Restrictions Ikaalinen Spa set off against corona restrictions – Avin’s general manager: Sounds like an attempt to giggle and circumvent the restrictions

The Ikaalinen spa has been open at Christmas, although the spa’s pool facilities are among the facilities to be closed.

General The facilities have been ordered to be closed in various parts of Finland due to the worsening corona situation. These facilities include sports facilities, swimming pools, spa pools, dance floors and indoor playgrounds.

The Regional State Administrative Agency of Western and Inner Finland ordered the premises to be closed in Pirkanmaa on Christmas Day. In Uusimaa, a similar closure is imminent on Tuesday 28 December.

However, not all operators have complied with the restrictions, as Ikaalinen Spa has kept its pool section open, although the pool sections of the spa were ordered to close from Christmas Day.

The Ikaalinen spa has run into resistance, as it says the recent restriction does not apply to spa hotels. CEO of Ikaalinen Spa Eero Aho tells HS that the spa has interpreted the guidelines in such a way that it is possible to keep the spas open.

“The decision states that the restrictions do not apply to operators covered by the Accommodation and Catering Act. Based on this, we have interpreted that the decisions do not concern us. However, we are subject to restrictions on nutrition, ”says Aho.

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Aho stressed that the spa has other corona measures in place, such as liquor restrictions and corona passport checks.

“It is not in our interests to act illegally, but to act on the interpretation we have of the guidelines. It must be remembered that we have relatively strict restrictions on restaurant operations. ”

Aho considers the pool department to be part of the spa’s restaurant operations, as the department is engaged in liquor activities.

“In our view, we are able to operate in a safe manner and spa operations are low-risk activities,” Aho emphasizes.

[Toimitusjohtaja] Aho considers the pool department to be part of the spa’s restaurant operations, as the department is engaged in liquor activities.

Ikaalinen spa solution said first Aamulehti. Two other spa hotels in Pirkanmaa, Nokian Eden and Tampere, have closed their spa departments as ordered.

Aho says he no longer caught regional government officials before Christmas. HS tried unsuccessfully to reach the same officials on the day of the killing.

Southwest Finland Director General of the Regional State Administrative Agency Leena Räsänen promised to comment on the day of slaughter of the restrictions. Similar restrictions have been introduced in the area of ​​his office in Satakunta, but at least not yet in Southwest Finland.

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The regional corona coordination group in Southwest Finland will meet on Tuesday to discuss further restrictions.

According to Räsänen, the decision to close the facilities, which is based on the Communicable Diseases Act, clearly delimits the spa pool facilities to the places to be closed. The fact that the same operator also has a restaurant business on the premises does not exempt the operator from the restrictions.

Restrictions relate to the nature of the activity, not to other possible activities of the operator.

“If an operator has a catering business, it does not mean that all its functions can be excluded on that basis,” says Räsänen.

Nutrition activities are regulated by restrictions imposed by the Government and spa activities are regulated by restrictions imposed by regional government agencies. For example, the fact that the operator extends the drinking area to the pool area is irrelevant.

“It sounds like an attempt has been made here to trick and circumvent the restrictions. Now it has not gone exactly according to the rules of art, ”says Räsänen.

“It sounds like an attempt has been made here to trick and circumvent the restrictions. Now it’s not exactly according to the rules of art. ”

Southern Finland the regional government issued a similar restriction decision before christmas. The closure is valid from Tuesday, December 28 until January 10.

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Of the spas in Uusimaa, Haikko Manor in Porvoo has announced that it will close its spa department. Allas Sea Pool, located in the center of Helsinki, will close its pool due to the decision.

Managing director of the spa hotel Långvik in Kirkkonummi Inka Uusitalo-Raoult said the company will make its decision on the matter on Monday. The decision will be announced on Långvik’s website, and customers who have already made a reservation will be notified separately.

HS did not reach the management of Flamingo Spa.

Ikaalinen the spa’s pool sections will be open at least until officials clarify last week’s guidelines. Aho, CEO of Ikaalinen Spa, emphasizes that the clarification must be clear, as the clarification has an impact on securing the business of the operators.

“If the business is restricted, I understand we also have the option of some kind of compensation, unlike in a situation where we close down without an actual order,” says Aho.

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