• A walk from the metro: Vuosaari station is about 1 km away, and a large car park with accessible spaces sits by the beach
• Check the water first on ulkoliikunta.fi, which posts water temperature and blue-green algae updates during the beach season
• Snacks and showers on site: a café and ice cream kiosk, plus outdoor showers, dressing rooms and toilets

Aurinkolahti is a large public beach of soft sand, with lifeguards on duty during the summer beach season and accessible swimming in supervised hours.

Behind the sand there is a playground, an outdoor gym, a small basketball and football court, a padel court and a slackline. A marked fairway lets canoes, kayaks and SUP boards launch from the beach, and SUP boards can be rented on site.