Main Stage foyer

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

The Main Stage has a free cloakroom.

How to find us

By public transport

We are easy to reach by public transport: Hakaniemi metro station and several tram and bus stops are less than a ten-minute walk away.

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

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By bicycle

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

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By car

Parking
Helsinki City Theatre has paid parking spaces on Eläintarhantie and Ensi linja. Parking costs 2,10 €/ h and can be paid for using Parkman or Easypark, or with coins or cards at the payment machine. There is a separate free parking area for buses on the Eläintarhantie side. The area is managed by EuroPark. Paid on-street parking is also available in the surrounding streets, which are in parking zone 2. The Easypark area code for the car park in front of the theatre is 898.

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

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

Accessibility

Arriving at and moving around 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 1410 x 1000 mm).

Accessible toilets

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

For visitors with visual impairments

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