Serena Waterpark () is a

water park A water park (also waterpark, water world, or aquapark) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming ...

located along to the Vihdintie road in the

Lahnus Lahnus is a district in the city of Espoo and administratively belongs to the Northern Espoo area. It is located near the municipality of Nurmijärvi and its largest village, Klaukkala. The most famous places in Lahnus are the Serena Waterpark ...

district of

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. It was opened after extensive excavation and construction work in 1989. Serena is the largest indoor water park in the

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, and it is also one of the most popular travel destinations in

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, with more than 200,000 people visiting the water park every year.Kaikki Suomen kylpylät
- Suomimajoitus.fi (in Finnish)Vesipuisto Serena on koko perheen ajanviettopaikka
- Rantakeidas (in Finnish)Mitä tehdä Espoossa
- ''Ykkös-Lohja'' (in Finnish) 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. The current owner is Spanish Aspro Ocio S.A., to whom Puuharyhmä Oyj, which previously owned it, was sold in March 2007. The water park features a variety of

water slide A water slide (also referred to as a flume, water chute, or hydroslide) is a type of Playground slide, slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at swimming pools or water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and ...

patio A patio (, ; ) is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a structure and is typically paved. In Australia, the term is expanded to include roofed structures such as a veranda, which provides protection from sun ...

s and

hot tub A hot tub is a large tub full of water used for hydrotherapy, relaxation or pleasure. Some have powerful jets for massage purposes. Hot tubs are sometimes also known as "spas" or by the trade name Jacuzzi. Hot tubs may be located outdoors or ...

s, children's pools and sparkling rapids, and the

sauna A sauna (, ) is a room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A thermometer in a sauna is used to meas ...

departments are located in a part of the water park excavated inside the rock. There are also

restaurant A restaurant is an establishment that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery (commerce), food delivery services. Restaurants ...

s and

cafés A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café (), is an establishment that serves various types of coffee, espresso, latte, americano and cappuccino, among other hot beverages. Many coffeehouses in West Asia offer ''shisha'' (actually called ''nargile ...

in the area. The Serena Ski Center is open in winter. There are six cottages for rent all year round. The Serena Pop & Rock

music festival A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...

was held in the area for the first time in 2014.Serena Pop & Rock Festival 2014
- Stadissa.fi (in Finnish)

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External links

Official Website
(in English) Espoo Water parks in Finland Tourist attractions in Uusimaa Aspro Parks attractions Finnish companies established in 1989 Amusement parks opened in 1989 {{Amusement-park-stub

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