Oulu Swimming Pool

Oulu Swimming Pool
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65°00′33″N 25°29′55″E / 65.0092°N 25.4987°E / 65.0092; 25.4987
LocationPikkukankaantie 3, Oulu, 90130
Opened1974[1]
Owned byCity of Oulu
ArchitectRisto Harju[1]
Cost12.6 million FIM[1]
Length50 metres (164 ft)
Websitewww.ouka.fi/oulu/english/swimming-pools

Oulu Swimming Pool is an indoor swimming pool in the Raksila neighbourhood in Oulu, Finland. It is the biggest of the three indoor swimming pools in Oulu and one of the biggest in Finland.[2] The swimming pool designed by architect Risto Harju was completed in 1974.[1]

The main pool is a 50-metre (164 ft) pool with eight lanes. In addition to the main pool there are a 25-metre (82 ft) lap pool, children's pools, a pool with a water slide and an activity pool. The diving tower has got platforms at ten, seven, five and three metres.[2]

The pool came to national light in 2018, when an unknown man repeatedly defecated in the water.[3]

The pool is scheduled to be closed in the late February 2025 and replaced with a new building, due to open in 2029.[4]

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  4. ^ Loukkola, Pekka (10 September 2024). "Aikoinaan Suomen toiseksi suosituin uimahalli suljetaan helmikuussa 2025" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 23 September 2024.