Topelius-sali in Nikkilä, Sipoo, is a municipal event hall with 233 seats that can be rented for concerts, performances, film screenings and educational seminars, for invitation-only or open events. It has an 80 square meter stage, cinema and video projection, sound and lighting, and a lobby with a cloakroom and a café. It stands in the same building as the Sipoo main library.
Seminars and company events
The hall can be rented for cultural events and for educational seminars. Hosts can book it for invitation-only gatherings as well as for events open to the public. The video projector and the sound system serve presentations and keynotes, and the cinema projector serves screenings. Hire includes a caretaker who opens and closes the building, briefs the organizer and manages the basic technical equipment. Extra rehearsal time, or recording of any material in the hall, is agreed separately with the caretaker. A booking can run for a maximum of one week.
Rooms and capacities
The auditorium has 233 seats: 161 in the stalls, 54 in the balcony, three wheelchair places and 15 extra seats that can be added to the stalls. The rental terms state a limit of about 230 persons. The usable floor area is 534 square meters and the maximum height is 10 meters. The stage measures 10 meters wide and 8 meters deep, with about 6 meters to the ceiling. Equipment includes a Steinway grand piano, a cinema projector, a video projector and high-quality sound and lighting. A green room sits beside the stage, with changing rooms and washrooms for performers. The lobby has a cloakroom and a café. A floor plan is published on the hall's page.
Booking and conditions
Associations and individuals book through the municipality's Timmi calendar system, and users should register or renew their access well before the event. Requests do not go straight into the calendar. Municipal staff moderate every booking, so allow for a delay. Reservations are invoiced after the event. Cancellations must be made 14 days before the start, by phone or by email, and unused, uncancelled reservations are charged. The client is responsible for damage caused by its staff, performers or audience, and for all furniture and equipment it brings. The tuning of the grand piano is charged separately.
Catering
The official pages describe a café in the lobby. They do not describe a catering service, so ask the hall team what can be arranged for an event.
History and setting
The hall was completed in 1984 and designed by the architecture firm Perko & Rautamäki Ky. It has been newly renovated. Its program focuses on music, film, dance and theater, and it works as a cinema once a month. The visiting address is Pohjoinen Koulutie 2, 04130 Sipoo, in Nikkilä. The Sipoo main library and the Info customer service point are in the same building. Bookings are handled by the municipal culture staff, whose contact details are on the official page.
