Event Accessibility
We aim to organise the festival events in venues that can be accessed with wheelchair so that everyone can participate in the festival whatever their functional capacity or personal characteristics. Here you can find any exceptions and notions about the venues in accessibility point of view.
We will keep updating this page and are also happy to hear your development ideas related to the accessibility information. The accessibility of the art works and performances varies depending on each event. On each event page we have described the participation of the audience and informed about specialities under the title Participation. Always feel free to contact us, if something is left unclear.
Puijonkatu 45
The venue is accessible. The march will proceed along Puijonkatu to Kuopio Market Square. The route is about 500 meters of a gentle uphill climb.
Kauppakatu 45, Kuopio
The Kuopio Market Square is partly made of cobblestone and moving by wheelchair can be difficult.
Tulliportinkatu 31
The venue is accessible.
Kuopion museo
Museokatu 1, Kuopio
Accessible entrance and accessible toilet. See the museum website for more detailed accessibility information.
Väinölänniemi beach
Väinölänniemi 26
The venue is not accessible, as the event takes place on a sandy beach. The performance can be viewed from the terrace of the nearby Cafe Väinö, which is wheelchair accessible.
Kulttuuriareena 44
Kauppakatu 44
The exhibition space is accessible. There is a disabled toilet at the venue.
Kotkankallion väestönsuoja
Niiralankatu 32
There is no accessible toilet on the premises. The floor is uneven; part of the floor is concrete and part is covered with soft carpet. Seating is limited.
Sankaripuisto
Suokatu 47
The terrain at the event venue is partly uneven. Accessible entry to the venue is via Suokatu 47.
Kuopion rautatieaseman pääsisäänkäynti ja odotusaula
Asemakatu 1
Accessible entrance.
Pannuhuone
Kauppakatu 25
There is no accessible entrance. To get inside, there are six steps and a handrail. To get onto the terrace, there are two steps and no handrail.
No accessible toilet. Festival-goers can use the accessible toilet at Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi (Minna Canthin katu 16).
ITAK-näyttämö
Suokatu 42
The ITAK-näyttämö barrier-free access via a gentle ramp. The premises have an accessible toilet. See the ITAK website for more detailed accessibility information.
Kumma
Olotila, 2. kerros, Kauppakatu 35
The accessible entrance is in the art museum’s courtyard, which can be accessed from Kauppakatu. Next to the entrance is a buzzer; please press it to ask a member of staff to open the door. The museum has an accessible lift and an accessible toilet on both exhibition floors. See the Kumma website for more detailed accessibility information.
Hallikatu 5
The event takes place on a sandy/gravel area with an uneven surface. You can also watch the performance from a little further away on the asphalt area.