Summer exercise

Tampere City Sports Services organises summer sports activities open to everyone. The groups are free of charge and do not require registration unless otherwise stated. Outdoor exercise is subject to weather conditions. The summer exercise season starts on 2 June. Enjoy your summer sports!

Kids and their sports instructor are having a playground party.

Family exercise in summer 2025

Come and exercise with the whole family! There will be playground parties, ball games and Friday hustle and bustle – choose yours, or even all of them, and enjoy a sporty June with us.

Family exercise is organising a Wellness Event for expectant mothers and families with babies at the main library Metso on 10 June. There will also be fun activities for the whole family on 14 June in the Perheiden kesäpäivä maauimalassa  -event (Families' Summer Day at the outdoor pool), check out the events at the Tampere outdoor swimming pool for more details! 

Perheliikunta again organizes the Perheliikuntapäivä-event (Family Exercise Day) in cooperation with HLU on 16 August  from 10 am to 1.30 pm at the Kauppi Sports Center, where clubs and and associations present the diverse hobby opportunities in Pirkanmaa. You can also try out different types of sports, so please bring clothes suitable for exercise.

Summer activities for families and children 2.6.–27.6.

Family exercise groups are available this summer in Peltolammi, Vuores, Linnainmaa, Nekala, Hervanta, Kaukajärvi and city centre area. The activity is open to everyone and free of charge. You don't need to register for groups. There will be no events on Midsummer 20 June. The City of Tampere offers free meals in parks for children under 18.

Wellness event for expectant mothers and families with babies 10 June

Young people play padel with a sports instructor.

Summer exercise for young people and young adults 

June is full of free fun activities and sports for young people and young adults. There are plenty of sports and opportunities to try them out for everyone, regardless of their physical condition or previous experience. With a happy and courageous attitude, you can do well.

The summer programme includes both guided exercise groups for young people and self-paced gym sessions, which we organise around the city. As usual, the groups are led by local sports professionals and sports instructors.

Summer sports include wakeboarding, SUP paddling , padel, dance, street basketball, beach volleyball and street hockey. All groups are low-threshold groups that are easy to join.

Youth and young adult groups and workouts summer 25

Find the spark in exercise! All activities are completely free of charge and aimed at 17–29 year olds. Changes to groups are possible, they will be announced on this page and on Instagram. Registration for the groups in the online registration system starting 19 May, link on the page.

Check out the introductions to summer sports on the Youth training page!

 Fatbike riders in Niihama.
Summer workout in Sorsapuisto.

Summer exercise for adults

Check out our diverse summer groups! Join us alone, with a friend and with a group.

Low-threshold workouts and exercise groups

The walks, which include exercise sessions, last about an hour, chair exercises and water gymnastics 30 minutes. Outdoor sports weather permitting.

Feel free to try different kinds of summer sports!

People on the lawn doing Asahi exercise.
Asahi is a health exercise developed in Finland, suitable for people of all ages and abilities. In the summer you can get to know Asahi in Hatanpää Arboretum, among other places.

Summer activities at the Tampere Outdoor Swimming Pool

As usual, the summer of Tampere Outdoor Swimming Pool includes nice events and water sports for all ages, not forgetting swimming schools. Water beasts are pampered in May when the Wibit Aqua Track arrives at the outdoor swimming pool. Popular pay per visit water exercise groups are available for adults throughout the summer. The outdoor swimming pool is also open on Midsummer, and the summer is crowned by the Families' Summer Day at the pool on 14 June and the Sykettä syksyyn -event on 20 August.

Swimming schools

In July, free beach swimming schools are available for children at the beaches. In swimming schools, children practice getting used to the water and the rudiments of swimming. During the summer, swimming skills are also learned in swimming pools and the outdoor swimming pool.

Summer swimming schools can be browsed in the enrolment system from 5 May onwards and enrolment starts on 19 May at 9 am. You can register for swimming schools from the link below.

Descriptions of swimming school groups can be found on the page Children’s swimming lessons

Uimareita Riihiniemessä

Registering for summer swimming schools and exercise groups

  • Swimming schools on the beaches, outdoor swimming pool and indoor swimming pools, registration online from 19 May 2025 at 9 am.
  • Registration for Youth training groups opens on 19  May.

 

Summer swimming schools

Enrolment in summer swimming schools starts on 19 May at 9 am. Beach swimming schools are free of charge, swimming schools in the outdoor swimming pool and halls are subject to a fee.

A child jumps from the diving tower on a sunny summer's day.

The outdoor pool is open all summer! 

On Midsummer Eve, Fri 20 June from 7 am to 2 pm, on Midsummer Day, Sat 21 June from 1 pm to 8 pm and Sunday 22 June from 10 am to 6 pm.

Home exercise in the summer?

On a rainy day, it's nice to hang out at home! On the website www.tampere.fi/tampereenkanava  you can find plenty of different exercises, chair gymnastics  and body conditioning classes.

 

Enrollment in exercise groups for the autumn 2025 season

Registration for the autumn 2025 exercise groups is primarily done electronically at liikkumaan.tampere.fi
 

  • 11.8. from 9 am working age groups, swimming schools, baby swimming, tel. 044 423 5248
  • 12.8. from 9 am seniors and special exercise groups, tel. 044 423 5247
  • 18.8. from 9 am Family exercise courses and Youth training

The exercise groups can be browsed in the registration system two weeks before the start of the registration period. The autumn season starts on 1 September 2025.

Applying for a place in exercise groups

The short address for this page is tampere.fi/en/summerexercise