The Finnish Hall

1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA

Address:	1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA
Phone:	+1 510-845-5352
Site:	finnishhall.org
Rating:	4.5

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Reviews 6

Eric Black

Very pretty space, good dance floor. "Interesting" acoustics. Dont expect music to sound recognizable here because of the very pronounced echo and "funnel" effects caused by the architecture. In the middle of the floor, a single hand clap can ring and echo for seconds. In some spots you can clearly and loudly hear a whisper uttered in another spot on the floor. Nice place to dance. A real challenge for a sound tech, or even an all-acoustic performance without sound reinforcement. Parking is quite a challenge in this neighborhood of Berkeley. But its quite a beautiful hall, with a very nice floor. Such floors are getting harder and harder to find.

Paul Pui Wo Lee

A bit of Scandinavia in California. Such a warm environment with the old wooden floors and all the windows that fill the room with light. Charming and excellent for workshops.

Amy Linari

Fantastic, friendly space full of great community events, mostly dance and movement related.

Alvaro Dominguez

Nice floors. Poor parking. At nite low volume due to residential surrounding

Azzia Walker

Beautiful space, great website.

Larry Goldfarb

Great room, LOUSY acoustics.