Last chance for this summer's open water courses
Over three sessions, you'll practice freestyle swimming in open water — no previous open water experience necessary. Courses are held at Kaitalampi in Espoo, Kuusijärvi in Vantaa, and Hietaniemi beach in Helsinki.
Please note, our open water courses are taught in Finnish
Vapaauinti alkeet
This course focuses on the fundamentals of front crawl technique in open water.
No prior experience of swimming in natural waters is required. However, you should be able to swim at least 200 metres continuously before joining the course.
Vapaauinti jatko
This course builds on your front crawl technique and introduces the key differences between pool swimming and open water swimming.
You should be able to swim at least 100 metres of continuous front crawl (freestyle) before joining the course.
Treeniryhmä
In this group, you will improve your endurance, develop a more efficient front crawl technique, and increase your speed in open water.
To join the open water training group, you must be able to swim 500 metres of continuous front crawl (freestyle) and have a solid foundation in front crawl technique.