LIPAS — Finnish Sports Facility Registry

LIPAS (Liikuntapaikat.fi) is Finland's national database of sports and recreational facilities. The system provides comprehensive, up-to-date geographic information about sports venues, outdoor recreation areas, and related infrastructure across Finland.

lipas.fi · API · GeoServer

Open Data

LIPAS data is freely available to everyone. The database contains:

• 48,000+ sports facilities
• Location data with precise coordinates
• Facility details — types, properties, infrastructure
• Administrative data — ownership, operators, contact information
• Recreational routes and areas — trails, tracks, skiing routes, outdoor recreation areas

All data is available through multiple access methods with no registration required.

Data License

LIPAS data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International). You are free to use, copy, distribute, and modify the data for any purpose, including commercial use, provided you give appropriate attribution:

Sports facilities: Lipas.fi, University of Jyväskylä, [sampling date]

Data Access

REST API

Programmatic access to all LIPAS data.

# Example: Get all swimming halls in Helsinki
curl "https://api.lipas.fi/v2/sports-sites?type-codes=3110&city-codes=91"

GeoServer (WFS/WMS)

Standard OGC web services for GIS applications.

• WFS: Vector data for analysis and integration
• WMS: Map tiles for visualization

Available at lipas.cc.jyu.fi/geoserver

Web Application

Interactive map interface at lipas.fi for browsing, searching, and generating reports. Registered users can manage facility data and access analysis tools.

Technical Overview

LIPAS is built as a modern web application with spatial data capabilities:

• Backend: Clojure
• Frontend: ClojureScript (Re-frame)
• Database: PostgreSQL with PostGIS
• Search: Elasticsearch
• Spatial Services: GeoServer, Mapproxy

The entire system is open source under the MIT license.

Integrations

LIPAS integrates with Finnish national infrastructure:

• PTV (Palvelutietovaranto) — Service registry synchronization
• YTI (Yhteentoimivuusalusta) — Terminology services

Data Users

LIPAS data powers dozens of services across Finland, including Luontoon.fi, Trailmap.fi, Retkikartta.fi, and various municipal map services like palvelukartta.hel.fi and kuopio.fi.

For Developers

See DEV-README.md for development environment setup.

Additional documentation:

• docs/ — API documentation and operations
• webapp/docs/ — Technical architecture and guides
• webapp/CLAUDE.md — LLM development context

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue to discuss proposed changes before submitting a pull request.

Contact

LIPAS is developed and maintained by the University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences.

• Website: jyu.fi/lipas
• Issues: GitHub Issues

License

Source code: MIT License

Data: CC BY 4.0 — Attribution required