Accessibility at the event

We want to make our event enjoyable for everyone by taking into account different limitations and special needs! On this page, you can find information about accessibility at our event.
You can contact us by e-mail regarding questions related to accessibility. Email tilat [at] kotae.fi

Transit

  • Our venue is accessible!
  • Personal assistant can enter the event free of charge, if the assisted person has a EU’s disability card (A). The assistant must arrive together with the person needing assistance to the ticket exchange.
  • Arrival
  • Ticket exchange
    • If needed, a security guard can guide you in front of the line at the ticket exchange.
  • You can ask for a wheelchair for the duration of your visit from Info in the main lobby.
  • Elevator access to the 2nd floor:
    • Elevator for the theme café @Torii, Sirius and the E-parvi meeting area are located on the left side of the Hall E Vendor hall.
    • Elevator for the quiet space (Hiljainen huone) and the main lobby meeting area can be accessed by the flat elevator located in the main lobby. 
    • The seminar center’s Dynamo, Vibe, Spark and Flow can be accessed via the elevator in front of Restaurant Arlanda. The restaurant is located near the main lobby.

Toilets and changing rooms

  • Toiltets
    • The toilets at the venue are mainly unisex toilets during the event. 
    • Outside the toilets, you will find information about the number of toilet cubicles in that WC space, as well as the existence of possible urinals or childcare stations. 
    • The locations of accessible toilets can be seen in the map at the bottom of the page.
    • Please let a holder of a toilet card cut in line to the bathroom! Information about the toilet card
  • Changing rooms
    • The locations of the gendered and unisex changing rooms will be announced closer to the event! 

Quiet space

  • The quiet space is located on the 2nd floor of the exhibition center in the LUMEN space in the conference corridor. It is easily accessible by elevator or stairs directly from the main lobby.
    • The quiet space is suitable, for example, for calming down or praying. 
    • Please have your conversations in other spaces!

Program

  • Some seats have been separately reserved for visually impaired or hearing impared guests and their assistant (one assistant/person). You can use the accessible seats without a ticket if you have the accessibility badge.
  • There is no induction loop available at the venue. 
  • Wheelchair spaces are available in all programs.

Allergies

  • With the exception of assistance dogs, it is forbidden to bring animals to the event premises. 
  • Hairspray and other strongly odoured products may only be used in the changing rooms. 
  • Please don’t use strong parfumes at the event!

Harassment contact persons

  • If you experience or witness harassment, bullying or other inappropriate treatment during the event, you can contact our harassment contact persons. The harassment contact person listens, comforts, supports, helps to clarify the situation and takes the matter forward if necessary.
  • Harassment contact persons are on duty throughout the event, including evening parties and night, so you can reach out to them at anytime.
  • The contacts stay completely confidential. The matters brought to harassment contact persons will not be taken forward without the harassed person’s request.
  • You can reach the harassment contact persons by phone or text message. The numbers will be updated here at a later date.
  • You can also contact them via the harassment report form. With the form it’s possible to reach the harassment contact persons also before and after the event. The form will be updated here at a later date.

Accessibility map

You can check out our event venue map,  which shows the location of elevators and accessible toilets.