How we treat each other here.

The short version

Five lines. The rest of the page is what they mean in practice.

• Leave no trace. The space goes back the way you found it, every time.
• Everyone here belongs. No assumptions about who does.
• Ask before you assume — about names, photos, hugs, anything personal.
• Say it early and directly, to the person, before it turns into a story.
• If something happens, tell Ronny, Aki or Upi. That's the whole escalation path.

Who this is for

Everyone in the space: members and their guests, event organisers and their crews, performers, caterers, suppliers and audiences.

If you book ODDspace, this comes with the keys. Send it to your crew before the day, and make sure whoever is running the door has read it.

What we expect of each other

Six things, none of them surprising. They exist in writing so the same few frictions don't have to be re-litigated informally every time.

• Leave no trace. Clean up after yourself and after your event: dishes washed, surfaces wiped, floors done, furniture back. The next person through the door shouldn't be able to tell you were here.
• Mind the volume. Calls and loud conversations move to a booth or a meeting room, headphones on in open seating. In the evening, remember the neighbours: amplified sound after 22:00 needs approval in advance.
• Look after shared things. Book rooms for the time you actually need and leave them on time. Borrowed chargers, cables and adapters come back the same day. If something breaks, report it rather than leaving it for the next person to find.
• Everyone here belongs. People here come from different industries, countries, cultures and working styles, and nobody has to explain why they're in the room. Switch to English when someone in the group doesn't speak Finnish.
• Say it early and directly. Don't talk over someone who has the floor. If something bothers you, raise it with the person, kindly and soon — and if that feels impossible, bring it to one of us.
• Follow the rules of the building. Capacity limits, fire exits, doors, alarms, permits. They're in the event info pack and they're not decorative: they're what keeps the fire brigade out of someone else's evening.

Safer space principles

These apply at every event in the space, whoever is hosting it.

• We don't assume anyone's gender, pronouns, sexuality, background, religion, health or ability. We use the words people use for themselves.
• We ask before we touch anyone, and before we photograph or film them. "No" needs no explanation, and neither does "stop".
• We respect people's boundaries and their peace. Someone working with headphones on is not being rude.
• We don't use discriminatory or degrading language, including as a joke and including about people who aren't in the room.
• If we see harassment or discrimination, we say something or get someone who will. Ignoring it is taking a side.
• We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we stop, apologise, fix it, and don't make the other person manage our embarrassment.

What we won't accept

Harassment, discrimination, threats and violence have no place here, in any form, from anyone — members, guests, organisers, performers or crew. That includes comments about someone's gender, identity, sexuality, disability, appearance, race or religion, and it includes behaviour that is "only" persistent.

If someone is in danger or a crime has been committed, call 112 first. Everything else comes after that.

If something happens

There's no committee to find and no form to fill in. We're a small team and this is deliberately the whole path: tell Ronny Eriksson (ronny@oddfest.co), Aki Pöntinen (aki@oddfest.co) or Ukko-Pekka Itäpelto (upi@oddfest.co). Pick whichever of us you're most comfortable with.

Tell us what you can: what happened, who was involved, where and when, in as much detail as you're able to give. What you tell us is confidential and is used only to resolve the matter.

We start straight away, and we gather the picture from the people involved rather than acting on one account. If you want support while that happens, we'll help you find it. We'd rather hear about something small and early than find out months later that someone stopped coming.

What happens next

What follows depends on what happened, not on who raised it.

• Something small, with everyone willing to sort it: a conversation with one of us in the room, and a warning. A second time ends it.
• Something serious: the person leaves, the event can be stopped on the spot, and the booking or membership ends.
• If it's a crime, we'll help the person affected file a police report and find support. We don't decide that for them.

Support beyond us

You don't have to come to us first, and some things need people trained for them.

• Emergencies: 112.
• Victim Support Finland (RIKU): 116 006.
• Nollalinja, violence against women, around the clock: 080 005 005.
• MIELI Crisis Helpline: 09 2525 0111.
• Sexual assault: the Seri Support Centre, HUS.

What we commit to, and what we reserve

We commit to answering when you raise something and telling you what we did about it, to keeping what you tell us confidential and asking before we involve anyone else, and to holding our own team, partners and members to this — not only visitors.

We reserve the right to decline to host, co-host or promote an event that goes against this code, to stop an event that is unsafe, over capacity or out of hand, and to end a membership or a booking after a serious breach or a second one.

Who to tell

Ronny Eriksson, ronny@oddfest.co. Aki Pöntinen, aki@oddfest.co. Ukko-Pekka Itäpelto, upi@oddfest.co. Any of the three, whichever you'd rather talk to.

By hosting, working or taking part in an event at ODDspace, you're agreeing to this. The practical rules that go with it — capacities, alarms, cleaning and emergencies — are in the ODDspace event info pack.