Baby swimming
The spring baby swimming season is finished.
The autumn baby swimming groups will start again in the fall. We will give more information about the new groups, times, and how to sign up during the summer.
Baby swimming offers various water activities for children accompanied by their parents in heated water under the supervision of a trained instructor.
The best age to start baby swimming is 3 months and above. Babies over three months stay awake for longer and have more energy to move around. The upper age limit for starting baby swimming is ideally under 12 months old. Babies must weigh at least 5 kg, so that they stay warm in the +32 degree water.
Baby and family swimming is a shared family activity carried out on the child's terms. In baby swimming, the babies don’t learn to swim independently, but instead learn to play and dive in the water under the supervision and assistance of their parents. Learning happens through the diving reflex, which is a protective reaction that occurs in babies under 6 months old. The diving reflex is utilised to teach babies to actively hold their breath when under water before the reflex is lost with age. The instructor will adjust and monitor the number and duration of dives according to the child’s age.
Goals of baby swimming
- to create fun shared playtime
- to encourage social interaction between families
- to encourage healthy and regular exercise
- to help children feel comfortable in the water
- to make it easier for children to learn to swim later on
- to increase water safety
Uusikaupunki swimming hall
Time in the pool area is 2 hours per admittance! (Includes time in shower and dressing room areas)
Ticket sales end an hour before the facility's closing time and the pool area closes 30 minutes before the facility’s closing time.
Swimming Hall Special Opening Hours in 2025
Closed on the following dates:
May 29 – Ascension Day
June 20 – Midsummer Eve
June 21 – Midsummer Day
June 22 – Midsummer Sunday
December 6 – Independence Day
December 24 – Christmas Eve
December 25 – Christmas Day
Open with special hours:
April 17 – Maundy Thursday: 06:00–17:30
April 21 – Easter Monday: 10:00–17:30
December 23 – Day before Christmas Eve: 06:00–17:30
December 26 – Boxing Day: 10:00–17:30
December 31 – New Year's Eve: 12:00–17:30
Summer Opening Hours:
June 23–June 27: Weekdays 10:00–17:30 (except Wed 12:00–17:30)
August 4–August 17: Weekdays 10:00–17:30 (except Wed 12:00–17:30)
Summer Closure:
June 28–August 3
From August 18, 2025, regular opening hours will resume.
Pohjoistullitie 3, 23500 Uusikaupunki