Kulttuuri ja vapaa-aika Espoossa

Culture and leisure in Espoo

Espoo is an active and creative city of culture. Cultural events large and small take place within its boundaries. Espoo is also home to cultural services which provide for a wide range of cultures.

The City of Espoo website contains further information on cultural services in Finnish.

The Info Bank Metropolitan Area Culture and Leisure page contains information on the range of cultural and leisure activities available in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

The Info Bank Culture and Leisure page contains information on opportunities for culture and leisure throughout Finland.

Libraries

Books and papers in dozens of languages are available in Espoo libraries. Libraries also stage multicultural events, story readings and puppet theatre performances in various languages.

Libraries in Espoo in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Sightseeing and nature

The Espoo Guide is Espoo ’s official tourist brochure. The brochure can be found on the Espoo Convention & Marketing (Espoo Matkailu) website in Finnish and English.

The site also provides information on sightseeing in Espoo and all to do with tourism in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Museums

Espoo’s museums cover a range of specialist fields. The Espoo Convention & Marketing website contains further information about museums in Espoo in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Theatres

Information about professional theatre, amateur theatre and children's theatre in Espoo in Finnish.

Music

The City of Espoo website contains information about Espoo’s orchestra, the Tapiola Sinfonietta, in Finnish, Swedish and English. Details of music festivals in Espoo can also be found in Finnish.

Cinema

Information on cinema in Espoo can be found on the City of Espoo website in Finnish and Swedish.

Espoo by Boat

Information about boating in Espoo in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Fishing in Espoo

The City of Espoo website has information about fishing in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Sport and Recreation

The City of Espoo website contains information on sports facilities in Finnish , Swedish and English . Espoo also hosts a website on sports especially targeted to immigrants in Finnish .

The City of Espoo website contains information on Espoo’s sports and recreation facilities in Finnish , Swedish and English and information about outdoor recreation in Finnish , Swedish  and English .

Sports instruction

The City of Espoo website contains information about sports instruction in Finnish.

The register of associations provides information in Finnish about the branches of sport and contact persons.

Swimming pools and beaches

Information about swimming pools in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Information about beaches suitable for swimming in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Outdoor swimming in winter is also arranged, by means of a hole made in the ice. Information about sites for outdoor winter swimming in Finnish, Swedish and English.