Smash Club
Helsinki, Finland
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Oskari Paldanius #787 ATP
Smash ry is a racket-sports club working in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kotka, with weekly coaching in tennis, padel, badminton and table tennis for children and adults; junior coaching is for ages 2 to 18. Its Smash Center in Myllypuro, east Helsinki, also has padel, badminton and squash courts and a gym.
12 indoor Plexipave courts, 2 outdoor clay courts
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 19, 2026.
- Family tennis (Perhetennis): kids 3 to 5, each with a parent on court. EUR 24.50 / hour
- Mini tennis (Minitennis startti, jatko, kilpa): kids 5 to 8. EUR 23.50 / hour (1 hour a week) · EUR 18.00 / hour (2 or more hours a week)
- Midi tennis (Miditennis harraste): kids 7 to 12. EUR 27.00 / hour (1 hour a week) · EUR 23.50 / hour (2 or more hours a week)
- Pre-competition group (Esikilpa): kids 7 to 12 heading for tournaments. EUR 24.50 / hour (3 hours a week) · EUR 18.00 / hour (3.5 or more hours a week)
- Teen and young player groups (Nuorten ja nuorten aikuisten valmennus): juniors 13 to 23, all levels. EUR 27.00 / hour (ages 13 to 15) · EUR 28.00 / hour (ages 16 to 23)
- Competition squad (Kilpavalmennus): juniors born 2013 or earlier, picked by the coaches. from EUR 4,600 / season
- Adult group coaching (Aikuisvalmennus): adults, beginners to competition players, levels 1 to 7. EUR 24.50 / hour (weekday 9 to 13) · EUR 32.50 / hour (evenings and Sundays)
- Beginner course (Tenniksen alkeiskurssi): adults new to tennis. EUR 147 / course (members) · EUR 172 / course (others)
- Themed clinics (Tennisklinikat): adults, by level. EUR 51.50 / clinic (members) · EUR 61.50 / clinic (others)
- Filotennis camp in Spain (Filotennis-leiri, Calahonda): adults in club coaching, levels 3 to 7. from EUR 975 / camp
- Kids camp days (Minitennisleiri, Miditennisleiri): kids in mini and midi tennis. Price on request
- Private lessons (Yksityistunnit): players of any age. Price on request
Deals and codes
- Sibling discount: each further junior under 18 pays 10% less for coaching
- Membership EUR 50 a year for adults, EUR 20 for juniors (2026); members pay less for courses, events and courts
- Members book courts 4 weeks ahead, others 3 weeks
- Grants from the club's support foundation for players and families who need help; next applications early 2027
The facts
- Indoor tennis courts: 12 (Plexipave, plus 2 outdoor clay courts)
- Founded: 1978 (as Smash-Tennis at today's Smash Center)
- Players in tennis coaching: 1,370 (about, children and adults in Helsinki, Espoo and Kotka, 2026 to 2027)
- Kids' coaching from: €18 (an hour, court and balls included)
- Teams in team tennis: 96 (in the 2025 to 2026 season)
- Grants to players: €151,832 (paid by the club's support foundation in 2025)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: Not mentioned
- From age: 3, with a parent
- Adults: Groups, courses, clinics, leagues
- Visits: Level test in a group
- Locations: 4 tennis sites around Helsinki
Coaches
- Joni Wilenius, Head tennis coach, runs the competition squad
- Juha Romppanen, Head of junior coaching
- Iga Piotrowska, Head of adult coaching
- Aleksi Brander, Head of coaching for kids under 10
- Pasi Kinnunen, Competition coach
- Ville-Petteri Ahti, Competition coach
- Piia Suomalainen, Competition coach, former touring pro
- Erkki Viitasaari, Competition coach
Tournaments they host
- Fazer JGP junior tournaments. 16s Sep 26 – 28 and 14s Nov 13 – 15, 2026, national junior tour
- National tournament (Tenniksen kansallinen). Dec 11 – 13, 2026, for licensed players
- Smash Junior Tour. Sep 19, Oct 10 and Nov 21, 2026, juniors on the full court; Nov 21 open to all clubs
- Tsemppitassu Tour. Same dates, mini and midi kids; included in the kids' coaching fee
- Smash Pool indoor ladder. Adults, nearly 280 players, round 15 starts Dec 1, 2026, no entry fee
- Adult match play events. Autumn 2026 Saturdays, singles and doubles by level, ranking points
- TEHO Tennisliiga home matches. Oct 9 and Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026, the club's men's and women's teams
- Club championships. May 2026, for members, 30+ and 50+ classes
Where it is
Varikkotie 4, 00900 Helsinki.
Also in Finland
- Smash-Kotka 104 km, Kotka. 1 pro raised, best Ella Haavisto #874 WTA
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