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10.12.2024

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In Jyväskylä, we want to make exercise affordable and straightforward. In particular, to promote physical activity among young people, a Junior Card has been developed, which gives 15-29 year-olds access to swimming and gyms at a low price.

The Junior Card gives you access to swimming and gym at AaltoAlvari and Wellamo, and to the gym at Monitoimitalo and Kuokkala Graniitti.

The €105 card is personal and valid for six months. The Junior Card allows unlimited use of sports facilities. If you use the card twice a week, for example, you will pay less than €2 for one session.

The Junior Card also allows you to change places, as you can use it freely to visit, for example, all four sports facilities. The locations have been chosen to ensure that as many different types of exercisers as possible can enjoy them," says Minni Ukonsaari, service officer in the City of Jyväskylä's sports services.

- The Junior Card is for people who want to exercise for their own wellbeing, but also for those who participate in clubs or at competitive level. Then swimming or gym training can support your own hobby," says Ukonsaari.

Each of the four destinations has its own strengths

AaltoAlvari is the most versatile of the venues, with two gyms, a 50-metre fitness pool, a 25-metre diving pool, a children's pool and cold pools next to the saunas, as well as a recently renovated spa section. The swimming pool is located close to the city centre, right next to the Seminaarinmäki university campus.

Wellamo is the smaller and quieter of the Jyväskylä swimming pools, but it also has a 25-metre fitness pool, a multi-purpose pool, a children's pool, a cold pool near the sauna and a great gym. Wellamo is located in Vaajakoski, which can be reached by bus from the city centre in less than half an hour.

Those seeking peace and quiet can find it at the Kuokkala Graniitti gym. In Rautpohja, the gym at the Monitoimitalo is so versatile that it is popular with sports clubs' and competitive athletes.

- There's a place for everyone, either based on where the gym is located or what you can do there," says Ukonsaari.

Junior cards can be bought at any of the four sports facilities during opening hours.

Author: Aapeli Tourunen, Männikkömetsä Oy