Published in 5/2023 - Tune Up

Essay

Quiet Labours – On Care and Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall

Ulla Engman

The main pool of Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall in 1929. Photo: Olof Sundström / Helsinki City Museum

What is it like to renovate a hundred-year-old building? Ulla Engman writes about the Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall and a type of care work.

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