Not a lot of time, have to make a major update on my demo for work, even if it is a Sunday. But, there's a swimming beach I've not been to before, just few kilometers away: Vilniemi beach, on the Lake Lippajärvi. Let's try that!
Surprisingly, even if being September, there were a number of other swimmers. Nice!
The beach is at N 60.23407 E 24.72803. There's a big public parking space for the houses of the area, just before the path that leads to the beach.
The official Espoo page about this is here, though with very little information. Tony Hagerlund's blog has more information, as usual :-)
Path to the beach:
Beach overview:
View to the other side of the lake:
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