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 autumn 2025 sports courses continues

Registration for the sports courses of the autumn term 1 September–14 December 2025* continues flexibly throughout the autumn, as long as there are places available. Free course places can be seen at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi.
*) Note! Courses at Oulunkylä Sports Park will start later in the autumn due to renovation.

Course prices decrease as the season progresses, so it is worth joining even if the course has already started. Prices for short courses and swimming schools remain the same throughout the season.

1–28 September, 100% price
29 September–26 October, 25% discount
27 October–23 November, 50% discount
24 November–14 December, 75% discount

Register by phone or online

Mon–Fri 9 am–1 pm, tel. 09 310 87501 (not on public holidays)
Mon–Thu 1 pm–3 pm, Sports Phone tel. 09 310 32623 (not on public holidays)
NOTE! If you register by phone, please state at the beginning of the call if you belong to a discount group.
Online registration for all courses is open 24/7 at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi.
Inquiries related to sports course reservations can also be sent by email: 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. E-invoice subscription
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.