Allas Sea Pool

Allas Sea Pool is a marine spa and lido in Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 1 September 2016 on the site of the former Kanavaterminaali building. The spa has three pools built on top of the sea: a children's pool, a warm pool and a seawater pool, as well as a sauna and a café.[1] The main building of Allas Sea Pool was completed in spring 2017. The building has a roof terrace spanning its entire roof. With 1500 places Allas Sea Pool is the largest terrace in Helsinki.[2]

Allas Sea Pool in 2021.
Allas Sea Pool in winter

The spa is intended to be open all year round.[1]

History

There had been proposals of a spa in Katajanokka to the Finnish Bureau of Sports and Exercise already in 2006. Construction of Allas Sea Pool was given a permit in August 2015.[3] The Ministry for Labour and Entrepreneurship supported the project with 329 thousand euro. The city of Helsinki, Finnvera and Tekes gave the project a loan of 3 million euro in total.[4] In addition, the project was financed with group funding, which gathered 810 thousand euro. Over 400 people participated in the group funding.[5] One of the pools was built on the Teijo docks of Western Shipyard in Salo, where it was transferred by sea to Katajanokka in a little under one day.[6]

The target number of visitors in Allas Sea Pool is 320 thousand per year.[4] In 2017 the spa reached 142 thousand visitors.[7]

See also

References
  1. Moilanen, Kaisu: Merikylpylä rantasaunoineen avautuu tänään Helsingin keskustassa – HS tutustui altaisiin Jani Sievisen kanssa, Helsingin Sanomat 1 September 2016. Accessed on 2 September 2016.
  2. Helsinki saa uuden livemusiikin keitaan – joka on samalla kaupungin suurin terassi, Helsingin Uutiset. Accessed on 28 April 2018.
  3. Jokinen, Riikka: Kauppatorin merikylpylä avautuu kesäkuussa – uimaan pääsee vasta myöhemmin, Helsingin Uutiset 29 April 2016. Accessed on 2 September 2016.
  4. "Lainan myöntäminen Helsinki Allas Oy:lle".
  5. Pukkila, Outi: Katajanokan Allas-merikylpylä ylitti joukkorahoitustavoitteensa sadoilla tuhansilla, Yle Uutiset 5 November 2015. Accessed on 2 September 2016.
  6. Jokinen, Riikka: Miljoona-allas uitettiin Katajanokalle – matka kesti kellon ympäri, Helsingin Uutiset 12 July 2016. Accessed on 2 September 2016.
  7. Allas Sea Poolin ensimmäinen vuosi oli menestys – altaita tulossa lisää, City. Accessed on 28 April 2018.

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