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Hobbies for children and young people
Hämeenlinna offers a wide range of hobbies and leisure activities for children and young people. Options are available in sports, arts, and culture.
Free hobby activities
Get Active Near You organizes activities before or after the school day in school facilities or nearby. A wide range of activities is available, for example football, game design/coding, cooking, and visual arts.
Sports Timetable (Liikuntalukkari) organizes activities in different parts of Hämeenlinna together with sports clubs and other operators. A wide range of sports is available, for example horse riding, floorball, and ice hockey.
The aim of school clubs is to apply knowledge and skills learned at school. The clubs also offer pupils opportunities to explore different hobbies. For more information about club activities, contact your child’s school.
Open Cultural Centre ARX offers families changing art exhibitions and guided art activities. ARX also organizes free children’s events throughout the year, as well as the annual children’s art festival Hippalot and the light art festival Valoilmiö.
HÄX offers young people the opportunity to participate in cultural and artistic activities and to influence the content of the activities themselves. Activities include free concerts, making music and street art, and the annual Räikee street art festival.
Youth pass
Youth pass (Nuorisopassi) is a mobile application for pupils in grades 5–9 in Hämeenlinna. The application provides information about local hobby groups and discounts on hobbies.
Other hobbies
In Hämeenlinna, children and young people can pursue many different sports and other organized hobbies in local clubs.
In addition, you can search for options online using the keywords children’s + sport / hobby + Hämeenlinna, for example ”children’s football Hämeenlinna” or ”children’s theatre Hämeenlinna”.
You can also come and discuss children’s hobby options at the International Family Guidance Service on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
