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Free hobbies and clubs in Turku comprehensive schools and their neighbouring areas have been put together in school-specific hobby schedules.
School clubs are mainly intended for pupils of the school in question and are free of charge, unless otherwise stated. Changes are possible. Most of the schedules are only available in Finnish and Swedish.
Turku`s common Cultural Promise: A Time of Art and Culture! is a strategic and visionary outlook for the development of culture in Turku until 2029. The cultural promise serves as the basis for a Cultural spearhead project.
Präkäämö – Young people`s own art workshop
Präkäämö is a handicraft workshop for 10–18-year-olds, where you can carry out your own ideas through changing themes.
A youth card is required to participate in Präkäämö.
Activities with the youth card are free of charge. Some supplies have a small material fee.
A free youth card can be obtained from the 1st floor service point.
Autumn season 2022
September
In September Präkäämö on Thursdays. No registration needed
Turku recreational model groups in Vimma
Vimma is involved in a national project aimed at supporting equal recreational opportunities for primary and secondary school students.
Groups are completely free of charge and will continue to operate during the spring season. You can register to the groups, if there is enough room.
The groups are for children and young people in Turku.
Recreational groups serve a small snack.
All groups are for beginners, no prior knowledge of the topics is required.
Would you like to organize events? Ta&To, as friends call it, young people’s event and activities team, needs new members.
Once a week, Ta&To, which meets on Wednesdays, plans and implements the program for the Sunday in Vimma. The Sunday in Vimma, which is held once a month, has seen film performances, concerts, game days as well as handicrafts.
Do you have some ideas, or do you want to come and develop event ideas in a nice group? Would you like to do event planning? Come to Ta&To!
Sunday in Vimma
Art and time together
Sunday in Vimma invites you to spend a relaxed Sunday doing art and things together.
At the Event of the Day, which takes place once a month, the agenda includes art workshops and a changing program organized by young people with their own event and activity team, i.e., Ta & to.
The next Sunday in Vimma 2.10., 6.11. and 4.12.
Sunday together, all ages are welcome
Autumn season 2022
Open workshops for 13−28-year-olds.
On Sundays, people of all age groups are welcome to attend with a young person (13-28 years old)
Open pottery and glazing
Handbuilding clay and use of potter`s wheel. Suitable for beginners, instructors will help you get started.
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 six 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.
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The Accompaniment Card makes it easier for a person with a disability or a chronic disease to exercise and experience culture. The card entitles one person to free admission to accompany or assist the card holder.
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This accessibility statement applies to Turku City's web service Hellewi. The web page's address is kuntapalvelut.fi/turunmuseot.
The Status of Web Accessibility of the Digital Service
The web service functions under the law of providing accessible online content (WCAG). The providers evaluate the accessibility of the service themselves.
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.
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Information about the opening times, services and restrictions of Sports Services during the state of emergency caused by coronavirus is gathered on this page. The page is updated as more details occur.
General instructions
Don’t use the sports facilities if you are ill.
Remember to ensure that safety distances are maintaned.
Maintain good hand hygiene.
Cough into your sleeve.
Ruissalo
For a long time, Ruissalo was used for pasture. People began cutting down groves in the 1540s to cultivate fields. Around the same time, Ruissalo came under the rule of Turku Castle, and its crops were used for the castle’s needs. In the 1550s Ruissalo became the hunting grounds for the Duke of Finland.
For working out independently
With the Kimmoke Wristband, you get access to the city’s public swimming pools and gyms from Monday to Friday until 3:30 p.m. and all day during weekends.
“I’ve been going to the gym regularly and swimming twice a week, and the benefits are obvious!”
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The objective is to promote fitness and wellbeing of all people, professional prerequisites of top athletes and competitiveness and attractiveness of the whole city. The mission is to create an ecosystem which promotes sports, exercise, wellbeing and health by integrating actors.
Turku will become nationally and internationally attractive and respected centre of sports and exercise, combining:
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Experience Turku from a whole new perspective, and visit the city by night. Familiarise yourself with beautiful places, interesting locations and historical moments, all from the perspective of nighttime.
Map has been designed and created by the first year students of cultural production from Humak University of Applied Sciences.
For school aged children in their own or nearby school after the school day.
Art Center in Your School activity:
- Instrument guidance individually
- Visual art guidance in a group
- Guidance for dance and movement expression in a group
Timetable 2022–2023
Autumn 29.8.–25.11.2022
No guidance 17.10.–23.10.
12 sessions.
Spring 16.1.–8.5.2023
No guidance on winterbreak 20.2.–26.2. There is also an easter break 6.4.–10.4 and "vappu" break 1.5.
14 sessions.
At the moment you can load
10 x adult and child entry fee:
- Impivaara swimming centre + gym
- Kupittaa Sports Hall
- Samppalinna's and Kupittaa's outdoor swimming halls
- Petrelius Swimming Hall
- Paattisten aluetalo gym
- Varissuo Ice Hall Gym
- Park field
10 x Water Gym lesson fees:
- Impivaara Swimming Centre
- Petrelius Swimming Hall
30 x adult entry fees:
Exercise not only supports other life habits but also helps in weight control and weight loss. Help and encouragement in adding more exercise to your lifestyle can be received from our weight control groups. The goal is to help find the joy of exercise and make it a fixed part of your life.
Use the BMI counter to help choose the right group:
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A disability, chronic disease, or the use of mobility aids are no impediment to exercising. Adapted services offer joy of movement for kids, youth and adults.
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Are you looking for a perfect way to start moving? The Sports Service Center offers adults an easy way to get started.
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The City of Turku maintains over 50 km of ski tracks in total on jogging trails. When there is little snow, only the Nunnavuori ski track and its additional loops will be maintained with snow cannons and transferred snow.
Information about the conditions of ski tracks in Turku can be found on the Latuinfo website in Finnish. The site has a table that is updated daily during the skiing season.
Skiing equipment can be rented from the Impivaara ski rental service.
Rules at Park Field Artificial Ice Rink (Parkki field)
- Do not leave any valuables in the shelters. We take no responsibility for them.
- It is forbidden to go onto the ice with shoes because they bring rocks on the ice.
- Going on the ice forbidden during the maintenance and freezing times: 3.45-4.45 pm
- Follow the staff with alerts and guidance, these rules and good manners.
Rules at Kupittaa Skating Rink
Please show consideration for others and observe the following rules:
Be sure to always follow the current rules and regulations and the staff’s instructions, as well as maintaining cleanliness and good manners. This ensures that everyone can train and practise safely and without disturbances.