COME SKATE WITH US!
SKATING WITH A BIG HEART
Espoon Jäätaiturit is a top-level figure skating club and a warm-hearted community. It is essential to us that our values guide our daily activities. We want joy, encouragement, purposefulness, safety, and community to be a part of every skater, coach, and club member's life on and off the ice.
We skate with the motto "with a big heart". For us, it means not only the joy and passion for skating at the individual level but also responsibility and consideration for everyone at the club level. We take responsibility for everyone's right to enjoy sports in a healthy and safe manner and to be treated equally and respectfully.
Espoon Jäätaiturit was founded in 1985. Our competitive and recreational activities involve over 800 children and young people, as well as around 100 adults. The operation is made possible by professional coaches and a large group of volunteers.
We practice in several ice rinks in Espoo, mainly in Leppävaara, Matinkylä, and Tapiola. Supplementary training facilities are usually located very close to the ice rinks, allowing for an efficient training experience.
START SKATING
Figure skating is great fun for everyone. Want to learn the basics of skating or spin like a pro? Looking to improve your fitness, balance and strength? Or simply just want to have some fun and meet new people?
No matter what level you are, at Espoon Jäätaiturit you’ll find skating lessons for adults and children, from beginner to advanced levels, at multiple ice rinks throughout Espoo.
The groups are coached by professional coaches and trained instructors.
We nurture figure skaters of all ages and levels in a positive skating school community where skills develop and confidence grows. Our skating school provides a fun environment to learn, improve, and master skating skills with guidance from our professionally trained instructors. We are excited to help you on your skating journey, come skate with us!
On this page you can find information about our training groups for beginners. If you’re interested in groups suitable for more advanced skaters, please visit other pages on our website (unfortunately only in Finnish) or be in touch via email: esjt(at)espoonjaataiturit.fi
We’ll be happy to help you!
GROUPS FOR CHILDREN
If your dream is to become a competitive figure skater, you should start skating already at the age of 4-5. Even if you don't have a competitive career in mind, starting skating under school age is worth it for other reasons as well. At the skating school, you learn how to work in a group and follow instructions. The child's motor and cognitive skills develop in parallel, and the developed physical skills support the learning of reading and writing skills. It is also nice to know the basic skills of skating even before skating in school PE lessons. Good basic skating skills are also useful in other ice sports.
The skating school's Tenava groups and adult child groups are all for 3-6-year-olds. Mini-Tenavat is a separate group especially for small skaters aged 2-4 years.
From the skating school, it is possible to progress to development groups, beginner hobby groups, and more advanced amateur groups. Almost every competitive skater in single skating and synchronized skating starts their skating career at a skating school.
In the 2025-2026 season, we offer a free Jäätaitur-Sporttis additional training lesson for skating school students! The activities are part of our project supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
KESKIVIIKKOTENAVAT
ATTENTION:
To buy a skating pass, remember to open the information for the child in SuomiSport.
(info.suomisport.fi)
Wednesdays
at 18:05-18:45 Tapiola Practice Rink
Price 149 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
TORSTAITENAVAT
Thursdays
at 17:20-18:00 Genano Areena Leppävaara
Price 149 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
LAUANTAITENAVAT
SUNNUNTAITENAVAT
SPECIALTENAVAT
Saturdays
at 09:30-10:10 Tapiola Practice Rink
Price 149 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
Sundays
at 10:30-11:10 Genano Areena Leppävaara
Price 149 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
The special group of the skating school, SpecialTenavat, offers an equal opportunity to start skating! SpecialTenavat is intended for children who need special support to learn skating skills due to an injury, illness or other impairment of functional capacity. The group practices with the help of professional instructors, taking into account the individual needs of the children.
Sundays
at 9:30-10:10 Genano Areena, Leppävaara
Price 149 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
MINITENAVAT
ADULT + CHILD
JÄÄTAITURI-SPORTTIS
The Minitenavat skating school group offers an inspiring and safe environment for children aged 2-4 to take their first steps on the ice! In this skating school group, which is especially aimed at the youngest members of the family, children's motor skills are developed through playful exercises and the basics of skating are introduced. The lesson and its content are designed to correspond to the age level of children aged 2-4. During the lesson, we will also take a short rest and drink break, which will help the little skaters to cope better and enjoy skating even longer. Please note that the child must be able to stand on skates on the ground in order to participate in the group's activities.
Saturdays
at 9:30-10:10 Tapiola Practice Rink
Price 149 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
An adult and one child can participate in the adult-child group. In the group, we get to know how to move on the ice together and learn skating skills at the child’s level and pace. The group is especially for children who need a familiar adult to accompany them on the ice at the beginning of the hobby or who have special needs. Note! The child should know how to stand on ice with skates on and the adult should know how to move on the ice. These skating lessons are aimed for the children.
Sundays
at 9:30-10:10 Genano Areena, Leppävaara
Price 149 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass for the child.
