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EräViikingit Floorball School

By EräViikingit

Floorball·Various locations

A club floorball school with groups in ten Helsinki neighborhoods.

Ages 4 to 12From €143/season

Enrollment open

Espoon Jäätaiturit Skating School

By Espoon Jäätaiturit

Figure Skating·Espoo

Starts kids on the ice from age 2, with a clear path onward.

Ages 2 to 15From €160

Enrollment open

FC Honka Valkoinen Linja Football

By FC Honka

Football·Espoo

Weekly football with no matches and no team commitment.

Born 2016 to 2021 (about 5 to 11)From €29/mo

Enrollment open

GrIFK Toddler and Preschool Football (Perhefutis and Minifutis)

By GrIFK Fotboll

Football·Kauniainen

A first football class where toddlers play alongside their own parent.

Ages 1 to 5 (Perhefutis 1 to 3 with a parent, Minifutis 4 to 5)From €40/mo

Enrollment open

Heimo Floorball School

By Westend Indians (Heimo)

Floorball·Various locations

Floorball for beginners, with parents welcome to join sessions.

Ages 4 to 8 (born 2018 to 2022)From €275/season

Enrollment open

HELride Skate Clubs

By HELride

Skateboarding·Helsinki

Indoor skating that keeps going through the Helsinki winter.

From €179/season

Enrollment open

Helsingin Luistelijat Skating School

By Helsingin Luistelijat

Figure Skating·Various locations

Small-group skating at five city rinks, from first steps on ice.

Ages 3 to 9From €190/term

Enrollment open

HIFK Calle Brander Hockey School

By HIFK Hockey

Ice Hockey·Taka-Töölö

A club route into ice hockey that starts before school age.

Ages 4 to 6From €150/term

Ask about spots

HIFK Gymnastics Recreational Groups

By HIFK Gymnastics

Gymnastics·Various locations

A 2,000-member Helsinki club where most gymnasts train for fun.

Ages 3 to 17From €195/semester

Enrollment open

HJK Harraste Football Groups

By HJK Juniorit

Football·Helsinki and Taka-Töölö

A trial run at club football, with no full-season commitment.

Ages 7 to 12From €20/mo

Enrollment open

HKV Liikkari (Athletics Play School)

By Helsingin Kisa-Veikot (HKV)

Athletics·Taka-Töölö and Herttoniemi

A first sport for preschoolers, run by a Helsinki athletics club.

Ages 3 to 5 (born 2022 to 2023 in autumn 2026)From €140/term

Enrollment closed

Hontai Judo for Kids

By Hontai Judo

Martial Arts·Helsinki

Judo from age 2, with a parent on the mat beside them.

Ages 2 to 14 (ages 2 to 5 with an adult)From €80/season

Enrollment open

Irti Maasta Kids Climbing Club

By Irti Maasta

Climbing·Helsinki

Auto-belays let kids climb high from the very first session.

From €139/block

Enrollment open

JKS Finland Shotokan Karate for Kids

By JKS Finland

Martial Arts·Herttoniemi

Traditional Shotokan karate for kids, taught in Finnish and English.

Ages 5 to 12From €90/half-year

Enrollment open

Jokerit Sports and Hockey School

By Helsingin Jokerit

Ice Hockey·Helsinki and Herttoniemi

A first hockey season on the ice, plus a weekly gym night.

Born 2021 and 2022 (about 4 to 5)From €75/term

Enrollment open

Kiipeilyurheilijat Junior Climbing Groups

By Kiipeilyurheilijat ry

Climbing·Salmisaari, Helsinki and 1 more

A proper climbing club, with a pathway to competition squads.

Ages 5 to 17From €300/season

Enrollment open

Poni-Haka Pony Lessons for Young Kids (Tenavaratsastus)

By Poni-Haka

Horseback Riding·Vantaa

Ponies picked to suit each child, at walk and trot only.

Ages 5 to 7From €41/lesson

Ask about spots

Smash Junior Tennis

By Smash

Tennis·Helsinki

One indoor club takes kids from first rally to competition.

Ages 3 to 23 (family tennis 3 to 5 with a parent, minitennis 5 to 8, miditennis 7 to 12, juniors 13 to 23)From €24/hr

Enrollment open

Stadium SBK Floorball School

By M-Team

Floorball

A first floorball club that grows into M-Team's junior teams.

Ages 5 to 11From €49/mo

Enrollment open

ToPo Junior Basketball

By Torpan Pojat (ToPo)

Basketball·Munkkiniemi

A 1932 Helsinki club where first-timers join a real team ladder.

Ages 4 to 19From €350/season

Enrollment open

Werneri Kids Ski and Snowboard Courses

By Talma Ski

Skiing

Five age-banded courses, from first slides to carving and switch riding.

Ages 4 to 14From €95/course

Opens soon

Wondo Taekwondo for Kids

By Wondo

Martial Arts·Various locations

A big club, so there is likely a group near home.

Ages 4 to 14From €150/season

Enrollment open

Espoon Talli Pony Academy (Poniakatemia)

By Espoon Talli

Horseback Riding·Espoo

A beginner course built on pony care as much as riding.

