The Swimming Stadium is one of the most popular sports facilities in Helsinki and attracts visitors throughout the summer. It is located by excellent transport connections, only three kilometres from Helsinki city centre.
In addition to various pools, the Swimming Stadium also features a diving tower, a waterslide, indoor and outdoor gyms, table tennis, and beach volley and basketball courts. The stadium's diving tower is open on a case-by-case basis. Swimming in shorts is forbidden, with the exception of swimming shorts. Using snorkels and flippers is also forbidden.
The Swimming Stadium was designed by architect Jorma Järvinen and built for the 1940 Olympic Games. The Swimming Stadium is also the oldest public outdoor pool in Finland.
Contact information
Summer 2024: May 12, 2024 - Sept. 8, 2024
- Mon-Sat 6.30-20.00 Admission ends at 20.00, swimming time at 20.30, washing time at 20.45. Leave the area by 21.00.
- Sun 9.00-20.00 Admission ends at 20.00, swimming time at 20.30, washing time at 20.45. Leave the area by 21.00.
Kiosk
Café
Water slide
Date period: June 3, 2024 - Aug. 4, 2024
- Mon-Sun 12.00-18.00
Adults
- one visit €5,80
- 10 visits €46
- 1 month (30 days) €46
- 4 months (120 days) €138
Children (7-17 y/o) and others (senior citizens, students, unemployed, disabled, conscripts and conscientious objectors, asylum or temporary protection seekers and those who have received a decision on the matter)
- one visit €3,20
- 10 visits €25
- 1 month (30 days) €25
- 4 months (120 days) €75
War veterans, children under 7
- free of charge
- Personal customer card (serial cards) €4
- Swimming costume €7
- Towel €7
- Seat cover / soap €1
- Water slide (open 12-18) €5
Lockers are available in the changing rooms. Make sure you have a 50 cent coin as a key deposit.
lifeguard
+358 9 310 87855
swimming schools and supervised sports
+358 9 310 87858
swimming schools and supervised sports
+358 50 401 3629
cashier
+358 9 310 87854
Services: large pool (50 metres), paddling pool, diving pool (4.4 metres deep), diving boards (1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 metres), springboards (2 x 1 m, 3 m), waterslide, sauna facilities in the main building, sun terrace and meeting rooms (for ca. 20 people), outdoor gym, indoor gym, table tennis facilities, mini basketball court, outdoor training site, table tennis, beach volley courts 1 and 2, and basketball court.
Sanitation: sand filter sanitation and chlorine.
Other important details: A photography permit from the Sports Services is required to take photos.
Please note that we do not provide information about found goods by phone; you can ask for your lost goods by visiting us on-site.
Location
The route to the main entrance
- The 3 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
- The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The foyer is cramped.
In the facility
- The sports facilities are located on floor 1.
- For moving around, there is a lift cramped for wheelchair users; the door opens easily manually. The floor numbers in the lift cannot be felt with fingers. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The service point has directions to the different facilities.
- The customer service/cashier's desk is located on the entrance floor.
- The customer service/cashier's desk can be found easily. The desk is accessible to customers standing only.
- At the customer service/cashier's desk, you can borrow a wheelchair, shower wheelchair, rollator walker.
Dressing room, shower room and sauna
- The dressing rooms are located on the entrance floor.
- The facility does not have an accessible dressing room. The men's/women's dressing rooms must be used instead. The door of the dressing room is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
- The dressing room features a dressing bench and sufficient room for an assistant. The numbering of the lockers is clearly legible. An accessible toilet is connected to the dressing room.
- The shower room is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The door of the shower room opens easily manually.
- The shower room has a more spacious and accessible showering spot with a seat as well as a support railing.
- The sauna is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The door opens easily manually.
- The sauna has room for one wheelchair.
Sports facilities
- Room is available next to the pools for storing aids during swimming.
- The large/deep pool features accessible entry via a pool lift or gently-sloping steps. The steps have handrails on both sides.
- The children's pool features accessible entry via gently-sloping steps. The steps have handrails on both sides.
- A separate teaching pool is not available. Teaching is provided in various pools depending on the situation.
- An accessible toilet is not available in the pool area.
Seating area
- The sports facility features a spectators' seating area which has stairs. The seats have been highlighted from their surroundings with contrast.
- The seating area does not have accessible spots for wheelchairs.