Enrolment instructions

Enrolment for the City of Helsinki’s sports courses three times a year. Enrolment for spring courses is in December, for summer courses in April and for autumn courses in August.

Registration for sports courses to be held in May and summer 2025 will begin on Tuesday 8 April

The registration for group exercise classes, water sports, swimming schools and gym courses to be held in May and summer 2025 begins on Tuesday 8 April in accordance with the staggered schedule below.
You can learn more about the courses in advance starting from Tue 25 March at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi

Registration schedule

Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 16:00–19:00

Register by calling the number +358 9 310 28858 or online at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi in accordance with the following schedule:

16:00–17:00 group exercise, water sports and gym courses, activities for children, older people and adults and applied exercise
17:00–18:00 swimming schools in Itäkeskus, Pirkkola, Kamppi and Jakomäki
18:00–19:00 swimming schools at the Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool and the Uimastadion Swimming Stadium
19:00 the phone line closes.

Telephone registration will close at 19:00, but after that you can still register for all courses online at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi around the clock.

Late registration starting from Wednesday 9 April 2025

Mon–Fri at 9:00–13:00, tel. +358 9 310 87501 (not on public holidays)
Mon–Thu at 13:00–15:00 Liikuntaluuri, tel. +358 9 310 32623 (not on public holidays)
You can still enrol for all courses 24 hours a day online at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi.
Enquiries about sports course reservations can be sent by email to liikuntakurssit@hel.fi

Sports course descriptions
Agreement terms for customers enrolling in courses

Registration and terms:

The registration is binding. The participant does not need to report their absence. Absences are not compensated.
Cancellations must be made no later than seven days before the beginning of the course. If the cancellation is made after this or once the course has started, the fee will not be returned.
The Sports Services reserve the right to change or cancel courses and their contents even before the season begins. Individual classes cancelled during the season (e.g. the instructor falling ill or other reason outside the control of the Sports Services) will not be compensated.
If a place is vacated on a fully booked course, it will be offered to the first in line. The notification will be made by phone.
The City does not provide insurance for participants.
Exercise courses will not be held on national holidays.
Invoicing: An invoice will be sent to the participant by post based on their registration by phone. If the client has an e-invoice agreement with the City of Helsinki Health Services or schools, for example, the invoices will be automatically directed to their online banking service. The e-invoice agreement applies to all divisions of the City.
The course fee can be paid, based on an invoice, with the most common exercise vouchers.
Group exercise is sold as individual courses, where the maximum number of participants has been defined according to the size of the space.
Restrictions: For water sports, you can reserve a max. 2 places (regular or queue).
For some courses, an access control and customer card must be bought for €4. Other sports and exercise products can be added to the sports services customer card after registration.
The price groups included in the client agreement terms of the courses and their terms are also available in the online service liikuntakauppa.hel.fi.
People with a front-line, front-soldier or front-line service badge and disabled war veterans are given free access to supervised exercise groups and the gyms and swimming halls of the City of Helsinki when they present a front-line service card or the oak leaf brooch. Informal carers are also granted free access to sports courses and other guided sports activities. Registrations are taken by phone. The status of an informal carer must be verified by showing a payslip or pay statement no more than three months old. Identification must also be provided upon request.