Serena Waterpark

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Serena Waterpark
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Serena Waterpark indoor pools and slides
LocationTornimäentie 10, Lahnus, Espoo, Finland
Opened1989 (1989)
Owner Aspro Parks
General managerDavid López Soriano
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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]

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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]

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