Flora

Please note that it is not possible to organise other events at the New Student House during Flora to ensure everyone’s safety (fire safety requirements). The New Student House will have access control throughout the event, which means that no-one can enter the premises without a ticket or organisation duties agreed in advance.

HYY’s principles of safer space are in effect at Flora.

At HYY’s events, you can participate in discussions and activities without fear of inappropriate treatment or harassment. Safe space is created in the interaction between people, and each one of us is responsible for this.

Check out HYY’s principles of safer space

• Treat other people in a civil, respectful manner and appreciate their work contributions.
• When giving feedback, focus on giving constructive feedback.
• Try to identify the assumptions you make and to take the diversity of people into account.
• There is no room for violence, harassment, racism or discriminatory behaviour or language in HYY.
• Respect the bodily and mental integrity of other people as well as the boundaries they have set for themselves.
• In discussions, ensure that everyone gets heard and is able to participate.
• Deal with delicate subjects respectfully.
• Recognise your own privileges.
• If you violate the principles of safer space or if someone points out that you have done so, apologise.
• Take action against any discrimination you witness or offer your support to the people who encounter discrimination.

If you observe any shortcomings related to safety or encounter inappropriate behaviour at the event, you can contact the persons in charge of event safety appointed for the event.

You can reach the persons in charge of event safety throughout the event. You can identify them by their pink vests. Any contacts with them are confidential.

• TBA

You can also report any problems or misconduct you encounter later using HYY’s general form for reporting problems and misconduct. Your report will be processed confidentially by a team consisting of members of HYY’s personnel. The team provides advice on themes related to legal protection, equality, discrimination and harassment, for instance. We will respond to your report within five working days.

Video- and photographers will be present at the event.

The photos and videos will be used in HYY’s communication and marketing. If you do not want to be seen in the photos, please inform the photographer directly and avoid posing for the camera if possible. You can also contact us by email at some[at]hyy.fi.

Photos from the event will be published on HYY’s Flickr account after the event. If you have any questions about the photos, please contact us by email at some[at]hyy.fi.

Further information on the accessibility of the event facilities will be provided by request. For further information, please contact Iida Niva-Vesala (iida.nivavesala@hyy.fi).

Participants must acquire a ticket from Kide.app before the event.

Assistants and interpreters can join the event for free. The event organiser does not provide interpretation for the event. Please inform the event organiser about a possible assistant or interpreter before the event to help us ensure as smooth participation in the event as possible.

You can bring an assistance or guide dog to the event.

At HYY’s events, you can participate in discussions and activities without fear of inappropriate treatment or harassment. Safe space is created in the interaction between people, and each one of us is responsible for this.

The official instructions and speeches at the event are issued in Finnish, Swedish and English. Please note that the volunteers organising activities at the event might not be able to provide participants with further information trilingually.

The event organiser does not provide interpretation for the event. Assistants and interpreters can join the event for free. Please inform the event organiser about a possible assistant or interpreter before the event to help us ensure as smooth participation in the event as possible.

The event is held at the New Student House (at Mannerheimintie 5 A, 00100 Helsinki). We recommend arriving at the event by foot, bike or public transport if possible.

The location has good public transport connections from the Helsinki central railway station, for instance, where you can arrive by commuter train, bus, metro or tram. Read more about the accessibility of public transport on HSL’s website.

The drop-off area is located near the entrance to staircase B of the New Student House (at Mannerheimintie 5 B, 00100 Helsinki). The route from the drop-off area to the main entrance of the New Student House includes cobblestones.

The event is organised at the New Student House. As an old, protected building, it is only partially accessible.

• Access to the New Student House’s student premises is through staircase 5 A.
  • A ramp leads up to the door, but it is steep (incline of over 9%).
• Doorways in the building are narrower than 900 mm in places and may also have thresholds higher than 20 mm.
  • On the 3rd floor, for example, the width of the doorway to the hall is 1,370 mm when both doors are open and 685 mm when only one door is open. The threshold on the right-hand doorway is sloped (10 mm – 22 mm – 10 mm from the floor), making it wheelchair-accessible. Entrance to Alina Hall from the left-hand lobby is not accessible as the threshold of the doorway leading to the hall is 27 mm high.
• You can access the floors by using a platform lift and a lift.
  • The lift is 1,600 mm deep, and its door is 895 mm wide.
  • A separate permit is needed to use the lift. Please inform the event’s contact person of your need to use the lift in advance.
• An induction loop borrowed from our Services Office can be used in the building.
  • Please let us know if you need to use the induction loop in advance by contacting the event’s contact person.
• You can bring an assistance or guide dog into the building.
• Floors 2, 3 and 6 in the building include a right-handed accessible toilet.
  • Toilet facilities in the building are unisex facilities.
  • Doors to the toilet facilities can be identified by the signs on the wall.

Music played at the event can be loud at times. The venue may be crowded, noisy and hot at times. The venue may have bright lights, loud noises or strong smells.

Large spaces and lobby facilities may be noisy and have an echo.

The event has a separate silent room to retreat to in the premises of HYY’s office on the second floor. The door to the room has a sign with the text ‘silent room’ on it.

If you did not find an answer to your question, please contact Flora’s organisers! The contact details of the people in charge of the event are listed below.