• Lifeguard supervision on the beach, and the lifeguards lend out a wheelchair carpet and a floating bathing chair on request
• Café facilities close at 7:30pm: indoor toilets, dressing rooms and showers shut then, but changing shelters and outdoor showers stay open
• Algae and water temperature are posted by the city on ulkoliikunta.fi, worth a look before you pack the swim gear

Hietaranta, known locally as Hietsu, is a long sand beach next to Hietaniemi Cemetery and the most popular beach in the city center. Lifeguards watch the swimming area.

Beyond swimming there are beach volleyball courts, a basketball court and an outdoor gym, plus a café and an ice cream kiosk. Changing shelters and outdoor showers stay open round the clock.