- Type
- Beach
- Environment
- Outdoor
- Age
- 3-12 years
- Price
- Free
- Estimated visit
- 120-360 min
Oittaa is an outdoor recreation area and supervised summer beach at the southern end of Lake Bodom. For families, it combines a beach day with an Angry Birds park, a 4,4 km lit trail, an approximately 2 km nature trail, beach-volley courts, and a recreation centre with café-restaurant and sauna services. On a beach day, check water quality, temperature, and blue-green algae information before going.
At a glance
- Age fit
- 3-12 years
- Price snapshot
- Free
- Opening season
- Summer swimming season
- Duration
- 120-360 min
- Toilets
- Yes
- Accessibility
- Partial
- Stroller-friendly
- Partial
- Parking ease
- Partial
- Travel estimate with HSL from my location
- Accessibility
- The city accessibility information says there are 3 accessible parking spaces over 100 m from the beach, a wide guided fine-crushed-rock or sand route leads to the beach, and a ramp with handrails leads into the water. The beach has an accessible toilet, accessible swimming pier, and spacious outdoor shower, but the dressing-room doorway has a high threshold.
Plan your visit
- Practical notes
- The official page says toilets in the changing-room building are open daily 6:00-20:00. Indoor changing rooms are opened for public use when the weather is warm enough. Smoking is prohibited on all Espoo beaches.
- Opening-hours notes
- The beach is supervised in the summer season, but exact lifeguard hours should be checked from the city's current information and the beach notice board. Bathing water samples are recorded during the summer season 15.6.-31.8., and Oittaa is an EU beach.
- Booking notes
- A normal beach visit does not require booking. Check sauna, event, group, and recreation-centre service availability separately.
- Price notes
- The beach and outdoor recreation area are free. The café-restaurant, sauna, and possible equipment or other services cost extra.
- Age notes
- Suitable for many child ages when adults supervise swimming constantly. The playground and short routes help if not everyone wants to stay in the water for the whole visit.
- Seasonal notes
- Swimming and beach services are summer-season activities. The recreation-area routes can be used at other times depending on weather and maintenance.
- Weather notes
- Best in warm and calm weather. In rain or thunder, postpone the beach day, and wind can make the Lake Bodom shore feel cool.