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Basic instructions
Swimming school price for all resident in Turku is 25€ course fee + entrance fees.
For participants from outside Turku the price is €38 + entrance fees.
- There are 10 places and reserve places per group.
- The course fee should be paid at the cash desk during the first time. In addition to the course fee, the normal entrance fees also need to be paid.
- The duration of the children’s swimming school is two weeks, one hour per weekday.
- The age requirement must be met during the swimming school at the latest.
Cancellations
Aqua aerobics are organized at the outdoor swimming pools in Turku in summer. Come and enjoy summer and exercise in fresh air!
Be sure to always follow the current rules and regulations and the staff's instructions, as well as maintaining cleanliness and good manners. This is to ensure that everyone can train and practise safely and without disturbances.
Paattinen Community Centre pool can be rented for exercise use.
The reservation form can be found on the Sports Services Centre website. The reservation can be for a single time or for a regular time slot for the duration of one season (January-April/September-December).
Education Division / basic education swimming teachers give swimming lessons to the students of 1st, 3rd and 5th years in accordance with the plan approved by the Sports Committee. The swimming lessons of the 2nd, 4th and 6th year students have either been included in the schools’ own physical education curriculums or the responsibility is left for the parents.
The swimming lessons of years 7–10 have been entered in the schools’ own physical education curriculums, in which case the schools’ own physical education teachers are responsible for the lessons.
In Turku you can swim all year around. During the summer you can swim and practice water sports at the beaches and outdoor swimming pools. Impivaara swimming centre offers versatile possibilities for water sports and it is the largest swimming hall in Finland based on its swimming pool area.
Petrelius swimming pool has everything you need for water sports, exercise and refreshment.
The swimming hall has:
These rules are our way of ensuring that all guests have a safe and enjoyable visit. Please observe all pool rules, personnel instructions, cleanliness and good manners.
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There are lifeguards present in Ekvalla and Ispoinen beaches during schools' summer vacation (3rd Jun– 9th Aug 2023) every day between 11.00 and 18.00 (lifeguards have a lunch break from 13.30 to 14.00). Also in Ruissalo Saaronniemi there are lifeguards every day between 11.00 and 18.00 (3.6.–9.8.2023).