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Outstanding Sports and Leisure Venues

Public sports and exercise venues are an essential part of the national heritage of Finland. This selection highlights some of the most outstanding examples of sports and leisure architecture from swimming halls to duckboards, all around Finland.

Projects (15)

Aerial photograph of a hybrid stadium dedicated to football that also houses shops, offices, and apartments.

Tammela Stadium

JKMM Architects, Tampere 2023

Overall view of the stadium

Lahti Stadium

KSS Architects, Lahti 1978

View from the woods

Puijo Tower

Seppo Ruotsalainen, Kuopio 1963

Aerial view from the west

Tapiola Swimming Hall

Aarne Ervi, Espoo 1965

Helsingin uimastadion J P Kärnä Wikimedia Commons

Helsinki Swimming Stadium

Jorma Järvi, Helsinki 1940

Outdoor swimming pool and a swimming hall

Kouvola Sports Park Swimming Hall

Jorma Järvi, Kouvola 1964

Aerial view of the boardwalk

Lammassaari Boardwalk

Studio Puisto +1, Helsinki 2018

View from the east, a sculpture in the middle of the square.

Ratina Stadium

Timo Penttilä, Tampere 1966

Grand stand seen from the sport field.

Paavo Nurmi Stadium

Architects NRT, Turku 1989

Main elevation

Kupittaa Sports Hall

Martti Jaatinen +1, Turku 1971

Open-air swimminp pool area

Riihimäki Sports Park

Yrjö Lindegren +3, Riihimäki 1979

Illuminated back of the spectator stands on an evening.

Rovaniemi Sports Arena Railo

APRT Architects, Rovaniemi 2015

Black and white picture of a white multiple story building from between trees.

Vierumäki Sports Institute

Erik Bryggman +1, Heinola 1936

Aerial photo

Olympic Stadium

Yrjö Lindegren +1, Helsinki 1938

A small wooden structure in a forest

Kirkkokivi Shelter

Malin Moisio +1, Tampere 2018