Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool is a popular swimming and sports facility that attracts visitors throughout the summer. Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool was built as a training pool for the 1952 Olympic Games, and it is the third oldest public outdoor swimming pool in Finland.
In addition to four swimming pools, Kumpula also features a diving tower, an outdoor gym, a beach volley court, a basketball court, a table tennis table, a playground and a café, among other things. The lifeguards lend out table tennis rackets and balls in exchange for a deposit. You can borrow aqua jogging belts from the poolside. The main building features separate shower rooms and saunas for women and men.
There are lawn areas, deckchairs and trees around the pools. The outdoor swimming pool also hosts hydrobics classes. During the final week of the season, the outdoor swimming pool is decorated with ambient lighting for the annual moonlight swims.
The changing rooms have lockers that you can lock with a plastic card (such as a customer card or library card). If you do not have a plastic card, you can borrow one from the cash desk. Swimming in shorts is prohibited, with the exception of swimming shorts. The use of large swim fins, monofins and mermaid tails is prohibited.
Other important details: Photography is prohibited throughout the outdoor swimming pool area. If you wish to take photos, you need a photography permit from Sports Services.
We adhere to the principles for safer spaces. Click the link 'Rules and regulations' for more information.
You can easily check the number of visitors in real time via the link 'Current visitor count'.
How to get there: Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool is accessible via excellent transport connections and located just over five kilometres from Helsinki city centre. The facility is easy to get to by public transport and bicycle. There is a car park near the outdoor swimming pool that is subject to a fee during the summer months. You can find bicycle parking next to the entrance.
Parking fee: €1 per hour. Please note! When paying with a parking app, the app will charge a fee in accordance with the customer's user agreement.
Contact information
Summertime 2026: May 25, 2026 - Aug. 21, 2026
– Mon-Sat 6.30-20.00
– Sun 9.00-20.00 Admission ends at 20.00, swimming time at 20.30, washing time at 20.45. Leave the area by 21.00
Café
In summer 2026, the Kumpula outdoor swimming pool is open from May 25 to August 8.
Note! The saunas open on Wednesdays at 9.00 am due to cleaning.
The Moonlight Swim is on Thursday 20.8.
Admission ends at 11 PM
Swimming time ends at 11:30 PM
Washing time ends at 11:45 PM
Leave the area by 12 PM
Adults
- Single visit €6
- 10 visits or 1 month (30 days) €50
- season (11.5.-21.9.2025) €144
Children (7-17 years) and others (students, unemployed people, retirees, conscripts, persons undergoing non-military service, people with disabilities, those who have applied for temporary protection and those who have already received their decision)
- Single visit €3.30
- 10 visits or 1 month (30 days) €27
- season (11.5.-21.9.2025) €78
Children under 7 years, war veterans, members of Lotta Svärd and informal carers (proof of eligibility required)
- Free entry
Special swimming card
- €62
- Personal customer card (multi-visit, one-month, season products) €4
- Towel €8
- Swimsuit €8
- seat cover €1
cashier
+358 9 310 87477
lifeguard
+358 9 310 87478
manager
Kara Koskinen
+358 9 310 24713
swimming schools and supervised sports
+358 50 401 3582
summer manager
Anu Lampela
+358 9 310 42127
Café
+358 40 575 6825
Pools: a large pool (25 m, depth 1.3-1.95 m) with an aquajogging lane, a children's pool, a paddling pool, a diving pool (depth 4.5 m), a diving tower (diving platforms at 1 m, 3 m, 5 m, 7.5 m and 10 m; approximate opening hours: 12.00-12.20, 14.00-14.20, 16.00-16.20, and 18.00-18.20), and springboards (1 m and 3 m, open from 10.00 onwards). The water temperature in the pools is +27 °C.
Cleaning method: sand filter cleaning and chlorine.
Services: Uncovered stands, situated along the large pool. The grounds feature a basketball court, a beach volley court, a table tennis table, a boxing space, a playground, a unisex changing room, an outdoor gym (David-branded equipment), picnic tables and a café. The outdoor gym is open throughout the year. When the outdoor swimming pool is open, you can access the outdoor gym after paying the outdoor swimming pool's entrance fee; when the outdoor swimming pool is closed, you can access the gym for free. When the outdoor swimming pool is closed, you can access the outdoor gym from the southwestern side of the outdoor swimming pool, by the basketball court.
Lost and found: We do not provide information on lost and found items over the phone; please enquire at the cash desk. We keep found items on our premises.
The entire Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool area is smoke-free.
Location
The route to the main entrance
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
- There is a steep slope on the passage.
- The passage has at least 4 steps, with handrails on one side.
- The route has a steep ramp over 6 m long with an intermediate landing, with handrails on one side.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
- In connection with the entrance, there are at least 4 steps.
- The entrance has a steep ramp over 6 m long with an intermediate landing, with handrails on one side.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens easily manually.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
In the facility
- The entrance, sports facilities and dressing rooms are located on the same floor.
- The service point has directions to the different facilities.
- There is a toilet marked as accessible in the lobby or nearby public area. The requirements for accessibility are not met, as the door is narrow, the door is not easy to open and close, the toilet does not have sufficient room for a wheelchair.
- The customer service/cashier's desk can be found easily. The desk is accessible to customers standing only.
- The facility features a quiet area for guide and aid dogs.
Dressing room, shower room and sauna
- The accessible dressing room is located in connection to the men's/women's dressing rooms. The door of the dressing room opens easily manually and the doorway has a high threshold. In the dressing room, the door of the accessible section opens easily by hand.
- The accessible dressing room has sufficient room for a wheelchair and assistant. Good illumination and clear contrasts facilitate spatial perception. The numbering of the lockers is clearly legible and tangible by hand (embossed or Braille numbers). A toilet marked as accessible is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The requirements for accessibility are not met, as the door is narrow, the toilet does not have sufficient room for a wheelchair.
- The shower room is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The door of the shower room opens easily manually.
- The shower room has a more spacious and accessible showering spot with a seat and armrest as well as a support railing.
- The sauna is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. The door opens easily manually.
- The sauna has room for one wheelchair.
Sports facilities
- Room is available next to the pools for storing aids during swimming.
- The large/deep pool features accessible entry via gently-sloping steps. The steps have handrails on both sides.
- The children's pool does not feature accessible entry (steep steps or a pool ladder).
- A separate teaching pool is not available. Teaching is provided in the large/deep pool.
Seating area
- The sports facility features a spectators' seating area whose stairs have handrails on one side. The seats have been highlighted from their surroundings with contrast.
- The seating area does not have accessible spots for wheelchairs.