Yrjönkatu swimming hall
The Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall is the first and oldest public indoor swimming hall in Finland. It was inaugurated on 4 June 1928, and was for a long period the only indoor swimming pool in Finland.- Type: Sports venue
- Description: indoor swimming hall in Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall”
- Address: Yrjönkatu 21, Helsinki, 00100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Student House and Swedish Theatre.
Old Student House
Public building
Photo: Tomisti, Public domain.
The Old Student House is the former student house of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, located in central Helsinki, Finland, near the crossing of Aleksanterinkatu and Mannerheimintie. Old Student House is situated 120 metres northeast of Yrjönkatu swimming hall.
Swedish Theatre
Theater building
The Swedish Theatre is a Swedish-language theatre in Helsinki, Finland, and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of Esplanadi. It was the first national stage of Finland. Swedish Theatre is situated 270 metres southeast of Yrjönkatu swimming hall.
Forum
Shopping center
Photo: Mysid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forum is a shopping centre in Helsinki, Finland, opened in 1985 and located between the streets of Mannerheimintie, Simonkatu, Yrjönkatu and Kalevankatu. Forum is situated 110 metres northwest of Yrjönkatu swimming hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Helsinki and Kamppi.
Central Helsinki
Central Helsinki consists of the central parts of Helsinki east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.
Kamppi
Suburb
Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kamppi and Southwestern Helsinki is here defined as the part of the city raying out to the south-west of the city core, stretching along highway 51 to the border of next-door Espoo.
Kluuvi
Suburb
Photo: Paasikivi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kluuvi is the commercial centre of Helsinki, Finland, and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, Hotel Kämp and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the Stockmann, Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the Kluuvi shopping centre and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in Kluuvi.
Yrjönkatu swimming hall
- Categories: indoor swimming pool, tourist attraction, swimming, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.16834° or 60° 10′ 6″ northLongitude
24.93908° or 24° 56′ 21″ eastOpen location code
9GG65W9Q+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1380976609OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=swimmingWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stolperstein dedicated to Elias Kopelowsky and Hotel Torni.
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