Instructions for participants of the
free Pop up swimming schools

Welcome to the Pop up swimming school! Please pack a swimsuit (swimsuit, swim trunks, or burkini), a towel, and swim goggles if you have them.

General instructions for Pop up swimming schools

Arrival at the swimming hall
It’s recommended to arrive at the swimming hall about 15 minutes before the start of the swimming school. You should only enter the swimming area once your lesson begins. Please leave the premises within 15 minutes of the lesson ending.

We kindly ask that you consider other customers of the swimming hall. For safety reasons, children must listen to the swimming instructor throughout the lesson and should not leave the swimming area by themselves during the lesson.

Use of changing rooms
An adult may escort a child to the changing room and assist them in the shower area while still dressed, but without shoes/socks or indoor shoes. If an adult helps a child in the changing room, the changing room should be selected according to the escort’s gender. Children over 7 years old should independently use the changing room designated for their gender.

The child must wash thoroughly with soap before and after swimming. Children with long hair should tie it up with a hair tie or use a swimming cap. It’s also a good idea for the child to visit the bathroom before the swimming school begins, and heavy meals right before the lesson should be avoided.

Swimming hall-specific arrival Instructions

  • Hakunila swimming hall address: Sotungintie 17, 01200 Vantaa

    A Pop up swimming school representative will be waiting for you in the lobby of the swimming hall. They will greet swimmers and guide them to the changing rooms, so there is no need for an adult to enter the changing rooms.

    For more information, please check the details about Hakunila swimming hall.

  • Itäkeskus swimming hall address: Olavinlinnantie 6, 00900

    At the swimming hall’s cashier, you will find a name list of the Pop up swimming school participants. Please check in at the cashier, where you will receive a key card for the changing room.

    An adult can accompany the child to the pool area, where the swimming instructor will welcome the children. Once the swimming school begins, parents are kindly asked to leave the pool area to ensure a peaceful learning environment and help the child focus better on swimming.

    For more information, please check the details about Itäkeskus swimming hall.

  • Jakomäki swimming hall address: Somerikkopolku 6, 00770 Helsinki

    The swimming hall will be closed to the general public during the Pop up swimming school sessions. When entering the swimming hall, the child (or adult) must show the reservation confirmation from their phone to the door staff.

    An adult can accompany the child to the pool area, where the swimming instructor will welcome the children. Once the swimming school begins, parents are kindly asked to leave the pool area to ensure a peaceful learning environment and help the child focus better on swimming.

    For more information, please check the details about Jakomäki swimming hall.

  • Kauniainen swimming hall address: Asematie 26, 02700 Kauniainen

    There is a name list of Pop up swimming school participants at the front desk of the swimming hall. Please check in at the desk, where you will receive an access card to the changing rooms.

    An adult may accompany the child to the pool area, where the swimming instructor will greet the children. Once the swimming class begins, parents are kindly asked to leave the pool area to ensure a calm learning environment and help the child focus better on swimming.

    For more information, see details about Kauniainen swimming hall.