Paper Island to Get Public Water Center in 2026

Paper Island in Copenhagen will welcome a new public swimming center in December 2026.

It will charge standard municipal entry prices despite its luxury features.

Local residents and families gain an affordable wellness spot in the harbour.

The City of Copenhagen confirmed the venue opens on December 5, 2026.

Japanese firm Kengo Kuma and Associates designed the 5,800-square-metre complex.

The site transforms a former industrial port into a public waterfront hub.

The facility includes ten indoor and outdoor pools and three saunas.

Visitors can also use a steam bath and a heated stone.

The ground floor holds a fitness pool and a teaching pool.

Families can enjoy three special play pools for children.

Five brick towers stand on the upper floor above the pools.

Workers used 300,000 handmade bricks during the building process.

Bathers can swim outdoors year-round in the heated Valley Pool.

A heated Onsen offers panoramic views across the harbour.

Indoor pools will open daily from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.

A separate harbour dipping zone will open in early 2027.

The harbour zone will stay open 24 hours a day year-round.

Admission costs match other public swimming pools in Copenhagen.

Travel Tomorrow reported the venue details.