Oulu Swimming Pool
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]
| Oulu Swimming Pool | |
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| 65.0092°N 25.4987°E | |
| Location | Pikkukankaantie 3, Oulu, 90130 |
| Opened | 1974[1] |
| Owned by | City of Oulu |
| Architect | Risto Harju[1] |
| Cost | 12.6 million FIM[1] |
| Length | 50 metres (164 ft) |
| Website | www |
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]
References
- Manninen, Turo (1995). Oulun kaupungin historia VI [History of the City of Oulu VI] (in Finnish). Oulun kaupunki. pp. 205, 322. ISBN 951-9234-48-9.
- "Swimming Pools". City of Oulu. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- "Sarjakakkaaja iski uimahallissa – altaassa sattumalta ollut ulostetutkija tyrmistyi". City of Oulu. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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