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 summer 2025 continues

The registration for group exercise classes, water sports, swimming schools and gym courses to be held in summer 2025 continues:

You can enrol for all courses 24 hours a day online at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi.

Registration for autumn 2025 sports courses starts on Monday 11 August

Registration for the group exercise classes, water sports, gym courses, swimming schools and children’s sports camps in the autumn season 1 September–14 December 2025* starts on Monday 11 August according to the staggered schedule below. You can learn more about the courses in advance starting from 28 July at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi.
*) Note! Due to renovations, the courses at Oulunkylä Sports Park will start later in the autumn.

Registration schedule

Register by calling the number +358 9 310 28858 or online at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi in accordance with the schedule below. PLEASE NOTE! If you register by phone, please indicate at the beginning of the call if you qualify for a concession.

Monday 11 August at 11:00–19:00

11:00 Swedish-language activities: gym courses, group exercise, swimming schools, water sports
12:00 Gym activities for older people: Pirkkola Swimming Hall and Oulunkylä Sports Park
13:30 Gym activities for older people: Itäkeskus Swimming Hall, Liikuntamylly, Kontula Kuntokellari, Jakomäki Swimming Hall
15:00 Gym activities for older people: Fabian/Ruoholahti, Töölö Sports Hall
16:30 Swimming schools for children: Itäkeskus Swimming Hall, Jakomäki Swimming Hall
17:30 Swimming schools for children: Pirkkola Swimming Hall

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

Tuesday 12 August 11:00–19:00

11:00 Water sports for older people: Pirkkola Swimming Hall
12:30 Water sports for older people: Kamppi Sports Centre
14:00 Water sports for older people: Kinapori Service Centre and Jakomäki Swimming Hall
15:30 Water sports for older people: Itäkeskus Swimming Hall
17:00 Gym courses, water sports and swimming schools for adults

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

Wednesday 13 August 11:00–19:00

11:00 Adaptive sports courses
12:30 Group exercise for older people: Kamppi Sports Centre, Katajanokka Sports Hall, Ruskeasuo Sports Park
14:00 Group exercise for older people: Kinapori Senior Centre, Töölö Sports Hall, Pirkkola Swimming Hall, Roihuvuori Sports Park
15:30 Group exercise for older people: Itäkeskus Swimming Hall, Kontula Kuntokellari, Latokartano Sports Hall, Liikuntamylly, Maunula Sports Hall, Oulunkylä Sports Park
16:30 Group exercise for children and family exercise
17.30 Group exercise for adults

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

Thursday 14 August 11:00–14:00

11:00–14:00 Reception of all course registrations

Phone registration will end on Thu 14 August at 14:00. After that you can register for all courses online at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi around the clock.

Late registration from Friday 15 August onwards

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 register for all courses around the clock online at liikuntakauppa.hel.fi
You can also ask questions about the exercise course registrations by email at 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.