Up to 9

Ask about spots

Leijona Hockey School

By Kiekko-Espoo

Ice Hockey·Espoo

Finland's biggest Leijona hockey school, by the club's own count.

Under 10 (mainly born 2020 to 2022)

Enrollment open

VSH Jekkukoulu Gymnastics

By Voimisteluseura Helsinki (VSH)

Gymnastics·Various locations

A play-first gymnastics school with a route to keener training.

Ages 3 to 15

Enrollment open

VSH Jekkuparkour Kids' Parkour

By Voimisteluseura Helsinki (VSH)

Parkour·Helsinki

Coached indoor parkour, with a group for every kind of mover.

Ages 3 to 15

Opens soon

OpenFloorball

EräViikingit Floorball School

By EräViikingit

Ages 4 to 12Various locationsFrom €143/season

OpenFigure Skating

Espoon Jäätaiturit Skating School

By Espoon Jäätaiturit

Ages 2 to 15EspooFrom €160

OpenFootball

FC Honka Valkoinen Linja Football

By FC Honka

Born 2016 to 2021 (about 5 to 11)EspooFrom €29/mo

OpenFootball

GrIFK Toddler and Preschool Football (Perhefutis and Minifutis)

By GrIFK Fotboll

Ages 1 to 5 (Perhefutis 1 to 3 with a parent, Minifutis 4 to 5)KauniainenFrom €40/mo

OpenFloorball

Heimo Floorball School

By Westend Indians (Heimo)

Ages 4 to 8 (born 2018 to 2022)Various locationsFrom €275/season

OpenSkateboarding

HELride Skate Clubs

By HELride

HelsinkiFrom €179/season

OpenFigure Skating

Helsingin Luistelijat Skating School

By Helsingin Luistelijat

Ages 3 to 9Various locationsFrom €190/term

Ask about spotsIce Hockey

HIFK Calle Brander Hockey School

By HIFK Hockey

Ages 4 to 6Taka-TöölöFrom €150/term

OpenGymnastics

HIFK Gymnastics Recreational Groups

By HIFK Gymnastics

Ages 3 to 17Various locationsFrom €195/semester

OpenFootball

HJK Harraste Football Groups

By HJK Juniorit

Ages 7 to 12Helsinki and Taka-TöölöFrom €20/mo

ClosedAthletics

HKV Liikkari (Athletics Play School)

By Helsingin Kisa-Veikot (HKV)

Ages 3 to 5 (born 2022 to 2023 in autumn 2026)Taka-Töölö and HerttoniemiFrom €140/term

OpenMartial Arts

Hontai Judo for Kids

By Hontai Judo

Ages 2 to 14 (ages 2 to 5 with an adult)HelsinkiFrom €80/season

OpenClimbing

Irti Maasta Kids Climbing Club

By Irti Maasta

HelsinkiFrom €139/block

OpenMartial Arts

JKS Finland Shotokan Karate for Kids

By JKS Finland

Ages 5 to 12HerttoniemiFrom €90/half-year

OpenIce Hockey

Jokerit Sports and Hockey School

By Helsingin Jokerit

Born 2021 and 2022 (about 4 to 5)Helsinki and HerttoniemiFrom €75/term

OpenClimbing

Kiipeilyurheilijat Junior Climbing Groups

By Kiipeilyurheilijat ry

Ages 5 to 17Salmisaari, Helsinki and 1 moreFrom €300/season

Ask about spotsHorseback Riding

Poni-Haka Pony Lessons for Young Kids (Tenavaratsastus)

By Poni-Haka

Ages 5 to 7VantaaFrom €41/lesson

OpenTennis

Smash Junior Tennis

By Smash

Ages 3 to 23 (family tennis 3 to 5 with a parent, minitennis 5 to 8, miditennis 7 to 12, juniors 13 to 23)HelsinkiFrom €24/hr

OpenFloorball

Stadium SBK Floorball School

By M-Team

Ages 5 to 11From €49/mo

OpenBasketball

ToPo Junior Basketball

By Torpan Pojat (ToPo)

Ages 4 to 19MunkkiniemiFrom €350/season

Opens soonSkiing

Werneri Kids Ski and Snowboard Courses

By Talma Ski

Ages 4 to 14From €95/course

OpenMartial Arts

Wondo Taekwondo for Kids

By Wondo

Ages 4 to 14Various locationsFrom €150/season

Ask about spotsHorseback Riding

Espoon Talli Pony Academy (Poniakatemia)

By Espoon Talli

Up to 9Espoo

OpenIce Hockey

Leijona Hockey School

By Kiekko-Espoo

Under 10 (mainly born 2020 to 2022)Espoo

OpenGymnastics

VSH Jekkukoulu Gymnastics

By Voimisteluseura Helsinki (VSH)

Ages 3 to 15Various locations

Opens soonParkour

VSH Jekkuparkour Kids' Parkour

By Voimisteluseura Helsinki (VSH)

Ages 3 to 15Helsinki