Tali tennis center

Location

Helsinki
Finland
60° 12' 46.2888" N, 24° 52' 35.1336" E
FI
General info: 

Tali tennis center is the bigest tennis center in Finland and one of the biggest in Europe. It has alltogether 22 inside courts and 11 outside courts. The inside courts are semi-slow GreenSet Comfort and the outside courts are both clay and sandy artificial turf.

In the evenings and on weekends the center is pretty much full but you can usually still find free times. During office hours you will always find free courts.
Thera are also various tennis schools operating in Tali. Other activities in the center include gym, minitennis, golf simulator, saunas and clubrooms.

Getting there: 

If youa are leaving from the center of Helsinki, you will have various options by public transport. At least buses 231, 270, 39, 248 will take you close. Best way is to find your route from here www.reittiopas.fi . Just write the origin and destination and the site will tell you the best way to get there from your origin.

Costs: 

The prime time hours are 24€-26€/hour. Morning hours around 20€/hour. Office hours and late evenings around 16€/hour.

Interesting places nearby

Iso-Melkutin seems too clear of a lake to be located in Southern Finland. Also the surroundings are more familiar from Lapland.

Heramaanjärvi is a rugged lake in Kangasala, 27km from Tampere. In Finnish standards, it´s water is clear with visibility from 4 to 10 meters. Popular among scuba divers for underwater filming and underwater wildlife watching.

Valkiajärvi is popular among scuba divers due to the very good visibility and lively lake life. The visibility is typically over 10 meters and can be up to 30 meters on the best days.

The water of the Sonnanen lake is unusually clear and according to some, it is the second clearest lake in Finland. Sonnanen is popular among freedivers and the world record under ice free diving has been made here.

Sääksjärvi is actually based on a spring that has formed a lake in a kettle hole.

Located in Hollola, Kiikunlähde is a rare sight in Finnish nature, a turquoise lake! It is 400m long and 100m wide and all of the water comes from the springs in the bottom.