Ólafsfjörður Swimming Pool

About Ólafsfjörður Swimming Pool

Ólafsfjörður Swimming Pool is the outdoor pool of Ólafsfjörður, a fishing town on the northern tip of the Tröllaskagi peninsula, part of Fjallabyggð municipality together with Siglufjörður. It sits in the town's sports centre next to the campsite, with the steep mountains that close in the fjord rising behind it.

The pool is known locally for its slides. Besides the 8 by 25 metre outdoor pool there is a 52.5-metre enclosed Black Hole slide and a smaller 3.5-metre snake slide, plus a children's splash pool. Two hot tubs are kept at about 38°C and 40°C, one with massage jets, and there is a cold tub and a sauna. A gym and sports hall share the building.

In summer, from 7 June to 31 August, the pool opens on weekdays 06:30–19:00 and at weekends 10:00–18:00, closing on 17 June. The winter timetable runs weekdays from 06:30 to 19:45, but on some weekdays public swimming pauses between morning and early afternoon for school use, so check the day's hours. Winter weekend opening is short: Saturday 10:00–14:00 and Sunday 14:00–18:00. Tickets are sold until 15 minutes before closing.

The 2026 prices are 1,090 ISK for adults and 520 ISK for children aged 10–15, seniors and disabled visitors. Annual passes are also sold.

Ólafsfjörður is about 1 hour's drive north of Akureyri via Dalvík and the Múlagöng tunnel, and about 15 minutes from Siglufjörður through the Héðinsfjörður tunnels, so the pool fits easily into a Tröllaskagi loop. As in every Icelandic pool, shower without a swimsuit before swimming.