TAMPEREEN TALVIUIMARIT RY

Anyone interested in winter swimming can become a member of the association. You can obtain a membership application form from the heating operator at the sauna, and it can be submitted in the mailbox at the sauna, or you can fill out the form available on the website.

Membership benefits include the right to purchase an annual pass (€350). Members also have the opportunity to participate in events fully or partially sponsored by the association, such as sauna and theater trips, and to rent the association’s property, Tamkoti, in Pärnu. The association covers members’ participation fees for winter swimming competitions. For additional details read the competitions page.

What the association does

The board, elected at the annual meeting held in March, is responsible for the various tasks of the association. You can find the contact information for the board members and details about the different committees and their responsibilities on the website.

The association’s main task is to maintain the Kaupinoja winter sauna. To this end, sauna attendants have been hired to heat the sauna, sell tickets, hats, sausages, and other small necessities, and ensure the cleanliness of the sauna and the comfort of all guests. Firewood, minor repairs, and maintenance of the sauna stove are carried out as volunteer work. Information about volunteer opportunities is posted on the association’s announcement pages.

The association also organizes enjoyable gatherings centered around winter sauna activities: events at the sauna, sauna evenings on festive days such as Christmas and Midsummer, and sauna trips to other locations.

Additionally, the association arranges other communal activities, such as theater trips, depending on interest and participation. Information about events and excursions is communicated both at the sauna and on the association’s announcement pages.

The association also organizes winter swimming competitions and other water sports-related events, and participates in similar events organized by other clubs, including the annual national winter swimming championships and the biennial world championships.

Members are offered the opportunity to rent the association’s property, Pärnu Tamkoti.

The association’s activities are managed by committees, which interested members outside the board can also join.

Volunteer work at Kaupinoja

The Tampere Winter Swimmers maintain the Kaupinoja sauna through various volunteer efforts. Only the sauna attendants are paid employees.

In the monthly woodwork volunteer days, firewood is cut and stacked. These volunteer days are usually organized on Saturdays and are announced separately on the website and at the sauna. The woodwork sessions start at 8 AM unless otherwise stated.
Food, coffee, and sauna are provided for the volunteers.

Winter swimmers also carry out other maintenance and repair work as volunteer activities. For example, the sauna stove stones are changed once a month on the second Tuesday of the month, which is designated as the sauna maintenance day.

You can also sign up with Tiina if you want to join the soup team, which is responsible for providing food for the volunteers and events.

Welcome to the merry bunch!

Members’ newsletter

  • Kisamatka Talviuinnin SM-kisoihin Pajulahteen 31.1.-2.2.2025
    Tampereen Talviuimarit järjestää jäsenilleen kisamatkan Pajulahteen 31.1.-2.2.2025. Alustava aikataulu: Lähtö pe 31.1. klo 11:00 Vanha Kirkko ja paluu su 2.2. viestikilpailujen ja palkintojenjaon jälkeen n klo 18. Kilpasarjat Kilpailuissa on omat sarjat sekä naisille että miehille ikäsarjojen mukaan. Mestaruusmitalit jaetaan sarjojen kolmelle parhaalle aikojen mukaan.  Lisäksi mahdollisuus osallistua rentosarjoihin:  Alustava kisaohjelma PERJANTAI: Rintauinti 50m sekä… Lue lisää: Kisamatka Talviuinnin SM-kisoihin Pajulahteen 31.1.-2.2.2025
  • PIKKUJOULUT
    Maan mainiot Tampereen Talviuimareiden Pikkujoulut ovat taas ovella! Tervetuloa kaikki Talviuimareiden jäsenet 7.12. Takkatuvalle. 14.30 aloitetaan glögillä ja tervehdyssanoilla 15.00 alkaen tarjolla Tiinan laittama mahtava ja maittava jouluateria. Ohjelmassa visailuja ja muuta puuhaa, karaokea ja musiikkia tanssimista varten. Myös saunassa saa piipahtaa tuttuun tapaan. Kaikki tämä 25€ hintaan!  Ilmoittaudu ja maksa summa 29.11. mennessä niin… Lue lisää: PIKKUJOULUT
  • Melua ja ruuhkaa Kaupinojalla kysely avoinna 28.10 asti! Questionnaire about rush and noise at Kaupinoja open until 28.10!
    Linkki kyselyynLink to English questionnaire Avantosaunomisen suosio kasvaa, mikä on ilman muuta hieno asia! Kasvavat kävijämäärät merkitsevät myös usein ruuhkaa, kaikilla saunoilla. Perinteisesti saunaan on tultu tekemään kunnon irtiotto stressistä ja melusta, ja on valitettavaa jos saunakokemus muuttuu rauhattomaksi ja stressaavaksi. Yritämme selvittää minä viikonpäivänä ja minä ajankohtana ruuhka on pahimmillaan ja miten se vaikuttaa… Lue lisää: Melua ja ruuhkaa Kaupinojalla kysely avoinna 28.10 asti! Questionnaire about rush and noise at Kaupinoja open until 28.10!
  • Kaupin Kuohut talviuintikisat saunalla 2.11.2024
    Lauantaina 2.11. uidaan Kaupinojalla perinteeksi muodostuneet Kaupin Kuohut talviuintikisat. Kisauinnit alkavat klo 12, ja sauna aukeaa yleisölle vasta niiden jälkeen, todennäköisesti 14.00. Tiedotamme vielä aukeamisajan kun tiedämme kisaan ilmoittautuneiden määrän.Saturday 2.11. the traditional Kaupin Kuohut winterswimming competition at Kaupinoja. The competition begins at 12, wherefore sauna will open to public after it, probably at 14.00.… Lue lisää: Kaupin Kuohut talviuintikisat saunalla 2.11.2024
  • Talkoot syksy 2024 – kevät 2025
    Puutalkoita seuraavina lauantaina: 14.9.202419.1016.1121.1218.1.202515.2.22.3.26.4.17.5. Talkoot alkavat klo 8, kahvit, ruoka ja sauna tarjotaan. Muista laittaa nimesi listaan saunalla että tiedetään varata syötävät. Pienempiä puutalkoita voi olla väliaikoina. Samoin joka kuun toinen tiistai on huoltopäivä, jolloin vaihdetaan kiukaan kivet ja tehdään muita huoltotöitä. Jos haluat ottaa näihin osaa, ilmoittaudu talkoovastaava Timo Kortteiselle (yhteystiedot löytyvät Tietoa yhdistyksestä sivun alaosasta).

