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The third element of the City of Turku’s sports grant system reform is the new support for competence and development targeted at sports clubs, which aims to ensure high-quality coaching in all sports clubs and associations in Turku.
Turku has nearly 400 municipal sports facilities. The extensive and ageing network requires maintenance and updates in many respects, and the annual appropriations are not enough to implement everything. The sports facility network has significant update needs when several central sports facilities reach the end of their life cycle. The renovations and changes in the school network reduce the number of gyms and outdoor fields, making it more difficult to implement school sports and the activities of sports clubs.
Decisions on the reform of the City of Turku’s sports grant system and sports facility pricing have been made by the Sports Committee, the City Council and the City Board:
The City of Turku is reforming grants related to sports and the pricing of the use of sports facilities. The reforms will be introduced in 2025. The aim is to promote the well-being of children and young people through physical activities, to support hobbyists of different sports more equally than at present and to control the increase in the costs of hobbies.
From 2025 onwards, Turku is the first in Finland to introduce a sports grant for children and young people: Each year, the City of Turku gives all Turku residents aged 7–19 years a voucher for the fees of regular, guided sports hobby activities organised by sports clubs and associations in Turku!
The sports grant system will be reformed from 2025 onwards.
Grants granted by the Sports Committee in 2023-2024
Operating grants
- Operating grant for sports clubs – Application period 18.9.-31.10.2023
- Operating grant for other association activities – Application period 18.9.-31.10.2023
- Personal assistant grant – Application period 2.10.-15.11.2023
- Event grant – Application period 1.2.-31.10.2023 (at latest 1 month prior to the event)
Grants for environments
- Facility rent grant – Application period 1.2.-31.10.2023
- Grant for Building a Spor
Current news
- The City Council has decided on the main guidelines for the overall reform of the grant system and the pricing of sports facilities included in the development policies of the sports facility network. The main guidelines will be introduced in 2025. The grant and pricing principles and details will be decided in spring 2023.
Affordable exercise all season long with a single load!
The affordable Student Wristband is intended for students in upper secondary education (general upper secondary schools and vocational schools) and higher education institutions. The wristband encourages the user to exercise when it best suits their schedule. The Student Wristband is valid for four months from the date of purchase, and the user can use it once a day to access a sporting facility of their choice. The right to purchase the product requires a valid student card or certificate to be presented.
Turku makes everyone move – Future policies for developing the sports facilities network and the sports culture
In the coming years, the City of Turku's sports facility network will have significant update needs, as several central and popular sports facilities reach the end of their life cycle.
Over 30 sports are represented in Kerttuli Upper Secondary School. Sport-specific morning coaching is given in 14 sports with 23 sports coaches. The athletes of other sports participate in attribute training or train in ways that have been agreed on separately and according to programmes designed by their own coaches.
Entry fees to gyms and indoor/outdoor swimming pools
- Kupittaa Outdoor Swimming Arena
- Samppalinna Outdoor Swimming Stadium
- Petrelius Swimming Hall (pool and gym)
- Kupittaa Sports Hall (one-time fees only from Kupittaa Bowl)
- Paattisten aluetalo gym (only for Exercise Wristbands)
- Varissuo Ice Hall gym (only for Exercise Wristbands)
Safety instructions for participants in Children´s wonderland
• Anyone can atted the event, number of participants is not limited. One can arrive to the event when ever.
• Every child should have a responsible adult with them. We recommend that one adult is needed for 1-3 children.
The sports institutions and services subordinate to the Sports Committee offer various possibilities and environments for sports and physical exercise. The Sports Committee supports sports clubs and organizations by providing grants.
The Sports Committee makes decisions about sport facility and service fees, exemptions, discounts and the general principles of facility booking among other things.
The Sports Committee consists of 13 members and an equal number of vice members chosen by the City Council for its operating period.
Immigrants are welcome to use all services organized by the Sports Services Centre. All Turku residents can also participate in multicultural activities. Gym, swimming and ball sports are offered seperately to men and women.
Participation at half price for immigrants who have lived in Turku for less than three years (i.e. are covered by the Act on the Integration of Immigrants), or are participating in KOTO activities.
Spring season: Sat 7 Januari – Sun 21 May
Children and young people
Multicultural sports and exercise clubs
The Sports Committee provides approximately € 1.5 million in financial assistance to various sports and exercise associations and other similar organizations annually.
Approximately one half of the assistance provided is for annual activity-related expenses.
The rest is for specific projects such as international activity, renting or building sports facilities, training of coaches, etc.