Serena Waterpark

Serena Waterpark
Serena Waterpark indoor pools and slides
LocationTornimäentie 10, Lahnus, Espoo, Finland
Opened1989 (1989)
OwnerAspro Parks
General managerDavid López Soriano
Outdoor area of the water park in 2013

Serena Waterpark (Finnish: Vesipuisto Serena) is a water park located along to the Vihdintie road in the Lahnus district of Espoo, Finland.[1] It was opened after extensive excavation and construction work in 1989.[2][3] Serena is the largest indoor water park in the Nordic countries,[4][5] and it is also one of the most popular travel destinations in Southern Finland, with more than 200,000 people visiting the water park every year.[1][3][6][7]

With the depression in Finland in the early 1990s, water park's original owner Serenaland Oy went bankrupt, and after that, the bankruptcy estate was transferred to Tervakoski's Puuhamaa in 1992.[8][9] The current owner is Spanish Aspro Ocio S.A., to whom Puuharyhmä Oyj, which previously owned it, was sold in March 2007.[10][11][12]

The water park features a variety of water slides, patios and hot tubs, children's pools and sparkling rapids, and the sauna departments are located in a part of the water park excavated inside the rock.[1] There are also restaurants and cafés in the area.[7] The Serena Ski Center is open in winter.[1] There are six cottages for rent all year round.[1][7]

The Serena Pop & Rock music festival was held in the area for the first time in 2014.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kaikki Suomen kylpylät - Suomimajoitus.fi (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Turkoosi keidas metsän keskellä - Helsingin Sanomat
  3. ^ a b Vesipuisto Serena on koko perheen ajanviettopaikka - Rantakeidas (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Waterpark Serena - Radisson Hotels
  5. ^ Russell Snyder: I, Helsinki: A Finland Visitor's Guide. Klaava Media, 2014. ISBN 978-952-7074-06-0.
  6. ^ Matkailu: Joko tunnet pääkaupunkiseudun ulkouimalat? - Iltalehti (in Finnish)
  7. ^ a b c Mitä tehdä Espoossa - Ykkös-Lohja (in Finnish)
  8. ^ Tervakosken Puuhamaa osti konkurssiin menneen Serenalandin - Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
  9. ^ Puuhamaa vakavoituu hankkimalla Serenan - Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
  10. ^ Taloussanomat: Puuhamaa myytiin Espanjaan - Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish)
  11. ^ Espanjalaisyhtiö ostaa Puuharyhmän - MTV Uutiset (in Finnish)
  12. ^ Espanjalaisyhtiö osti Puuhamaan - Turun Sanomat (in Finnish)
  13. ^ Serena Pop & Rock Festival 2014 - Stadissa.fi (in Finnish)
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