Swimming and beaches
Vuorilampi
Laajavuori, close by to the ski centre. a small pond with usually relatively warm water. swimming is possible also during the winter.
Alban ranta
Next to hotel alba and one of the university campuses.
Kolmisoppinen
or korloppinen on google maps couple of kilometers southwest from the town, off ronsuntaipaleentie road. relatively small lake with a beach somewhat secluded compared to those nearer the town centre.
Tuomiojärvi
North from the centre. maybe the most popular beach in town and has two beach volleyball fields.
Jyväskylä has plenty of lakes and these provide nice opportunities for swimming and general beach activities during the warm summer months. Some of them offer ice swimming during the winter.
Köhniönjärvi
A popular beach among the inhabitants of kã¶hni㶠and the nearby neighbourhoods. buses 1 and 2 stop here.
The city's web site (http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/t...) has an event calendar for current and upcoming events.
Ice skating on Lake Jyväsjärvi in the winter once the ice is thick enough.
Skiing and snowboarding Laajavuori Laajavuorentie 15, +358 014 624 885 info@laajavuori.com, (http://www.laajavuori.com...). When there is snow. A small ski centre for downhill skiing and snowboarding with an extensive network of crosscountry skiing tracks in the vicinity.