Another day, another swimming hall :-) This time I went to Kärkölä's swimming hall -- mostly because I had not been there, and it was close-ish to my previous stop at Talma Ski.
A nice hall. Originally built in 1972, but in my opinion well renovated, latest in 2015. There's quite comfortable changing rooms, only one sauna per side but the sauna is quite nice, big, easy to step into, hot just the right amount, etc.
There's a 25 meter pool with four lanes, only one of which is in practice separated from the exercise and play part of the pool. But there also aren't that many people. There's also a children's pool and a cold plunge pool.
The hall is in the village of Järvelä, Kärkölä community's biggest village and administrative center.
The swimming hall's coordinates are N 60.867780 E 25.268761, and the official web page is here. Adult admission is 7€.
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Järvelä's train station:
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