LUT Sports hall
Want to set up a sports team of your own but cannot find anywhere to play badminton, indoor soccer or volleyball? Then look no further than the university sports hall, where you can play sport from morning until late at night. There is also a gym that is available to students free of charge.
Nordic walking
Can’t wait for the winter and a chance to try out cross-country skiing, but worried you might not be in the right shape when winter arrives? Try Nordic walking! About 7 million people across the world currently participate in Nordic walking. They can’t all be wrong, can they?
Swimming
Indoor swimming pools
- Address: Pohjolankatu 29, city centre
- Address: Luukkaankatu 51, Lauritsala
Outdoor swimming pool (also during the winter)
- In Myllysaari, about one kilometre from the harbour, follow the signs for the hospital
See opening hours of Myllysaari sauna and find location by map search.
Cross-country skiing
Fed up waiting for buses or tired of walking to university? Well you could always ski there! The chances are that many of you won’t have that option in your home countries, but you can do it here in Lappeenranta. There are skiing tracks just a couple of hundred of metres from LUT.
Even if you prefer travelling by bus, we recommend that you try cross-country skiing at least once. There are several tracks in Lappeenranta and the surrounding area, find them using a map search or ask your Finnish friends to take you skiing in the woods or on frozen lakes.
Downhill skiing
The countryside around Lappeenranta is generally quite flat, which means that Lappeenranta does not offer too many opportunities for downhill skiing. However, there is a small downhill skiing centre called Myllymäki in Joutseno (30 km from Lappeenranta), while the LUT downhill skiing club, LaSkin, organises trips to Lapland every winter, usually in November.
Skating and ice hockey
Never tried skating on ice? Well put on your skates and test your balance. There are several outdoor skating rinks in Lappeenranta, find them using a map search.
Ice hockey games
Do you find the Finns a somewhat reserved and self-contained bunch? Then why not go and see an ice hockey game and maybe think again. You can sample the atmosphere in a local ice stadium called Kisapuisto where the Lappeenranta-based team of SaiPa play in a national league.
Lappeenranta sports hall (Lappeenrannan urheilutalo)
Go to the local sports hall to cheer on the local basketball teams NMKY (men’s league), Catz (women’s league) as well as the handball teams NST Miehet (men) and NST Naiset (women).
And don’t forget the bowling alley next to the sports hall, where you can try your hand at glow bowling twice a week!