Jäätaituri Sporttis is a versatile and fun off-ice practice to skating. Sporttis develops basic motor skills and physical characteristics necessary for movement and skating, such as agility, coordination, speed, balance, body control and mobility, suitable for the developmental stage of children and young people. At Sporttis, qualities and skills are developed through games, games and mental images under the guidance of professional instructors. At the same time, children learn to work in a group and develop basic exercise skills that are also transferred to other everyday life.
You can sign up for the group in myClub after the child has been enrolled in the skating school. Places are filled in the order of registration and there is a limited number of places.
GROUPS FOR OVER 7 YEARS OLD
These groups are intended for school-age children and young people over 7 years of age. AH stands for beginners' hobby group. Within the AH group, there are two level groups: beginners and those who have skated a little, and those who have been skating for a short time, those who know the basics.
It is possible to continue from beginner hobby groups to more advanced hobby groups (H1, H2, H3) and synchronized skating, e.g. national novices to the Valley Bay Synchroshine team.
In the 2025-2026 season, we offer a free Jäätaitur-Sporttis additional training class for skaters in the AH group. The activities are part of our project supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
ATTENTION:
To buy a skating pass, remember to open the information for the child in SuomiSport.
(info.suomisport.fi)
AH SUNDAY
Sundays
at 12:10-13:00 Genano Areena Leppävaara
Price 169 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
AH WEDNESDAY
AH SATURDAY
Wednesdays
at 18:30-19:15 Tapiola Practice Rink
Price 169 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
AH TEENS (12-15 years)
Saturdays
at 9:25-10:15 Tapiola Practice Rink
Price 169 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
JÄÄTAITURI-SPORTTIS
Sundays
at 12:10-13:00 Genano Areena Leppävaara
Price 169 € including skating fee, club’s membership fee and skating pass
N.B! Those born in 2010 or earlier must obtain a hobby skating pass from SuomiSport.
Price: 155 € includes skating and club membership fee.
Jäätaituri Sporttis is a versatile and fun off-ice practice to skating. Sporttis develops basic motor skills and physical characteristics necessary for movement and skating, such as agility, coordination, speed, balance, body control and mobility, suitable for the developmental stage of children and young people. At Sporttis, qualities and skills are developed through games, games and mental images under the guidance of professional instructors. At the same time, children learn to work in a group and develop basic exercise skills that are also transferred to other everyday life.
You can sign up for the group in myClub after the child has been enrolled in the skating school. Places are filled in the order of registration and there is a limited number of places.
GROUPS FOR ADULTS
Whether you are a beginner looking to learn basics or a more experienced skater looking to take your skills to the next level, we have a class for you: a skating school for beginners, various figure skating groups for adults ranging from basic skills to intermediate levels, a synchronized skating group for beginners and three adult synchronized skating teams.
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (ADULTS + TEENS)
This is for you if you have never skated, or it's been a long time since the last time and you want to improve your skills at a leisurely pace. In this group basic skating skills will be practiced, starting with forward and backward skating, braking and falling safely. It is recommended to wear a helmet, especially if you have not skated before. The coach has long experience in coaching adult skaters.
Sundays
at 11:10-12:00 Genano Areena Leppävaara
Coach Pauliina Nuotiomaa
Price 285 € + the club’s membership fee 35 €.
Please note that you also have to have a skating license for the season which you have to purchase yourself.
WHAT DOES A SKATER NEED TO KNOW
We recommend purchasing skates from a store specialized for Figure Skating equipment. A good skating shoe supports the position of the foot and the right kind of figure skating blade is essential for learning new skills. Skates are worth investing in, the price is usually a guarantee of quality. A novice skater can buy good skates either used or new. You also need blade guards, thin, elastic clothes in layers, gloves and we recommend a warm cap to cover the head. A helmet is optional.
Need help or have questions regarding skating school? Coach will help you via e-mail at luistelukoulu(at)espoonjaataiturit.fi or you can call 040-934 3037 from Monday to Friday at 9.00-15.00 (August-May).
GENERAL INFORMATION
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In the fall season the skating school starts at the beginning of September and ends in mid-December. The winter season starts in January and ends usually at the spring show in March/April.
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Registration is binding and there is no refund in case the skater quits in the middle of the season.
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It is not possible to attend another class if the skater has missed his/her own class.
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The Club insures all skaters under the age of 15 who take part in the skating school. The insurance is valid for those skating school children whose social security number has been filled in on the registration form and after the skating school's season fee has been paid.
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A skater older than 15 years must purchase a Skating licence for the season. Read more about the licences and how to purchase one in Finnish Figure Skating Associations Skating Licences.
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Please NOTE that in the adult + child group the adult needs to have an own insurance!
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There might be changes in the practice schedule due to ice hockey tournaments etc. events at the ice rinks. The information about the changes is given at the club’s web page. The club is not liable to organize compensatory classes for those practice sessions that have been canceled due to reasons independent of the club, e.g. ice hockey tournaments, prohibition of use of the ice rink etc.
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From the second skating school lesson you can get a 20% discount (=kids lessons).
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Note that you can not attend skating school or any other classes without enrollment.