What the Nordics can teach us about fun With a growing number of community groups and councils recognising the value of lidos (outdoor swimming pools) and pools to local communities, many are being restored and modernised to meet 21st-Century requirements. In the UK, many public pools and outdoor lidos have long lain neglected yet they are now experiencing a revival, as people increasingly rediscover the invigorating pleasures of swimming, especially outdoors. In countries as far afield as Iceland, Denmark and the UK, and in cities such as Los Angeles, Sydney, Berlin and Beijing, public swimming pools have historically been democratic palaces of leisure.
