Swimming hall

Welcome to Kristinestad’s swimming centre Ankdammen!  

Opening hours
Monday–Friday 15.00–20.30
Saturdays 11.00–17.00
Sundays CLOSED

Morning swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30–9.00.
Breakfast 5 euros.

We open for the season on Monday, August 12th, 2024, at 3:00 PM.

The cash desk and café close 1 hour before the swimming hall closes.
The pools close 30 minutes before the swimming hall closes.
On some days the therapy pool may be reserved for water gymnastics at 15.00–18.00.

Kristinestad’s swimming hall is a modern sports facility that was built in 2010 and is visited annually by nearly 30 000 people. In the daytime there are organized swimming lessons for pupils and various water gymnastics classes for adults. In the evening you can do fitness swimming, take part in guided water gymnastics, use Hydrohex water gymnastics and you can also try the jacuzzi. Here you can improve your fitness or health or just relax and recover.

There are four 25 meters swimming tracks for fitness swimming, a teaching pool, a jacuzzi, a therapy pool and 25 meters water slide. Water temperature is between 27 and 32 degrees. In the shower rooms there is an ordinary sauna and a steam sauna. You can also book an accessible sauna. On Saturdays you can book the swimming hall for groups. There is a café in the entrance.

Swimming ticket prices

                        1 time  10 times 25 times Annual ticket

Adults:               6,50 €    50 €    115 €     250 €

Children: 7-17   4,00 €    30 €     65 €     120 €

Others:*             4,50 €    35 €     80 €     175 €

Children under age 7 swim for free.

* Students, conscripts, unemployed and pensioners (must present a card/certificate).

Swimming tickets for people with disabilities or who suffer from some disease (ask at the cash desk)
Special groups, adults 10 tickets 35 €, annual ticket 75 €
Special groups, children 10 tickets 25 €, annual ticket 45 €

Swimming tickets are valid for one year from the date of purchase.

You can pay in cash, by bank card, Epassi, Smartum, Tyky, Edenred mobil or Virike.

Caregivers of close relative:

According to the decision of the City Council, caregivers of close relatives are entitled to 25 free swimming tickets per year. The card is valid for one year from the date of purchase. Please present a certificate at cash desk.

House rules (pdf, 89 kb)

Contact details

Phone: 040-675 5068 cash desk/swimming supervisor
Address: Repslagaregatan 16, 64100 Kristinestad

Swimming supervisors

Peder Sahl
swimming supervisor

Raili Bergqvist
swimming supervisor

Moriz Jurvanen
swimming supervisor and swimming teacher

Sofia Khodakova
swimming supervisor and swimming teacher