Open water swimming lessons and swim guiding 2020
Open water swimming courses in year 2020 are cancelled due to Covid-19. Contact for private and group swim lessons and swim guiding services: info@kiara.fi. … Read More
Open water swimming courses in year 2020 are cancelled due to Covid-19. Contact for private and group swim lessons and swim guiding services: info@kiara.fi. … Read More
Our guide Päivi shares her best tips for wild and open water swimming in Finland. Here’s the story.
Our guide Päivi took Ana Alfageme, the editor for the El Pais Semanal, newspaper’s monthly magazine, winter swimming and sauna. Päivi was interviewed for the magazine of winter swimming, Finnish nature and happiness. Check the interview and some winter swimming: Finlandia La fórmula de la felicidad Katja Pantzar’s book Finding Sisu: In Search of Courage, Strength and Happiness the Finnish way has been a success. Our guide Päivi took Katja winter swimming and they talked about swimming and outdoor life … Read More
This one-week guided wild swimming tour takes you to the pure wild lakes and clean waters of Northern Finland and Lapland in the Kuusamo and Posio regions. Swim along sandy ridges in wild landscapes and in stunning fell sceneries and experience traditional Finland’s cosy cottage life complete with relaxing saunas and meals by the fire. Trip is organised by our partner Adventure Apes, which is the liable tour operator. Booking: Adventure Apes Higlights Open water swimming in Europe’s largest spring, in … Read More
Explore the best wild swimming spots in Helsinki Region with a local swimming guide. Enjoy wild swimming in the beautiful archipelago of Helsinki. Experience a wild swim-walk tour in wilderness in Nuuksio National Park, where there are over 80 little lakes and ponds. Choose from a three-hour urban swim tour to a six-hour swim-walk trek in nature. You can also book a swim guide/lifeguard service for your long distance open water swimming and training in Helsinki Region.You can book a swimming … Read More
Come and try winter swimming in Allas Sea Pool Saturday Oct 21st 12.00 pm-13.30 pm. Tickets here: Allas Sea Pool
SWHF has received many inquiries of ice and winter swimming adventure holidays in Finland for winter 2017-18. If you are interested in these winter swimming adventure holidays, please contact us. We need more swimmers interested to be able to package a holiday.
Congrats to Outdoor Swimmer Magazine (former H2Open Mag.)! We are happy to appear on its first issue in April. There’s a story of wild camping and swimming in Lake Päijänne. Lake Päijänne Swim Tour accommodation is convenient especially for 6-8 person groups (swim club, group of friends, family etc.), but booking is also available for single-travellers. Read Jonathan’s story: Land of thousand lakes
You are welcome to collect our swimming holiday brochures at The Outdoor Adventure & Camping Show in London on the 16th-19th of February 2017. We are presented on Visit Finland – Outdoors Finland stand number TR22 in hall S1-S17. The Telegraph Outdoors Show is in ExCeL London International Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Our new short escape in august is built around a new open water swimming event in The Baltic Archipelago Sea. Spend a long weekend on Örö Island, a fortress island with untouched nature and interesting army history. The Swim around Örö Island event offers two swim distancies 8.5K and 4K. Read more