Accessible Tytyri Mine Experience near Helsinki-area

Explore a unique tourist attraction in Lohja, South Finland, just an hour drive from Helsinki.
On your journey into the 80m down into the undergrounds, you will see how the 100-year-old limestone industry, combined with KONE's state-of-the-art elevator technology, forms a stunning and unique combination. An absolute must see in the Archipelago area!

There is also a unique banquet hall in the Tytyri Hall, where even the most secret meetings are kept inside the stone.

The Tytyri Hall offers space for 100 people for meetings, family gatherings and unforgettable night out. Great place for parties!

At the beginning of the tour, we meet at the reception of the Experience Mine, where we get our safety helmets. The helmet weights proximately 1,5kilos. Blankets are also available if needed. There is +8 degrees Celsius humid air below the year, so you should wear warm clothes. The reception is equipped with a toilet for the disabled.

After getting the equipment set, we will take the tour with disabled taxi to a depth of 80m along the NordKalk´s driving lane. The drive takes about 2min. The journey to the underground takes about 20 minutes totally with the car loaded and unloaded.

80m below the ground, at 110 museum-level, you will experience an intrusive world of excitement and get into the spirit of mining. Noises are heard from afar of as Nordkalk continues to quarry limestone. The total duration of the guided tour is approximately 2.5h

General

Location

Lohja
Kuilukatu 42, 08100 Lohja

Further information

The tour can be organized also for one individual traveller. The price seeing on the webshop is price for two paying customer and more.
Possible assistants free of charge.
.
.
If the customer is able to sit in the car seat and the wheelchair / rollator is collected, the taxi drive can also be made with EK Event´s minivan This car has a capacity of 8 customers. Ptherwise, the drive is made of taxi with disabled-settings.

Languages

Finnish, English Swedish,

Difficulty

fairly easy

Suitable for

The Accessible Tytyri Mine Experience is designed for accessible tourist. Suitable for manual and electric wheelchairs, electric mopeds and collator users. Unfortunately, the tour isn´t yet suitable for tourist with visual or hearing disability. The soil is gravelly. A small hill at the museum level. The photographs provide further clarification

Insurance plans

EK Event has operational liability insurance. It is good for the traveler to have their own accident insurance.

Qualifications

I´m a authorized travel guide of the Finnish Guidance Association and a member of Lohja´s Guide Organization. Also trained guide for Tytyri Mine Experience EK Event´s taxi licensenumber is TAKSI-678793.

Website

https://youtu.be/AgdGA1mz1yw