Accessibility

Shopping Centre Redi is the gateway to Tuska, and public transportation is the best way to reach the festival area!

During Tuska, metro services will be extended by two hours on all festival days (including the night between Sunday and Monday).

Tram line 13 towards Pasila will also operate with extended and more frequent service at 10-minute intervals.

Public transport schedules are available at [www.hsl.fi]

The festival wristband exchange point and VIP wristband exchange point are located on the 2nd floor of Shopping Centre Redi. Visitors will be guided to the wristband exchange points from metro and bus platforms with maps, digital displays, and announcements. Tuska and Redi staff will also be available to assist festival guests. You can identify guides by their Redi shirts, so feel free to ask for help. Visitors with reduced mobility should exchange their wristbands at the VIP wristband exchange point in Redi regardless of ticket type.

Metro

The metro stops at Kalasatama, and the metro platform is located on the 3rd floor of Redi. From the platform, visitors can reach the wristband exchange and VIP wristband exchange points on the 2nd floor via escalators or elevators.

Bus

There are six bus stops near Redi:

* Platform 1: Itäväylä (3rd floor, Elevator A)
* Platform 2: Itäväylä (3rd floor, Elevator C)
* Platforms 3–4: Hermannin Rantatie, street level (Elevators C, D, and B to the 2nd floor)
* Platforms 5–6: Työpajankatu, street level (Elevators C, D, and B to the 2nd floor)

Car or other vehicle

If you need to arrive by private vehicle, parking is available in the Redi parking garage. There are three entrance routes to Redi Parking: Sörnäisten Rantatie, Hermannin Rantatie, and Työpajankatu.

An accessible taxi drop-off point is located next to the main entrance near the intersection of Hermannin Rantatie and Leonkatu. The exact location is marked on the festival accessibility map.

Please note that parking in Helsinki is subject to a fee.

Parking garage levels K5 and K6 are open 24/7, so please check which level you leave your vehicle on. The easiest way to reach the wristband exchange points and VIP wristband exchange from the parking garage is by elevator. Elevators A, E, and F operate after 10:30 PM.

Services at Redi

The services at Shopping Centre Redi are easily accessible, whether you need a pharmacy, grocery store, or other amenities. Redi offers quality restroom facilities, water stations, and accessible toilets.

Visitors who use mobility aids or require a personal assistant should purchase a standard festival ticket. One assistant may accompany a ticket-holding visitor entitled to assistance free of charge into the festival area and VIP area if the visitor has a VIP ticket. The assistant is not entitled to VIP dining.

Assistants do not need a separate ticket and do not have to be the same person each day. Assistants do not receive a wristband; the assistant and assisted person must move around the festival area together. If an assistant changes during the event day, the assisted visitor must escort the departing assistant out through the entrance and re-enter with the new assistant.

The event does not provide general assistance staff. Festival personnel can provide information and guidance related to the event but do not perform personal assistance duties.

We recommend bringing an EU Disability Card, Companion Card, or Visual Impairment Card. These cards help facilitate entry procedures but are not required for admission of the visitor and assistant. The assistant policy also applies to interpreters and guides for visually impaired visitors. Assistance dogs and guide dogs are welcome at the event.

The festival terrain is varied. Although the area is largely accessible, some main routes may include stairs or more challenging sections. Stairs are marked on the festival map.

The festival area has been designed so that accessible routes are available to viewing areas for every stage and to all festival services. Accessible routes are marked on the map with a wheelchair symbol and are also signposted on-site.

The pathways throughout the festival area are wide, with surfaces mainly consisting of gravel or asphalt. Viewing and leisure areas are also primarily gravel or asphalt, with some limited grassy areas.

You may bring your own medication into the festival area. Charging of electric wheelchairs and other essential mobility aids is available at Tuska Forum in the Cirko building. Staff working in the building can assist if needed.

The VIP area in the Gasometer building is fully accessible. An accessible restroom is available there, and all services can be accessed without barriers.

The accessible route to the public sauna area is from the Itäväylä side. Unfortunately, the sauna area itself is not fully accessible, as it is largely located on gently sloping grass with some uneven terrain. Because the saunas and hot tubs are temporary installations, accessibility has not been fully incorporated into their design. However, some services within the area are accessible, and visitors can spend time there with their festival group.

The Alepa container store is also accessible. The ramps are 1.2 metres wide, and the shopping aisles are 88 cm wide.

Wheelchair viewing platforms are located near the sound control towers of the large outdoor stages. There are two viewing platforms at the Main Stage and another next to the tent stage sound booth. Large stages also feature side screens to improve visibility.

Viewing platforms are open to anyone who needs them and are not restricted to mobility aid users. They are also intended to improve the concert experience for visitors with visual impairments.

Assistants of disabled visitors are welcome on the viewing platforms. Reservations are not possible; spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. As platforms may become crowded during popular performances, visitors who require them are encouraged to arrive early and familiarize themselves with their locations during quieter periods.

The Tuska KVLT Stage by Inferno in the Tiivistämö building is accessed via a permanent ramp.

We do not have a hearing loop system. Please note that performances may include special effects such as pyrotechnics and smoke. Strong and flashing lights may also be used. Sound levels near the stages can be relatively high. Earplugs are available for purchase at various points within the festival area, including bar counters.

The festival does not have a designated quiet room or quiet zone, but there is an area that is generally calmer than the rest of the festival grounds.

There are plenty of seating and resting areas throughout the festival site. The largest rest areas are located near the food courts.

Shaded seating is limited in the open festival area, so please remember to protect yourself from the sun during hot weather.

Every toilet area at the festival includes an accessible toilet. Most restroom areas are unisex and are marked on the festival map.

Accessible toilets are reserved for visitors with mobility impairments, those using mobility aids, and others who require accessible restroom facilities, including holders of a Toilet Access Card (Vessapassi).

The Toilet Access Card is accepted at our event.

Equal access to help and support is arranged for all Tuska guests in the event area. Equality and harassment contact persons are on duty at our festival. Their contact info will be updated on this website before the festival.

Tuska festival’s equality and harassment contact persons are on duty on site throughout the festival’s opening hours.