Swimming pools in Oslo

Holmlia senter vei 34, 1255 Oslo

Municipal swimming pool at Holmlia with a 25-metre pool from 0.9 to 1.8 metres deep and a small splash pool of 2.15 x 2.15 metres and 30 centimetres deep. Both are kept at 28 degrees. Sauna, and changing rooms with lockers.

• Children's pool
• Shallowest 30 cm

Helgesens gate 90, 0563 Oslo

New pool facility in Tøyen with its own children's pool (32 degrees), a warm jacuzzi (36 degrees) and a heated outdoor pool (32 degrees) that is open all year, plus a large outdoor area in summer. The children's area has fountains and is designed for calm play in the water.

• Children's pool 32°
• Hot tub 36°
• Water slide
• Diving board

Plogveien 22, 0681 Oslo

Pool facility in Manglerud with a 25-metre pool, a training/therapy pool, jacuzzi, sauna, a dedicated children's pool and a 51-metre-long slide (swimming ability required).

• Children's pool 32°
• Water slide
• Diving board
• Shallowest 80 cm

Aastatunet 12 A og B, 0988 Oslo

New municipal pool complex at Stovner, the most extensive one in Groruddalen. Six pools, from a children's pool 30 centimetres deep to a diving pool with 1 and 3 metre boards.

• Children's pool 32°
• Hot tub 36°
• Water slide
• Diving board
• Shallowest 30 cm

Økern Torgvei 2, 0580 Oslo

Municipal swimming pool at Økern with a single 25-metre pool, 1.10 to 1.60 metres deep and 28 degrees. There is no splash pool, no slide and no shallow end where the smallest children can stand, so this is a pool for children who can swim.

Langbølgen 24, 1155 Oslo

Swimming pool at Lambertseter run by Lambertseter Swimming Club. Public swimming at weekends: Saturday 11am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 3.30pm, with the pool split into a play area and a swimming area. Also hosts pool birthday parties on Saturdays.

Romsås Senter 1, 0970 Oslo

Municipal swimming pool at Romsås shopping centre, and the city pool best set up for small children: the splash pool is 4 x 3 metres, half a metre deep and kept at 33 degrees, with a small slide, an umbrella fountain and a side shower. The main pool is 25 metres and 32 degrees.

• Children's pool 33°
• Main pool 32°
• Water slide
• Shallowest 50 cm

Trygve Lies plass 1, 1051 Oslo

Municipal swimming pool at Furuset shopping centre, right by the metro. The children's pool is large by Oslo standards: 10 metres long, 4 metres wide and 90 centimetres deep, deep enough for older children to practise in but shallow enough to stand up in.

• Children's pool
• Shallowest 90 cm

Middelthuns gate 28, 0368 Oslo

Oslo's classic outdoor pool with a 50-metre pool, diving tower and its own children's pool with a slide. Note: closed for renovation until the 2028 summer season (reopening has been delayed a year from the original 2027 plan), so check status before visiting.

• Children's pool
• Water slide
• Diving board
• Shallowest 10 cm

Bølerlia 3D, 0691 Oslo

Municipal swimming pool right by Bøler shopping centre, with a single 25-metre pool from 0.9 to 1.8 metres deep. The water is kept at 32 degrees, warmer than most of the other municipal halls, which makes up for there being no separate children's pool, slide or diving board here.

• Main pool 32°

Eidsvegen 90, 2166 Rånåsfoss

An outdoor pool by the Glomma river from 1961. The basin is partly carved out of the rock and warmed by cooling water from the power station, so it is swimmable early in the season. Children under 7 swim free. Note: it is in Nes, about 45 minutes from Oslo, and open only in the summer holiday.

• Children's pool

Tore Hals Mejdells vei 18, 0751 Oslo

A private swimming facility at Røa that sells no day tickets: membership is required, and the family membership covers households of three or more. The badeland has a 25-metre pool, a 56-metre water slide across several floors and its own children's pool at 32 degrees, 20 to 50 centimetres deep.

• Children's pool 32°
• Hot tub 34°
• Water slide
• Shallowest 20 cm