by winter swimming clubs and companies to whom the city has leased the swimming spots. You can see when each winter swimming spot is open from the ulkoliikunta.fi service.
ulkoliikunta.fi map service(Link leads to external service)
At its most basic form, an winter swimming spot includes a warm changing area, an opening in the ice, and stairs leading to the opening. Some spots also include a sauna. The use of an winter swimming spot requires club membership at several of these spots. Some winter swimming spots offer winter swimming with a single entry ticket or operate open shifts, which means you can go swimming there without a membership.
Winter swimming clubs in Helsinki
The winter swimming clubs’ websites have instructions on how to apply for a membership and lists of open shifts that are available to non-members.
- Katajanokan jäänsärkijät ry(Link leads to external service)
- Meriuimarit ry(Link leads to external service)
- Munkkiniemen Avantoiuimarit ry(Link leads to external service)
- Talviuimarienkerho ry(Link leads to external service)
- Uintiseura Kuhat(Link leads to external service)
- HKK-Talviuimarit(Link leads to external service)
- Helsingin Latu ja Polku ry(Link leads to external service)
- Seurasaaren Uimarit ry(Link leads to external service)
- Soutustadionin Talviuinti ry(Link leads to external service)
- Herttoniemen Hylkeet(Link leads to external service)
- Uunisaaren Talviuintiseura ry(Link leads to external service)
- Vartiokylän ranta- ja venekerho(Link leads to external service)
- Suomen Saunaseura(Link leads to external service)
- Talviuintiseura Humaus ry(Link leads to external service)
Winter swimming spots
The winter swimming spot link takes you to the service map from where you can see the location of the swimming spot and the contact information of the maintainer.
- Iso Kallahti winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service)
- Katajanokka winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Kruunuvuorenranta winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service)
- Marjaniemi winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service)
- Munkkiniemi winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service)
- Ouritsaari winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Pikkukoski winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Rajasaari winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Rastila winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Seurasaari winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service)
- Rowing stadium winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Tuorinniemi winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service)
- Uunisaari winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Vartiokylä winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Vaskiniemi winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service) (with sauna)
- Veijarivuori winter swimming spot(Link leads to external service)
More winter swimming spots are coming
In the OmaStadi 3.0 project round of participatory budgeting, new winter swimming spots will be built in Eira Merisatama, Kalasatama and Jätkäsaari. In addition, a sauna will be built at Aurinkolahti's winter swimming spot. Through a tender, a sauna entrepreneur has been found for Tapaninvainio's swimming beach and Palettilampi. Entrepreneur will also organize winter swimming.
Monitoring of water quality at winter swimming spots
The operator of the winter swimming spot is responsible for monitoring water quality at the spot. The operator must inform swimmers of the monitoring results and of any swimming restrictions.
If public winter swimming spots are subject to swimming restrictions, the city will also issue a notice thereof on this page. Public winter swimming spots are the ones that you can swim at without a membership.