Pubic Toilets

[KerbyTex]

We are going to Copenhagen, Berlin, Tallinn, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, and Stockholm. Are the public toilets in these cities pay toilets? If so what coins will be required?

[newfarmers]

We are going to Copenhagen, Berlin, Tallinn, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, and Stockholm. Are the public toilets in these cities pay toilets? If so what coins will be required?

 

sorry, but nearly spat my coffee out when I read the title of the post. Way funny

 

Anyways, back to topic, from a male perspective standing up was always free, and usually so was the other option.

 

In St P especially the tours will take you to stores where loos are free as they were at Catherine Palace, The Hermitage, Yusupov etc

 

Can't actually remember having to pay anywhere

 

pete

[Ashland]

We are going to Copenhagen, Berlin, Tallinn, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, and Stockholm. Are the public toilets in these cities pay toilets? If so what coins will be required?

Copenhagen,Helsinki,Stockholm..public pay toilets

St Petersburg..free toilets at all venues

Tallinn..free toilets (we used the one at McDonalds ;))

 

Have small denomination coins (can't remember exactly but it was minimal) for each country where pay toilets are used...

 

BTW: I would have to say the one we used in Stockholm was indeed a "PUBIC" toilet....All the rest were extremely clean and had attendants...

[Burpin04]

Copenhagen,Helsinki,Stockholm..public pay toilets

St Petersburg..free toilets at all venues

Tallinn..free toilets (we used the one at McDonalds ;))

 

Have small denomination coins (can't remember exactly but it was minimal) for each country where pay toilets are used...

 

BTW: I would have to say the one we used in Stockholm was indeed a "PUBIC" toilet....All the rest were extremely clean and had attendants...

 

One euro at the rock church in Helsinki. Very expensive. Five Kroons in Stockholm near the hoho bus stop in the park though men were free. Hard to find in Tallinn though maccas was free as well as port a loos near the church.

[SuzieSmith]

I had to pay as high as $1 USD per person when I didn't have the local currency! But I had to go so I paid the money! Usually 0.2 to 0.5 of the local currency will suffice.

[Joulupukki]

20-25 RUB (0.70-0.90 USD; 0.50-0.60 EUR)

 

Public toilets in SPb (Vodokanal http://www.vodokanal.spb.ru/content/sewerage/toilets/eng/)

 

http://maps.yandex.ru/-/CZtMnqQ

 

Free toilets

http://obossus.ru/?cityid=4962

 

Museum complex "The Universe of Water"

http://www.vodokanal.spb.ru/content/info/universe/eng/

 

Some history...

http://www.encspb.ru/en/article.php?kod=2804026134

[Giantfan13]

I have said many times that you newed to have some small change for toilets while out on your own. I may be a little higher in age than some here, and when one has to 'go' sorry but we don't have time to search out for some 'free' toilets 5 blocks away. :D:D:D

 

And for some you should learn what men's and ladies are called in the different countries. Don't want to set foot in the other's WC because you didn't know Damen from Hommes, you get the point.

 

Cheers

 

Len

[LucyH]

...because you didn't know Damen from Hommes, you get the point.

 

At least those two are guessable. I recall going to a public toilet in Budapest where the two doors were labelled F and N. There was no way of knowing. You just had to open both doors. (F means men.)

 

In Finland men are miehet, so it's still M. Women are naiset = N. In Swedish it's more obvious.

[Mycraft]

In Berlin we have both...free and pay public toilets it depends on where you are...

[Ultima Thule]

In Swedish it's more obvious.

 

In Swedish it is: H (Herrar) D (Damer)

 

Here is a list of public toilets in Stockholm , district by district (in Swedish):

 

http://www.toalett.nu/

 

Just click on district names near top (Djurgården, Gamla Stan, Norrmalm etc). Most seem to cost 5 kronor (one 5 kronor coin or 5 x 1 krona coins). Several has a free section for gentleman so its worth checking the doors.

 

Helsinki has some 40 public toilets of standard type (dark green) spread around, mostly in the parks. There are two doors: 0.50 Euro (sitting) & no charge (standing).

There is one next to the old yellow/red market hall near the Market Square, one on the Esplanade, one near the Old Church, one next to the beach near the Sibelius monument, one at corner Runeberginkatu/Hesperiankatu etc.

 

Looking like this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=sv&ie=UTF8&ll=60.184646,24.925168&spn=0.009378,0.025599&z=16&layer=c&cbll=60.18455,24.925305&panoid=Ta0whtDszt7Vr23DD5Cx2A&cbp=12,25.73,,1,0.11

[Ultima Thule]

In Berlin we have both...free and pay public toilets it depends on where you are...

 

Keeping to Mitte, Tiergarten, Charlottenburg, northern part of Wilmersdorf, I know there is one toilet at Haubtbahnhof (costly) and one in the Europa Center. Could you give any more examples?

 

Many Berlin toilets (museums, zoo, Dome) seems to be the type with a plate on a table where you put a coin for the cleaning lady.

[Mycraft]

all over the city are "city toiletts" cost 50 cent but are very clean.

 

Toiletts in McDonald's and Burger King restaurants are normally free but some of them have the plate to put some cents on...

 

Toiletts in Museums and other Public buildings are free once you are in.

 

Toillets at major train stops cost always about 1 Euro but there is also normally a city toilet nearby.

 

 

 

[LucyH]

In Swedish it is: H (Herrar) D (Damer)

 

In Russian the men's room is marked M (for Мужчины) while the Ladies door says Ж (for Женщины).

 

But there's a joke that, in very fine establishments, the Mens is marked Ж (for gentlemen) while the Ladies is M (for mesdames).

 

That just about exhausts my knowledge on the subject.

-Lucy

[Ultima Thule]

all over the city are "city toiletts" cost 50 cent but are very clean.

A great thanks!! Guess they might be rather new as I did not notice any last time I visited Berlin.

 

Anyway, once i knew what to look for I found this link with address list:

http://berlin.kauperts.de/Adressen/City-Toilette/A