Ahvenisto
Head to Ahvenisto, also known as Appara! Appara is particularly renowned as a popular summer retreat, but this area, rich in unique natural beauty and Olympic history, offers a wide range of activities throughout the year.
Active Ahvenisto
An active day outdoors passes quickly in Ahvenisto, and the area offers all sorts of activities for all ages. Enjoy the outdoor swimming pool, explore the landscapes of the ridge on the Olympic-era outdoor trail or venture into the climbing park!
Olympic history of Ahvenisto
Did you know that the Ahvenisto sports and outdoor recreation centre was built for the 1952 Olympic Games, and Ahvenisto served as the arena of the Olympic pentathlon?
Unique ridge environment
The entire Ahvenisto ridge area is a nature reserve and, together with the Vuorenharju region, forms a Natura 2000 site. The area boasts a diverse array of plants native to ridges, and in Ahvenisto, you can find habitats of the Kanta-Häme regional flower, the endangered eastern pasqueflower.
Arrival and accessibility
Ahvenisto is located at the address Olympiakatu 18–20, Hämeenlinna. Bus lines 1, 3, and 14 pass by Ahvenisto. See timetables and routes in the Hämeenlinna Public Transport Route Guide.
Ahvenisto has two accessible parking spaces on the side of the outdoor swimming pool. The spaces are clearly marked with wheelchair symbols on signs.
The area has an accessible toilet in a separate changing room and shower facility.
The outdoor swimming pool can be accessed by wheelchair using a lift.
Accessibility of Ahvenistonjärvi campfire hut
The campfire hut is located on the beach of Lake Ahvenistonjärvi, with a road leading to its parking area.
The approximately 200-metre-long route from the parking area to the hut has a gravel surface and passes through a frequently busy parking area. Mobility aids or prams can pass between the decorative stones bordering the beach. The route is partly soft and gravel-based, with a gentle side slope. The route is lit and has benches along its length.
The fire pit of the hut is circular, and its widest access opening is 1.42 m wide. There are two movable benches in the hut, which may obstruct passage. The floor material is level and hard. The fireplace height from the ground is 30 cm. The grill grate height is adjustable, and the grate can be turned outside the grill.
Accessible picnic tables are located near the hut.
There are waste bins near the hut, and they can be operated with one hand. In the larger waste bin, the opening height from the ground is 97 cm.