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ZachariasTopeliusskolan School
- Service location
This comprehensive school offers tuition for grades 1–5 and is located in Taka-Töölö. Tuition at the school is in Swedish.
Visiting address
Hiekkarannantie 6
00100 Helsinki
Other contact details
Telephone number
+358 406672094
(local/mobile network fee)
Postal address
P.O.Box 25301
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki
Accessibility information
- The over 10 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is less than 3.6 m.
- The route to the entrance is rough and illuminated.
- The passage has at least 4 steps.
- The entrance is located in a recess and is illuminated.
- In connection with the entrance, there are at least 4 steps.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. The door opens with an access control key.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The foyer is cramped.
- The customer service point has 5 floors.
- 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 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 thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The doors in the facility stand out clearly. The glass doors have contrast markings.
- The facility has an accessible toilet on floor 1.
- There is a second accessible toilet on floor 0.
- The main entrance parking spaces may be used for this entrance as well. The distance from the parking spaces to the entrance is under 10 meters.
- 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.
- 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 with an access control key.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The foyer is cramped.
- The customer service point is located on a different floor than this entrance.
- This entrance leads to the same lift as the main entrance.
- The main entrance parking spaces may be used for this entrance as well. The distance from the parking spaces to the entrance is under 10 meters.
- 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.
- In connection with the entrance, there are at least 4 steps, with handrails on both sides.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. The door opens with an access control key.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The customer service point is located on a different floor than this entrance.
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Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Education Division
Updated: 2/5/2026