The Suolahti swimming hall will be closed for renovation on 25.11.2024 November XNUMX
The renovation is a significant investment in Äänekoski's sports facilities
The city of Äänekoski is renovating Suolahti's swimming hall. The swimming pool will be renovated to make it a reliable swimming pool for the next 30 years. The investment is a significant investment in Äänekoski's sports facilities and it complements the Suolahti sports center, which includes an ice rink, sports hall, gym, Frisbee golf course, skate ramp, artificial turf, multi-purpose arena and half-time playground. The renovation is an investment in one of the most important movement places for children and young people and the aging population. The Suolahti swimming hall will be closed for renovation on 25.11.2024 November XNUMX.
The renovation of the Suolahti swimming pool is carried out in a cost-effective, high-quality and sustainable manner. The goal is to provide customers and staff with healthy, safe and reliable premises for the next 30 years. The renovation will improve the safety and user experience of the swimming hall's customers, as well as support the well-being of the residents and the versatile recreational activities of Äänekoski. Central to the project is improving the energy efficiency of the swimming hall, e.g. for lighting, waste heat recovery and IV system.
The Suolahti swimming pool, completed in the 1970s, is at the end of its technical useful life. It was last repaired in the 1990s. All facilities in the swimming hall will be renovated, except for the gym and the masseur's work space on the basement floor. The swimming pool's pools and the square footage of other facilities will remain pretty much the same, but the women's sauna, for example, will be even bigger. The swimming hall will also change visually. For example, the lighting technology in the pool area will be renewed and the pool area will become spectacular. The aim is to take accessibility into account even better, e.g. with color contrasts.
The Äänekoski Elderly Council and the Disabled Council have been consulted twice for the renovation. The project has been presented to the city planning board, the city board and the council. Residents' feedback has been taken into account in the planning work.
Swimming pool Vesivelho serves during the renovation
The Suolahti swimming pool will be open for the last time on Sunday 24.11.2024 November 12 from 18 to 2026 pm. The swimming pool will open after the renovation is completed in March XNUMX.
Vesivelho, the second swimming hall in the city of Äänekoski, serves customers with slightly extended opening hours during the renovation. Swimming cards are also valid for VesiVelho.
The gym of the Suolahti swimming pool will be moved to the former Alkula daycare center, os. Harjusenkatu 15. The gym will be open for the last day in the swimming hall on Sunday 17.11. In Vaistötila, the gym opens on Friday 30.9. More detailed information about the gym move will be announced later.
The Suolahti swimming pool is part of the Telakkakatu school, and the middle school and afternoon activities currently operate in the same premises as the swimming pool. The renovation will affect e.g. I end up in the lower hall of the middle school and in the parking area of the swimming hall. The renovation will be carried out in close cooperation with the school and the afternoon activities staff. The measures, which have a significant impact on the school's everyday life, are aimed to be done for the most part in the summer of 2025. There is a gym above the swimming hall, which will remain in use even during the renovation.
The cost estimate for the renovation of the swimming pool is currently 4,5 million euros. No state aid was received for the project. Tenders related to the overhaul have started and the tenders will end on October 28.10.2024, XNUMX.
For more information:
Construction consultant PH-Rakennuttajapalvelu Oy Mikko Honkanen 040 7361 489 mikko.honkanen@phrak.fi
Sports services manager Jaana Kiiskinen 040 551 4016 jaana.kiiskinen@aanekoski.fi
City structure manager Erika Räihä 040 762 3811 erika.raiha@aanekoski.fi
News published, modified 3.10.2024 at 09:45