Main Stage foyer

The Main Stage foyer hosts warm and welcoming events and opportunities to meet artists.

The Main Stage has a free cloakroom.

How to find us

By public transport

We are easy to reach by public transport: the metro, trams and buses all stop in Hakaniemi, less than a ten-minute walk from the theatre.

The nearest metro station is Hakaniemi. The closest exits, A (Toinen linja) and B (Porthaninkatu), are located on the lower floor of the Lyyra building.

Plan your journey using HSL’s Journey Planner »

By bicycle

Bicycle parking
In the City Theatre car park
Find other bicycle parking locations in the City of Helsinki’s map service.

HSL City Bikes

By car

Parking
Helsinki City Theatre has paid parking spaces on Eläintarhantie and Ensi linja. Parking costs 2,10 €/ h, and payment can be made using Parkman, Easypark, coins or cards. A separate free parking area for buses is available on the Eläintarhantie side. The area is managed by EuroPark. Paid on-street parking is also available in Zone 2. The easypark area code for the car park in front of the theatre is 898.

Accessible parking
Two accessible parking spaces are available in the Eläintarhantie car park and one on the Ensi linja side. With a valid disabled parking permit, parking is free in both accessible and standard parking spaces. The permit must be displayed clearly on the dashboard.
The spaces are clearly marked.

Electric vehicles
There are six charging spaces for electric vehicles in the Eläintarhantie car park. Charging is paid for using the EasyPark app.
Electric vehicle charging points

Accessibility

Arrival and accessibility within the venue

Two accessible parking spaces next to the electric vehicle charging point
Automatic entrance door (door width 895 mm, threshold ramp height 40 mm)
Accessible service counters

Lift

Accessible lift (lift door width 890 mm, lift car dimensions 1410 x 1000 mm).

Accessible toilets

There is one accessible toilet in the entrance lobby on both the stalls and balcony levels.

For people with visual impairments

Tactile warning tiles at the top of the stairs indicate the proximity of the staircase, while a continuous metal guidance strip on the floor leads from the entrance to the cloakroom. The edges of the steps are also marked with contrasting strips.