News - Exercise

The President of the Republic has awarded the title of Sports Counsellor to Kimmo Kiuru, 61, from Helsinki, in recognition of his long-term, nationally significant and exceptionally wide-ranging work to promote physical activity in Finland. Kiuru is widely known in schools in Tuusula for his work to promote physical activity among pupils and to strengthen the skills of teachers.

Hobby subsidies can be applied for by associations, through which the support is then directed to families in need of special assistance. 

Every year, the municipality of Tuusula rewards successful athletes and teams. In addition, coaches, officials and other individuals who have made significant contributions to physical activity and sports may be rewarded with a physical activity and sports recognition award. We ask sports clubs and athletes' support teams to submit their nominations for the 2025 award or recognition award recipients by 11 January 2026.

The draft development plan for Tuusula's green and outdoor sports services will be on display from 23 October to 21 November 2025 at the TuusInfo customer service office during its opening hours. The draft can also be viewed at the Kellokoski library and on the municipality's map service.

In Tuusula, you can enjoy a dip in cold water this coming weekend, 25–26 October 2025. Winter swimming spots maintained by the municipality and various partners can be found in Kellokoski, Jokela, Hyrylä and Rusutjärvi. The swimming spots have warm changing rooms for winter swimmers, but no showers.

The municipality of Tuusula aims to maintain and renovate swimming areas so that they are, above all, safe. It also wants to further improve their appeal by listening to the views of the municipality's residents.

European Mobility Week is celebrated annually in September, from 16 to 22 September. Mobility Week encourages people to think about their everyday mobility choices and their impact on the environment, society and health.

Tuusula College's autumn study guide was published at the end of July. It lists both the college's and the sports services' exercise groups.

A repeat sample taken from Kellokoski beach on 22 July 2025 no longer showed high bacterial concentrations. The water at the beach meets microbiological quality requirements, so the swimming ban can be lifted.

A sample taken from Kellokoski beach on 16 July 2025 has been found to contain intestinal bacteria exceeding the action limit. For this reason, swimming was prohibited today, 17 July 2025, at Kellokoski beach.