Can I have an evening mini-vacation, swimming in the waves? Yes I can! Just drive to Forssa (only 104 km away from home) and enjoy the wave machine at the Vesihelmi spa.
They have a 25-meter pool, two jacuzzis, the wave pool (itself almost the size of the 25-meter pool), a side pool with some water jets, a warm therapy pool, a cold (non-therapy?) pool, and a kiddie pool. Impressive!
Two saunas, nicely curving wooden seats, and one steam room. Not bad at all. Much recommended.
Here's the link to their web page, and the corresponding Forssa city page. It is now closed for renovations from May 11th, 2025 though.
Photos, first their brochure:
Pool (from their website):
Construction style around the site:
The building from the street:
For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and
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