facility has a wheelchair lift.
The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
The facility has an accessible toilet on the entrance floor.
There is a second accessible toilet on floor 2.
There is a third accessible toilet on floor 3.
The service point has a fixed induction loop in the assembly hall and also a portable induction loop.

The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance are hard to perceive. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door requires the use of a buzzer, opening easily manually.
The customer service point is located on a different floor than this entrance.
This entrance leads to the same lift as the main entrance.

Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Education Division

Updated: 11/5/2026