Accessibility and equality at Exhibition Centre WeeGee

Address: Ahertajantie 5, 02100 Espoo

Accessible parking: There are four accessible parking spaces. They are located to the left of the main entrance of the Exhibition Centre WeeGee. The route to the main doors is barrier-free.

Entering the building: The door to the left of the main entrance is an automatic door.

Info: The information desk and the ticket office are located in the lobby of the Exhibition Centre WeeGee, about 20 steps straight ahead from the main door.

Wheelchair and walker: An accessible entrance. Taxis for the disabled can leave and pick up museum visitors at the main entrance. The address when ordering a taxi is Ahertajantie 5, Espoo. Wheelchairs and walkers can be borrowed from the lobby. When you enter through the main door, go left and you will find the equipment behind a black screen.

Guide dogs: guide, assistance and hypo-alert dogs are welcome.

Coats and belongings: Free lockers equipped with locks are located on the 1st floor. The self-service cloakroom is located on the bottom floor (K). Outdoor clothing, umbrellas, large bags, backpacks and bicycle helmets must be left in storage.

Lift: An accessible lift to the other floors of the building is located in the lobby, next to the café, on the right when coming through the main door, behind the lockers.

Pushchairs: Pushchairs can be borrowed from the lobby. When you enter through the main door, go left and you will find the equipment behind a black screen.

Restaurant: The restaurant is located on the 1st floor.

Museum shop: EMMA Shop is located on the 1st floor.

Resting room: The resting room is on the 2nd floor of the museum EMMA. Museum personnel will direct you to the room upon your request.

Acoustics: The space is made of concrete, and it is occasionally noisy.

Childcare: The baby care room is located on the ground floor (K) next to the restrooms. Additionally, there are changing tables in the accessible restrooms next to the café on the 1st floor and in the accessible restroom on the 2nd floor.

Accessible restrooms are located:

• On the 1st floor next to the café
• In the Collection Kakkonen exhibition area
• On the ground floor (K)
• On the 2nd floor next to the Mauri Kunnas exhibition space

There is barrier-free access to the ground floor (K) and the 2nd floor via elevator.

Gender-neutral restrooms are located on the 1st floor in the Collection Kakkonen exhibition area.

Access to the Futuro house is from the 1st floor, through the Collection Kakkonen exhibition. In front of the entrance door, there is a small threshold (3 cm), but crossing it is made easier by a threshold ramp. There is no unobstructed access to the inside of the Futuro house, but the house can be viewed from the outside on a landing made of concrete slabs.

WeeGee communicates as clearly and understandably as possible both on its website and through social media channels. As an operator of the City of Espoo, WeeGee communicates in three languages: Finnish, Swedish, and English.

We provide information about the contents and events of the exhibition centre online and on social media. Content can be enjoyed anywhere in the world. The City of Espoo is committed to ensuring the accessibility of the espoo.fi service in accordance with the Act on the Provision of Digital Services 306/2019. We are continuously improving the user experience and applying appropriate accessibility standards. Read more about the accessibility of the espoo.fi service.

We strive to ensure that everyone at Exhibition Centre WeeGee can enjoy culture and art according to their own abilities and preferences. We consider diverse audiences in the planning of our services and content. We train our staff and continuously develop our operations by listening to our stakeholders and audience. We utilize the expertise of specialists and our partners in our activities.

The premises and events of the City of Espoo’s cultural services follow the principles of a safer space, as we want everyone to feel welcome and safe. Read more in the Equity section further down this page.

Exhibition Centre WeeGee aims to offer cultural experiences that are financially accessible. Admission is free every Friday from 3 p.m. for visitors of all ages, and those under 18 can always enter the Exhibition Centre WeeGee free of charge. Discounted tickets are available for several groups. You can read more about discount and free admission groups here. Most events at the Exhibition Centre are either free of charge or included in the price of admission.

We aim to ensure that everyone can enjoy our spaces, events, and activities. We provide our staff with up-to-date training on equality as well as on gender and sexual diversity. We all share responsibility for creating safer spaces.

Safer Space Principles at WeeGee

• I respect others
• I see all people as equally valuable
• I do not harass or discriminate
• I intervene in cases of harassment or discrimination

Read our full Safer Space Principles here.

Our internal equality plan aims to improve equality in all aspects of our operations.

WeeGee has zero tolerance for discrimination. Our staff has been instructed to intervene in any cases of discrimination, harassment, or bullying.

We continuously work to improve the accessibility of our content and practices.

Sello Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre, Kannusali, Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora and WeeGee Exhibition Centre, all part of the City of Espoo’s Cultural Venues and Services, have been awarded the EcoCompass environmental certificate. The EcoCompass environmental certificate is a sign of sustainability and awarded in recognition of good environmental work. Auditing for the certificate is carried out by an independent expert. 

The Cultural Venues and Services’ environmental pledge includes promises to, among other things, recycle waste efficiently, use recycled materials in workshops and events, take energy efficiency and a long life cycle into account in the procurement of performance technology, and increase the share of vegetarian, organic and local food in catering procurements.  

The environmental certificate marks the start of new changes and a review of old practices, but the development work on sustainability in the Cultural Venues is still ongoing.  

The EcoCompass is fully owned by Finland’s oldest and most influential environmental organisation, the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation. Read more about the EcoCompass environmental management system on the EcoCompass website(external link, opens in a new window).