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Arriving to Espoo Cultural Centre

• The main entrance to the Espoo Cultural Centre is on Kulttuuriaukio square.
• The street address is Kulttuuriaukio 2, 02100 Espoo.
• The second entrance is found by the pool that in the winter is the Ice Garden.
• Obstacle-free access is through the left-hand door of the main entrance.
• The Espoo Cultural Centre is easily accessible by metro and bus.
• The nearest metro station is Tapiola, and the nearest bus stops are Tapiola, Heikintori and Kontiontie.
• For routes and timetables, please consult the HSL route planner(external link, opens in a new window).
• There is a taxi stand in the immediate vicinity of the Cultural Centre, at Tapionaukio.
• The nearest indoor car park is Tapiola Park
• The Kaupinkallio indoor car park and the Heikintori indoor car park are also nearby.
• Drop-off vehicles may drive up to the main entrance of the Cultural Centre. However, there is no parking available in the Kulttuuriaukio.

The cloakroom at Tapiola Hall is located at the far end of the foyer, directly opposite the main entrances. Use of the cloakroom is free of charge.

Concerts starting at 7 pm have a 20-minute interval. There is no interval at Indie and After Work concerts.

• Café Molli on the ground floor is open before the concert and during the interval
• The foyer restaurant open during concert evenings
• You are welcome to pre-order drinks and food for the interval by phone from Café Molli: +358 41 3172025

Our programmes are available in digital format, viewable on your smartphone. You can find out about the concerts, performers and works well in advance: digital programme(external link, opens in a new window).

Season ticket holders receive a printed season programme covering all the concerts in the season, which is posted to their home address before the season begins.

Applauding is showing your appreciation for the orchestra. If you are completely enchanted by what you have heard, you may stand up or shout “Bravo!”. Traditionally at classical music concerts applause is reserved until the end of each work. In works consisting of several movements, such as symphonies and concertos, it is not customary to applaud between movements. If you are not sure of whether a work has finished or not, follow the lead of the rest of the audience.

Please do not record, take photos or film the concert. You are welcome to take photos of the orchestra before the concert and during the applause, and to share them on social media, tagging us, @tapiolasinfonietta.

An increasing number of people find perfumes and other scents irritating. We encourage our customers to be considerate in this respect.

If you want to send flowers to a soloist or conductor, please deliver them to the foyer service desk before the concert, and we will forward them to the recipient.

• The main entrance to the Espoo Cultural Centre is at Kulttuuriaukio 2, 02100 Espoo.
• The left-hand door of the main entrance is accessible and taxis can drive up to the main entrance.
• The info desk is located in the lower foyer of the Espoo Cultural Centre, phone: +358 9 81657200.
• The cloakroom at the Espoo Cultural Centre is accessible and staffed.
• The most spacious accessible WC is located next to the Tapiola Hall cloakroom.
• An obstacle-free lift to the stalls (second floor) and balcony (third floor) can be found at the back of the lower foyer.
• There is a wheelchair lift from the stalls (second floor) to the mezzanine foyer.
• There are wheelchair spaces in Tapiola Hall are in stalls right (second floor), at the end of row 21.
• We recommend booking a wheelchair space in advance through Lippupiste.
• An assistant to a disabled person is admitted free of charge.
• The tickets for both the disabled person and the assistant must be collected at the same time.
• Guide dogs are admitted into the auditorium with their hosts.
• The Espoo Cultural Centre has one wheelchair that can be borrowed from the foyer service for the duration of a concert.
• We recommend that you inquire in advance that the wheelchair is available from the foyer service by phone: +358 9 81657200.
• There is an induction loop in Tapiola Hall, covering rows 5 to 9 and 11-17 in the stalls (second floor) and partially on rows 17 to 21.
• The induction loop improves your listening experience if you have a hearing aid.
• If you require the induction loop, please mention this when booking your ticket.
• The Tapiola Sinfonietta participates in the Kaikukortti card and Culture Buddy programs
• Kaikukortti cardholders can get free tickets to the open rehearsals and chamber music concerts
• The Kaikukortti tickets are collected from a Lippupiste sales point.
• A service fee plus a delivery charge is charged for the tickets collected with Kaikukortti
• For further information, please visit Kaikukortti card page
• If going to a concert feels like an effort, you can ask for a Culture Buddy to come with you.