Residents’ parks offer nice activities and time together also for schoolchildren

This summer again, Espoo residents' parks offer barbecuing, singing and rhyming, and just enjoying the sun and the summer. 

Residents’ parks offer nice activities and time together also for schoolchildren.

The park is a great place for young schoolchildren to spend the summer

The parks offer various guided and independent activities such as crafts. The handicraft themes include forest animals and, of course, exciting 

and lovely bugs. You’ll also find storytelling, dancing, painting and water games. Barbecuing is one of the favourite activities of all residents’ 

parks. Come and enjoy the residents' park in your area or visit a park in the neighbourhood!

Also in the summer, the parks are mainly open between 8 am and 4 pm. While the activities are largely focused on the playground and being outside 

when the weather is good, indoor toilets and microwaves, for example, are available to customers. 

Schoolchildren may enter the park independently with the permission and responsibility of the guardian. In this case, it’s a good idea to fill in a contact form for your child, which you can get from the park. The children are insured in the park, and the staff supervise play and, if necessary, assist in heating food.

The programme varies from park to park. More detailed programme information is available on the website of each residents’ park.

The residents' parks also tell about their activities on their own social media channels. So, start following your local park's social media! You can find a list of all residents’ parks and links to their website here. Please, note that the summer season programme may change due to, for example, rainy weather.

Come and enjoy the summer in the residents' park. Good times guaranteed!

Perkkaa residents' park is open throughout the summer season. There’s so much to do: do you want to try making ladybugs, enjoy summer music, barbecue and dance? In the summer, we’ll have circus themed handicraft and modern circus. On 21 June, we’ll celebrate Midsummer by dancing and barbecuing. You can get to know the world of insects during story time, at bug gym and, of course, by singing bug songs.

Address: Majurinpolku 3, 02600 Espoo

Find out more about the summer programme in Perkkaa residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

It's great to spend the summer at Hiirisuo residents’ park! The popular “blanket flea market” will be held on 9 June 2023. If it rains, we’ll go on the covered terrace. Sales spots are distributed in the order of arrival, no advance registration required.

The summer tour "Sirkus ikään kuin ikään” (circus for all ages) of the Race Horse Company circus group visits the park on 22 June. We’ll also be tuning T-shirts. On 1 July, there’s a garden party for the whole family. We’ll also sing and play music in the summer. On Fridays, we’ll fire up the barbecue.

Address: Pohjoisentie 1,02970 Espoo

Find out more about the summer programme in Hiirisuo residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

The summer in Suvela residents’ park offers all kinds of things to do, nature-related activities, crafts and arts. You’ll get to enjoy fun music and exercise as well. The charcoal barbecue is hot on Fridays weather permitting.

The popular “blanket flea markets” of the park will be held on 16 June and 21 July, and the Midsummer Festival will be held on 22 June.

In July, in hot weather, water play channels are available for small children. In hot weather, we’ll organise a water war for schoolchildren, we’ll announce this separately. Follow the social media and website of the park.

Address: Kirstintie 24, 02760 Espoo

Find out more about the summer programme in Suvela residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

Kivenlahti residents’ park's summer programme includes horse, car, trick and task tracks, image orientation and crafts. There are also wonderful babies' mornings, baby dance and baby music, and there’s also a toddlers’ music school. Schoolchildren have different games they can play.

In July, we’ll organise various workshops including jewellery, handicraft and cartoon workshops. In hot weather, there are water play areas for children in the courtyard. We fire up the barbecue daily.

Please, note: Kivenlahti residents’ park is closed on 9 June due to the staff evaluation and development day. The Midsummer Festival at Kivenlahti residents’ park will be held on 22 June.

Address: Merivirta 12 A,02320 Espoo

Find out more about the summer programme in Kivenlahti residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

Tapiola residents’ park offers versatile activities for people of all ages in the summer. We organise guided activities daily: art workshops, singing games, exercise sessions, story time etc. There's also barbecuing! A more detailed summer season programme will be published on the park website, on the park window and in IG after 13 June.

Address: Louhenkuja 4,02130 Espoo

Find out more about the summer programme in Tapiola residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

The happy summer of Olari residents' park includes story time, recycling week for children's clothes and toys (more information on the park's website closer to the event), park gymnastics, guided painting and a reading corner. Senioripaku (van for seniors) and the bookbus also visit the residents' park.

We fire up the barbecue on Fridays. Please, note: Olari residents’ park is closed on 9 June due to the staff evaluation and development day. We celebrate Midsummer in the park on 22 June with nice things to do.

Address: Meteorinkatu 7,02210 Espoo

Find out more about the summer programme in Olari residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

Viherkallio residents' park welcomes you to enjoy the summer in the park! We’ll have good times and guided summer activities on different themes. In the park, you’ll get to work on crafts such as handicrafts and painting. We’ll also be dancing and singing. Let the swing and the rhythm take you!  

On Fridays, we fire up the barbecue in the morning if customers wish that. We’ll organise a Midsummer party for park guests on 22 June.

In the evenings and on weekends outside the park's opening hours, you can also head for the varying theme paths and task tracks in the yard on your own.

Address: Kievarinpolku 8, 02710 Espoo

Find out more about the summer programme in Viherkallio residents’ park here. (in Finnish)