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Pikkukoski beach
An aerial view of Pikkukoski beach.
Municipal service, Culture and Leisure Division, City of Helsinki. Source: www.hel.fi
Contact information
Pikkukoskentie 23, 00650 Helsinki
+358 9 310 71520 (call)
No email provided
No home page provided
Lifeguards supervise the beach during the summer season 3.6. - 11.8.2024: – Mon-Sun 10.00-18.00
Free sauna shift Period 3.6. - 11.8.2024: – Wed, Sat 12.00-17.00
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Service point description
Pikkukoski beach is a soft, sandy beach, but the area also has large lawn areas as well as fields and courts for games. The water gets deeper quickly, and the river may have strong currents. The beach is along River Vantaanjoki, about a 20-minute walk from the Oulunkylä train station. You can check the water quality, temperature and blue-green algae situation of the beach via the ulkoliikunta.fi map service during the summer season. Lifeguards supervise the beach during the beach season. The beach has dressing rooms, showers and toilet facilities, as well as a sauna, basketball court, beach volleyball court, outdoor gym and outdoor exercise area. The public sauna offers free-of-charge sauna hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays. How to get there: There is a car park near the beach. You can also reach the beach easily by public transport.
Lifeguard on duty
Services: dressing rooms, toilet facilities, shower, sauna, exercise equipment, outdoor exercise area, beach volleyball court and basketball court. The dressing rooms are open during the lifeguards' working hours, but are closed about half an hour before their working time ends.
Web sites
Blue-green algae situation and swimming water temperatures on the map (ulkoliikunta.fi) (new tab)
Swimming water temperature (Beach sensors, in Finnish) (new tab)
Swimming water quality (new tab)
Sports facilities at the beach (new tab)
Instructions for using the beaches (new tab)