Pähkinärinne Housing Service Unit

The route to the main entrance

• The accessible parking space is located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking space is at least 3.6 m.
• 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 and it uses movement-guiding surface material.
• The route has a ramp under 6 m long.

The main entrance

• The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
• The entrance has a ramp under 6 m long.
• 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 is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
• The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.

In the facility

• 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 thresholds over 2 cm high.
• The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
• The facility has a toilet marked as accessible on the entrance floor. The toilet door cannot be easily opened and closed. One or both sides of the toilet seat lack a support rail.
• A second toilet marked as accessible is located on floor 2.
• A third toilet marked as accessible is located on floor 3.