Yrjönkatu swimming hall

The Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall is the first and oldest public indoor swimming hall in . It was inaugurated on 4 June 1928, and was for a long period the only indoor swimming pool in Finland.
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  • Type: Sports venue
  • Description: indoor swimming hall in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall”
  • Address: Yrjönkatu 21, Helsinki, 00100
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Student House and Swedish Theatre.

Public building
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The is the former student house of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, located in central , , near the crossing of Aleksanterinkatu and . is situated 120 metres northeast of Yrjönkatu swimming hall.

Theater building
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The is a Swedish-language theatre in , , and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of . It was the first national stage of Finland. is situated 270 metres southeast of Yrjönkatu swimming hall.

Shopping center
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is a shopping centre in , , opened in 1985 and located between the streets of , Simonkatu, Yrjönkatu and Kalevankatu. is situated 110 metres northwest of Yrjönkatu swimming hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Central Helsinki.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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consists of the central parts of east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.

Suburb
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and Southwestern is here defined as the part of the city raying out to the south-west of the , stretching along highway 51 to the border of next-door .

Yrjönkatu swimming hall

Latitude
60.16834° or 60° 10′ 6″ north
Longitude
24.93908° or 24° 56′ 21″ east
Open location code
9GG65W9Q+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1380976609
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­sports_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­swimming
Wiki­data ID
Q2601487
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Yrjönkatu swimming hall” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “于尔约街游泳馆”
  • Danish: “Yrjönkatu Svømmehal”
  • Finnish: “Yrjönkadun uimahalli”
  • French: “Piscine d’Yrjönkatu”
  • German: “Yrjönkadun uimahalli”
  • Swedish: “Georgsgatans simhall”

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