Tampereen Talviuimarit ry rules

1 § Name and residence

Associations name is Tampereen Talviuimarit ry and the residence is in Tampere.

2 § Purpose

The purpose of the association is to enhance the health and fitness of the public through winter swimming and sauna activities. To achieve this, the association:

  1. Aims to improve public awareness of the significance of winter swimming.
  2. Seeks to expand participation in winter swimming, disseminate information about it, and study its effects on public health.
  3. Strives to provide better opportunities for winter swimming enthusiasts through its organization.

To support its activities, the association may:

  1. Engage in regular kiosk operations.

2. Accept donations and bequests.

3. Own necessary real estate and movable property.

4. Conduct lotteries and fundraising activities with the appropriate permits.

3 § Members

The members of the association are as follows:

The board may designate as free members those regular members who have paid their membership fees for 20 consecutive years.

Honorary members, who are exempt from paying membership fees.

Regular members, who pay a joining fee and an annual membership fee.

4 § Becoming a member

The association may appoint as an honorary member a person who has significantly advanced the association’s objectives, based on a proposal from the board. Approval of the proposal requires at least three-quarters of the votes cast in the meeting.

A person can become a regular member upon approval by the board.

Free members are exempt from paying membership fees.

5 § Expelling a member

The board of the association may consider a member to have resigned from the association if they have not paid their membership fee for one year. A member who acts contrary to the purposes or rules of the association may be expelled by the board if at least two-thirds of the board members present at the meeting support the expulsion.

6 § Association chairman and board

The affairs and finances of the association are managed by a board, which consists of a chairperson elected for a term of two years, along with eight (8) other regular members and two alternate members elected for one-year terms. The other regular members of the board are elected for a term of two years, with four (4) members resigning each year. The annual meeting of the association elects the chairperson of the board, who is referred to as the chairperson of the association. The board elects a vice-chairperson from among its members and appoints a secretary, treasurer, and any other necessary officials, and the board may hire an executive director if needed.

7 § Signing the association’s name

The association’s name is signed by either the chairperson or the vice-chairperson, along with the secretary, treasurer, or another regular member of the board.

8 § Board meetings

The board convenes at the invitation of the chairperson or vice-chairperson and is quorate when five (5) members, including the chairperson, are present. Minutes must be kept for the board meetings.

If the chairperson is unable to attend a meeting, the vice-chairperson will act in their place, and if the vice-chairperson is also unavailable, the board will select another member to serve as the chairperson’s substitute.

In voting, a simple majority of votes determines the outcome. In the case of a tie, the chairperson’s vote will decide, except in elections, where a draw will determine the result.

9 § Committees

For the practical management of matters, the board may establish committees as deemed necessary. The actions of the committees are recorded in the minutes of the board meetings. The committees operate under the supervision and authority of the board.

10 § Fiscal year and board term

The fiscal year of the association is the calendar year, and the accounts must be submitted to the auditors by February 15.

11 § Association annual meeting

The annual meeting of the association shall be held by April 1. The board shall call the meeting either in writing or by announcing it in newspapers deemed necessary and on the sauna’s notice board at least seven days before the meeting. An extraordinary meeting shall be announced in the same manner and within the same timeframe.

Matters to be addressed at the annual meeting:

  1. Approval of the activity report and financial statements for the previous year.
  2. Presentation of the auditor’s report and decision on the approval of the financial statements and granting of discharge to the board.
  3. Determination of the amount of the membership fee and annual dues.
  4. Approval of the action plan and budget for the current year.
  5. Election of the chairman of the association for a two-year term.
  6. Election of the board members to replace those who are retiring and the alternate members.
  7. Election of two auditors and their deputies.
  8. Discussion of other proposals submitted to the board at least 10 days before the meeting, for which the board shall present its statement.

Matters are resolved by a simple majority of votes unless otherwise specified in these rules. In the event of a tie, the chairman’s vote shall decide, except in elections, where a draw will resolve the tie.

12 § Changing the rules

Changes to these rules can be made at the annual meeting, if at least three fourths of the votes at the annual meeting approve of the changes.

13 §

The dissolution of the association can occur in the same manner as amending the rules. If the association ceases its activities, its assets will, by the decision of the annual meeting, be transferred to the Cancer Foundation or another registered organization promoting public health in Finland.

14 § Other

In other unclear matters, decisions will be made in accordance with the applicable association law.

Acquired membership rights will be preserved.

This amendment to the rules was registered with the Patent and Registration Office’s Association Register on June 1, 2017.

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