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Exercise and Outdoor Activities
Hämeenlinna offers excellent outdoor and exercise opportunities year-round.
Enjoy Hämeenlinna’s Nature
Come and relax and spend time in beautiful natural landscapes. Local favourites include Ahvenisto, Aulanko and the waterfront route, as well as Evo.
In winter, there is a comprehensive selection of snow and ice sports facilities.
In summer, you can enjoy the sun at swimming beaches, jog and cycle on outdoor routes, and hike in beautiful landscapes.
Finland Has Everyone’s Rights
Everyone’s Rights refer to everyone’s opportunity to move freely in Finnish nature. They are part of Finnish culture and legislation.
Discover the Joy of Movement
Hämeenlinna has many sports facilities where you can exercise independently. The city has, for example, swimming halls, ice rinks, gyms and fitness stairs.
Sports facilities include free and paid bookable spaces for recreation, games and fitness. Opportunities are available for, among other things, ball games, skateboarding and parkour.
In Hämeenlinna, you can also practise different sports at local sports clubs or in other organised settings.
In addition, you can search for options online using the search term sport + Hämeenlinna, for example, ”football Hämeenlinna” or ”athletics Hämeenlinna”.
