Yet another swimming pool visit in nearby (max 1+ hour drive) swimming halls, as I've run out the ones closer. This time in Hämeenlinna. A large, quite nice swimming pool. The dressing room, shower, and saunas are really top notch. Really liked the glass walls in the saunas and the fact that they had not just a steam sauna but also an infrared sauna was really, really nice. Well done.
The pool areas felt a bit more dated, but there was certainly a lot of them. Two childrens pools, one cold plunge pool, two 25-meter pools, two therapy pools, and a jumping pool. Although the latter was out of action due to repairs. And of course, just outside this large swimming hall is a beach by the lake. Very nice!
The hall is run by a company, Hämeenlinnan Liikuntahallit Oy. The official home page is here. Wikipedia also has some information. The hall itself dates back to 1976, though renovated in the early 2000s and late 2010s.
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