Outdoor swimming pools
Helsinki has two City-owned outdoor swimming pools, the Swimming Stadium and the Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool, which are an inseparable part of summer in Helsinki.
The water temperature in the outdoor swimming pools is 27 °C, so having a dip is a pleasant experience even when the day is cloudy, and cool weather makes the heat of the sauna all the more relaxing.
The outdoor swimming pools are particularly popular on the hottest of summer days. You can check the real-time visitor counters to see how many people are currently using the facilities and what the maximum customer capacity of each outdoor swimming pool is.
Outdoor swimming pool season 2025
In summer 2025, the Swimming Stadium will be open from 11 May to 21 September, while the Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool will be open from 26 May to 22 August. The season will be longer than before, and the pricing of the outdoor swimming pools has also changed. The ticket selection includes a new outdoor swimming pool season product that covers the entire outdoor swimming pool season from 11 May to 21 September and is eligible at both outdoor swimming pools.
Outdoor swimming pool prices 2025
| Product | Price for adults | Price for children (ages 7–17)* and discount groups** |
|---|---|---|
| Single visit | 6 € | 3,30 € |
| 10 visits | 50 € | 27 € |
| 1 month (30 days) | 50 € | 27 € |
| Outdoor swimming pool season | 144 € | 78 € |
| Special swimming card*** | 62 € | 62 € |
** Discount groups: children (ages 7–17), students, unemployed people, pensioners, conscripts and persons undergoing non-military service, people with disabilities, those who have applied for temporary protection and those who have already received a decision regarding this matter.
*** Helsinki residents with disabilities and long-term illnesses can apply for a special swimming card. In addition to the card, you will need a €4 customer card.
Opening of the Swimming Stadium on Sunday 9 May from 9 AM to 1 PM
The Swimming Stadium will open in traditional fashion on Mother’s Day, Sunday 11 May. The program includes deep-water aqua fitness, face painting for children, and a bouncy castle (weather permitting). DJ RNo will be playing opening tunes, and the first 100 visitors will receive a coffee voucher.
- 9:00–13:00 DJ RNo plays opening music, bouncy castle (weather permitting), coffee vouchers for the first 100 visitors
- 10:00–10:30 Deep-water aqua fitness (swimming skills required)
- 11:00–11:30 Deep-water aqua fitness (swimming skills required)
- 11:00–13:00 Face painting for children
Subject to changes.
After the opening program, the Swimming Stadium will be open until 8 PM according to regular Sunday opening hours.
In 2025, Helsinki residents aged 7–19 can enter the outdoor swimming pools free of charge
The Helsinki City Council is celebrating its 150th anniversary by providing young people with experiences free of charge in 2025. Accordingly, Helsinki residents aged 7–19 can enter the outdoor swimming pools free of charge with the Youth Services membership (‘Jässäri’) card.
Get a Jässäri card
Free-of-charge experiences for young people in Helsinki
The parking area at Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool will be subject to a fee during the summer seasons.
From 15 May 2025 onwards, the parking area of the Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool will be subject to a fee in the summer season from 15 May to 31 August between 6.00 and 22.00. When paid with the ticket machine, the parking fee is €1/h. When paying with a parking app, the app will charge a fee in accordance with the customer’s user agreement.
More information about the parking area fees
The outdoor swimming pools will provide you with activities for the whole day
The single-visit fee for the Swimming Stadium covers a wide range of activities for the whole day. As with before, the area features a versatile outdoor gym with equipment by David, an outdoor floorball rink, basketball and beach volley courts, ping pong tables, an indoor gym, a giant chess area and play areas for children. The only services subject to an additional fee are the large slide (€5), the delicious products of the café and instructed exercise sessions, such as hydrobics. For early birds, the Swimming Stadium provides deep-water hydrobics on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for an additional €3 fee.
The Kumpula site also features beach volley and basketball courts, a high-quality outdoor gym with equipment by David, ping pong tables, and picnic and children’s play areas. The site also features a boxing point, where you can train for a deposit. A café restaurateur operates at the Kumpula site as well. The outdoor swimming pool provides deep-water hydrobics on Monday and Wednesday mornings.
Pirkkola Plotti
A cousin of the City’s proper outdoor swimming pools, Plotti is a small and shallow swimming site in Pirkkola Sports Park. Plotti has changing shelters and a waterslide, a fountain, a playground and a climbing net. The other services of Pirkkola Sports Park are also located close to the swimming site. Plotti has swimming supervision in the summer season from 2 June to 10 August 2025.