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Padel is one of the world’s fastest-growing racquet sports, combining elements of tennis and squash. Floating Padel leverages this popularity by offering courts installed directly on water, creating eye-catching and engaging venues for play and community interaction.  Floating Padel Oy is an innovative Finnish company specializing in the design and delivery of floating padel courts and other sports platforms that sit on water. This unique solution brings the fast-growing sport of padel to waterfront locations where traditional land-based infrastructure is impractical or impossible, unlocking new recreational, tourism, and business opportunities globally. 

The founder and CEO of Floating Padel Oy is Ville Leisti, The company’s first floating padel court was installed in September 2021 in Espoo, Finland, drawing media attention and strong demand. Its design uses stable floating structures that are modular, environmentally friendly, transportable, and suitable for waterfront areas where ground construction is restricted or limited. Leisti’s vision emerged from a personal challenge when traditional padel courts in Finland were fully booked, he saw an opportunity to innovate by placing courts on water using floating construction expertise. 

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Floating Padel offers an innovative solution in the form of floating padel courts specially designed to be installed on water surfaces in marinas, harbours, lakes, and coastal areas. This product is built using a highly stable, weather-resistant, modular structure that can be moved as needed. Each platform is designed to withstand the weight of padel games in accordance with international standards so that players can enjoy the same gaming experience as on land courts. In addition, the design is environmentally friendly as it does not require permanent construction on land and uses recyclable materials. Floating Padel also offers customisation options such as the addition of lounge areas, waiting rooms, or other supporting facilities, enabling it to function as a social and recreational hub in waterfront areas. With this concept, Floating Padel opens up opportunities for areas that previously lacked space to build padel courts, while also providing visual and commercial appeal for tourist destinations, marinas, and waterfront properties.

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Floating Padel has become one of the innovative startups featured within Yachting Ventures’ portfolio, reflecting the accelerator’s commitment to supporting forward-thinking companies in the leisure-marine and waterfront-innovation space. Through its inclusion in Yachting Ventures’ Startup Spotlight, Floating Padel gains strategic visibility, access to a marine-industry startup network, and exposure to potential investors and partners. This recognition positions Floating Padel alongside other emerging ventures developing disruptive solutions for marinas, waterfronts, and floating infrastructure, while also underscoring Yachting Ventures’ role in elevating next-generation concepts within the global marine ecosystem.

Floating Padel Oy also strengthens its position through technical collaborations with leading industry partners, Bluet for floating-platform engineering, Panko Concept for spatial and architectural modular design, Scorli Sport for digital scoring and player-engagement technology, and ASB Squash for high-performance court construction expertise. The combination of startup-ecosystem support and strong technical partnerships firmly establishes Floating Padel Oy as a pioneer in floating sports solutions worldwide.

Final Thought

Floating Padel Oy stands at the crossroads of sport, design, and marine innovation demonstrating how creative engineering can redefine the way communities interact with their waterfronts. By transforming unused or inaccessible water spaces into vibrant recreational destinations, the company not only expands the reach of one of the world’s fastest-growing sports but also showcases a new model for sustainable, flexible, and tourism-driven waterfront development. Supported by the visibility and industry connections provided through Yachting Ventures, and strengthened by collaborations with leading partners such as Bluet, Panko Concept, Scorli Sport, and ASB Squash, Floating Padel Oy is poised to lead the next wave of floating sports infrastructure globally. Its work highlights a future where urban design, sport, and blue-economy innovation converge bringing communities closer to the water in ways that are engaging, inclusive, and commercially transformative.

References 

Floating Padel Oy. (2025). Floating Padel court solutions.  https://floatingpadel.com/

Construction Enquirer. (2025, July 31). Construction to start on UK’s first floating padel courts.  https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/07/31/construction-to-start-on-uks-first-floating-padel-courts/

Peel Waters. (2025). UK’s first floating padel tennis courts given green light.  https://www.peelwaters.co.uk/news/floating-padel-tennis-courts-given-green-light/

Liverpool Waters. (2025). Location announced: The UK’s first floating padel tennis courts to be installed at Liverpool Waters.  https://www.liverpoolwaters.co.uk/news-updates/location-announced-the-uk-s-first-floating-padel-tennis-courts-to-be-installed-at-liverpool-waters/

The Plan. (2024). Miami’s first floating padel court now open.  https://www.theplan.it/eng/whats_on/miamis-first-floating-padel-court

Globetrender. (2025, January 2). Floating padel court debuts in Miami Harbour.  https://globetrender.com/2025/01/02/floating-padel-court-debuts-miami-harbour/

Designboom. (2024). Miami debuts first floating padel court made from recycled shipyard steel.  https://www.designboom.com/architecture/miami-first-floating-padel-court-recycled-shipyard-steel-yntegra-12-11-2024/

Startup Spotlight: Floating Padel