Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
The City of Helsinki calls it Finland's first public swimming hall. It opened in 1928 to a 1920s classicist design by Väinö Vähäkallio; swimming naked is allowed and women and men have separate days. The 25 m pool is 0.9 to 3.4 m deep, and a separate upper floor has a wood-heated sauna, a steam sauna and curtained rest cabins served by a café.
WhatBathhouse, HelsinkiFinland
WhenOpen all yearPool 27 °C
Hot roomsWood-heated, steam and infrared saunas on the 2nd floor need the 2nd floor ticket1st floor electric saunas 85 °C and 75 °C
Getting there On foot
Cost2nd floor, single visit (2 h), adults€20As of Oct 2026
AccessTwo-hour visit limit including washing and dressing. The 2nd floor holds 40 at a time; two thirds of its tickets are sold online ahead for a set date and time, the rest at the desk. The wood-heated sauna is temporarily out of use.
Getting in
- Parking
- Parking garage in the adjacent Forum shopping centre.
- Address
- Yrjönkatu 21 b, 00100 Helsinki
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- 2nd floor, single visit (2 h), adults (Rest cabin, towel, bathrobe and seat cover included; covers the 1st floor too)€20
- 2nd floor, single visit (2 h), children 7 to 17 and concessions€15
- 2nd floor, extra hour (Only when the hall is not busy)€12
- 1st floor, single visit (2 h), adults (Pool and two electric saunas)€6
- 1st floor, single visit (2 h), discount groups€3.30
- Seated cabin fee (1st floor)€2
- Towel rental€8
- Swimsuit rental€8
- Hours
- Mon12:00-20:00
- Tue06:30-20:00
- Wed06:30-20:00
- Thu06:30-20:00
- Fri06:30-20:00
- Sat07:00-20:00
- Sun11:00-20:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Swim with or without a swimsuit; because nudity is allowed, women and men have separate days. Staff of both sexes work every day. The lobby and cash desk cannot be entered naked; photography is banned throughout.
- Children
- No age limit, but only swimmers may use the pool, even with a guardian; from age 7 children follow the women's or men's days by sex.
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- hel.fi
- Facilities
- Indoor poolSaunaSteam roomChanging roomsLockersShowersCaféRestaurantTowel hireSwimsuit hireStep-free access