A number of trams stop at the Kaisaniemenkatu stop, in front of the Kaisa House, which you can go through to get to Aleksandria.
Metro users can access the Kaisa House by lift directly from the University of Helsinki metro station or from Kaisaniemenkatu just outside the station.
Several bus routes also serve the area, but stop a little further from the Learning Centre.
There is one parking space reserved for people with reduced mobility on Fabianinkatu, near the courtyard entrance to Aleksandria. The parking space is located outdoors, more than 10 meters from the entrance. The width of the parking space is less than 3.6 meters.
There is a steep slope on Fabianinkatu Street. The entrance is located in the inner courtyard of Aleksandria. The entrance is clearly marked and well lit. There is a canopy above the entrance. The entrance doors are clearly marked and the glass doors have contrasting markings.
There is sufficient space outside the door for movement, e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is easy to open by hand.
This entrance also works with an access tag, which allows access to Aleksandria outside regular opening hours. The Learning Centre is open with an access tag every day from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
The Aleksandria Entrance Hall can be entered from the Kaisa House (3rd floor), Vuorikatu and Kaisaniemenkatu via escalators, and from the Porthania direction via a connecting passageway.
The entrance doors are clearly marked and the glass doors have contrasting markings. There is sufficient space outside the door for maneuvering, e.g., with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a push-button.
This entrance to the learning centre is located in the entrance hall of the Kaisa House. It is on the left when entering through the main doors of the library from Fabianinkatu. The glass door has contrasting markings. There is sufficient space outside the door for wheelchair access. The door opens automatically with a push-button.
The porters will assist you with access if necessary, tel. 02941 23265.
The learning centre has five floors. The facility uses movement-guiding surface material.
The building has an elevator that can accommodate wheelchairs and has automatic doors. The floor numbers can be felt with your fingers. The button for the exit floor is clearly marked. The learning centre has so-called talking lifts, which announce the floor you are arriving at in Finnish and Swedish.
In addition, there is a wheelchair-lift between floors 1 and K1.
The building has an accessible toilet on the same floor as the entrance. Accessible toilets are also located on floors K1 and 3. The accessible toilets also have a baby changing table.
The location of the toilets can be checked on the floor plan for each floor.
The learning centre has two staircases providing access to all floors. One staircase is located to the left of the lift when entering from the inner courtyard of Aleksandria. The other staircase is located to the left when entering from the Kaisa building, opposite the toilets. Both staircases are double flight and have handrails.
Signage has been designed to be distinctive through height, contrast and font.
The information displays show floor plans and services of the learning centre.
From the entrance floor, there is access to the Language Center (Fabianinkatu 26), Kaisa House, and the direction of Porthania.
Access to the café located one floor below Aleksandria (on Vuorikatu) requires the assistance of the porter. The porter can be reached from the Aleksandria entrance hall or by phone at 02941 23265. If the porter is not at their workstation, they can be reached by telephone located in the entrance hall.
When moving from the café to Aleksandria, assistance is available from the café staff if necessary.
Workstations
The learning centre has workstations and different types of seating at different heights to meet the varying needs of customers. Height-adjustable electric desks are available especially on floors 3 and 4.
Acoustics
Special attention has been paid to acoustics. The work areas on floors 2 to 4 are divided by sound-insulating glass walls. The walls of the group study rooms are fitted with sound-absorbing acoustic panels. In addition, floors K1 and 2–4 have sound-absorbing carpet.
Aleksandria has a visible and audible fire alarm system that instructs users of the learning centre on how to act in emergency situations.
The staff are trained to assist people with disabilities in cases of emergency.