Table 1.

Public bathing areas sampled in the summer of 2013 in central and western part of Finland. Characteristics of the bathing area are reported by the local health protection authorities (Valvira, 2015).

Sampling site	Type of bathing area	Estimated number of bathers / day during the bathing season	Bathing water classification*	Identified risks for water quality in the bathing water profile	Beach facilities	Number of samples
A	Inland EU bathing area	>100	Excellent	Runoffs through a nearby stream, waterfowl	Sandy beach, toilets, waste bins	3
B	Inland EU bathing area	up to 400	Sufficient	Sewage overflow from a pumping station through rain water pumping station, waterfowl	Sandy beach, toilets, park around the beach	4
C	Inland EU bathing area	up to 1350	Good	Cyanobacteria due to the eutrophication, sewage overflows from pumping stations, sewage effluents, runoff from rain water system	Two sandy beaches, toilet, wide parks, playground, tennis court	3
D	Coastal EU bathing area	>100	Poor	Waterfowl (gulls), scattered loading, sewage overflows from pumping stations	Sandy beach, toilets, waste bins, camping area beside, different activities for users	6
E	Coastal small national bathing area	not available	not available	Profile not available. Dense aquatic vegetation in a shallow bay reported, runoffs from nearby streams, waterfowl and sewage discharges	not available	5

^*The classification excellent> good> sufficient> poor is based on based on quality results in 2009–2012.