Welcome to Tilkanmäki
THL's main office
Street address: Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki (the main entrance is on your right as you come through the gate)
Postal address: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland
Telephone (switchboard): +358 29 524 6000
Mail and supply delivery, funeral homes, relatives, police
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Paimionkuja 7 (an alternative route runs via Mannerheimintie 164 and around the property)
Forensic medicine service (police and other authorities)
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 168a (signs in the field)
How to get here
We recommend that you arrive by public transport, as there are few parking spaces in Tilkanmäki. There is space allocated for bikes at the main entrance.
It is easy to reach Tilkanmäki by bus or tram from the centre of Helsinki. The nearest stops are Tilkka and Ruskeasuo.
You can search for public transport routes and timetables using the Journey Planner:
Helsinki Region Transport Journey Planner (HSL)
Parking
A few parking spaces are available for visitors in front of the main door. Parking spaces are marked on the Tilkanmäki illustrated map above. On arrival, collect a visitor's parking permit from the reception. Parking in the area is monitored and illegal parking will incur a fine.
Reception
Tilkanmäki reception is located at the main entrance. All visitors must report at the reception. The reception staff will be happy assist you.
The reception is open on weekdays at 8–16.15.
Contact information
Reception Tilkanmäki
tel. +358 29 524 8100, +358 29 524 8101
E-mail: aula.tilkanmaki(at)thl.fi
Accessibility
THL's main building is accessible. Meetings and other events are arranged in the meeting centre located in the main building.
There are three accessible parking spaces near the main entrance. Visitors can be escorted to the main entrance by car. The door is automatic. There is a lowered lobby desk for persons using wheelchair.
Some of the meeting facilities are located on the entrance floor and some on floor 0, which is accessible by a lift. Accessible restrooms are located on both floors.
Signs direct visitors around the facilities. To assist visually impaired persons, the signs use embossed letters and there are floor markers for the different routes. The lifts are equipped with a floor annunciator.
There is an induction loop to boost hearing aid in the lobby, in meeting halls (sali) 1, 2 and 3, and at the cafeteria cash desk. Special attention has been paid to acoustics in the building in general.
Deliveries
Goods should be delivered to the courtyard of K building, which can be accessed from Paimionkuja 7. Pass through the gate, continue along the road, then turn left before the uphill slope. There are signs to mark the route.
Alternatively, you can enter by coming around the property at Mannerheimintie 164.
