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Karviaistie School

Located in Malmi, our school is a special education school that includes grades 1-9. The teaching language is Finnish.
Karviaistien koulu
Photo: Tiina Piri

Contact information

Karviaistie 1, 00700 Helsinki Show accessibility information View location on service map
Finnish, Swedish
P.O. Box 70304, 00099 City of Helsinki

Deputy principal
Katri Vainikainen
+358 9 310 84039
katri.vainikainen@edu.hel.fi

School secretary
Marja-Liisa Lehtelä
+358 9 310 84038
marja-liisa.lehtela@hel.fi

Principal
Juha Parviainen
+358 9 310 82033
juha.parviainen@hel.fi

Location

Karviaistie 1, 00700 Helsinki
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The route to the main entrance

  • 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.
  • 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 doors connected to the entrance are hard to perceive. 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 two floors.
  • The facility has thresholds over 2 cm high.
  • The indoor walkways have a spiral staircase with handrails on one side.
  • The doors in the facility are hard to perceive.
  • The facility has a toilet marked as accessible on the entrance floor. The door is too narrow.