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Puolala School Gym
- Service location
You can book the school gym for your use from the Timmi booking calendar.
- Access: There's direct access from the lobby to the changing room corridor, from the corridor go up the stairs to the gym.
- Size of the gym: 19,5m x 11,7m x 5,4m, 228,2 m2
- Vinyl floor, 1 partition wall
- Markings: volleyball, badminton, basketball
- Equipment: main basketball hoops, 2 side hoops, floorball g ...
Visiting address
Kauppiaskatu 14
20100 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.
- There is a steep slope on the passage.
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- In connection with the entrance, there are 2 consecutive steps, with handrails on both sides.
- 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. The door opens automatically with a button.
- The sports facilities are located on floor 1.
- For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair that is difficult to perceive; the door opens with an access control key. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The facility has an accessible toilet on the same floor as the entrance.
- The dressing rooms are located on the same floor as the entrance.
- The facility has a separate accessible dressing room. The door opens easily manually. The doorway has a low threshold.
- The separate accessible 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. An accessible toilet is connected to the dressing room.
- An accessible shower room is available in connection to the separate accessible dressing room. The door opens easily manually. The doorway has a low threshold.
- The shower room has a more spacious and accessible showering spot with a seat as well as a support railing.
- 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, {348:[squash, ][]}{353:[swimming, ][]}{345:[table tennis, ][]}{352:[tennis, ][]}{341:[volleyball, ][]}{335:[yoga, ][]}.
- The multi-purpose arena has facilities for a variety of parasports, such as badminton, boccia, showdown, sitting volleyball, 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 point elastic and tape markings are allowed on it. Next to the playing area, there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair / powerchair. 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.
- Sitting volleyball: The passageway to the sitting volleyball space is in places less than a meter wide and it includes a heavy or unwieldy door and a low threshold. Tape markings are allowed on floor of the sports area. The height of the net suits men (1150 mm) and. There is not 3 meters of space outside the field, however there is room for storage of a regular wheelchair / powerchair. 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 (good luminance contrast) 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 background noise from the traffic. 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. 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
- City of Turku
Booking sports facilitiesCity of Turku
ServiceTurkuPublic serviceYou can apply for both regular and single timeslots in sports facilities using the Timmi electronic booking system. - City of Turku
School gymsCity of Turku
ServiceTurkuPublic serviceAt the gyms of schools and other educational facilities, you can do almost all kinds of indoor sports.
Text edited by: City of Turku
Updated: 22/7/2025