The basic improvement of the Riihimäki swimming pool will start at the beginning of 2023

The design of the basic improvement of the Riihimäki swimming hall will be completed by the end of the current year, and the swimming hall will be closed to customers from February 1.2.2023, 18. The swimming pool is closed for about XNUMX months.

After the plan is completed, the tender for the contract will be launched, and the contractor is scheduled to start work in February. The preparatory work for the basic improvement has already started at the swimming pool in November.

During the basic renovation, the technology and surfaces of the swimming hall will be renewed. As a novelty, the desired large indoor slide, a cold water pool, a whirlpool, a raised pool to be placed in connection with the custom sauna, and a warm water pool with massage points to be placed outdoors under the canopy will be built in the swimming hall. The travel pool, teaching pool, aqua gym pool and children's wading pool will remain in their current locations. The gym will be expanded and refurnished.

"The changing and washing facilities as well as the subscription sauna will also experience a complete facelift. For the physically challenged and other special groups, a separate changing room and washroom with saunas will be built on the pool level," says Markus Rantsi, director of sports.

The swimming pool's lift will be moved, and in the future, the lift will also take you to the level of the land swimming pool, where a private sauna will be built for summer use. The number of electronic notice boards will be increased, and the gate system will be developed in such a way that in the future you will pass through the gates with a wristband, which is also used to lock the lockers.

"With these measures, we increase the attractiveness and suitability of the swimming hall for all Riihimäkel residents. The swimming hall remains a swimming hall and still enables versatile social activities, even though the new pools also bring a spa-like feel to the hall. In addition, the raised-bottom pool allows for a wide range of usage options for the custom sauna," says Rantsi.

Yrjö Majamaa from Arkkitehtoimisto Majamaa Oy acted as the main designer of the basic improvement of the swimming pool. Vahanen Suunnittelpalvelut Oy acted as the design consultant.

"With the basic improvement, we want to ensure problem-free usability of the swimming hall for the next 20 years, modernize the technology and improve the property's accessibility. The modernization of the water treatment system, air conditioning and lighting, combined with modern energy recovery systems, will enable energy-efficient use of the swimming hall in the future," says construction manager Paavo Vuori.

The swimming pool season will be extended during the basic renovation of the swimming hall

During the basic improvement of the swimming pool, the period of use of the in-ground pool will be extended and in 2023 the in-ground pool will open already on Wednesday 24.5.2023 May 2023. In the summer of XNUMX, the inland swimming pool will be open as follows:

• 24.5.–4.6. from Wednesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m
• 5.6.–27.8. on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 21 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.

Autumn opening hours will be extended from August 30.8 to September 17.9. in such a way that the inland swimming pool is open from Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 19 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. Monday 28.8. and Tuesday 29.8. the ground pool is closed.

Riihimäki's sports center is currently negotiating wintertime swimming opportunities and shared transportation in the swimming halls of Hyvinkää and Tervakoski.