Enjoy a fun-filled summer at residents’ parks

Outdoor activities, spending time together and new experiences are the highlights of the summer, and you can enjoy all of them in our residents’ parks. Our parks offer fun activities for children of all ages and their families.

All of Espoo’s 16 residents’ parks will be open until Midsummer. Some of the parks will be open until the end of June.

The Hiirisuo, Latokaski, Matinkylä, Perkkaa, Suvela, Tapiola and Viherkallio residents’ parks will be open all summer. Starting from August, all parks will be open again as usual.

This summer, our parks offer a range of activities from crafts and music to art workshops and obstacle courses. The programme also includes water games, hobbyhorse competitions, senior exercise sessions, toy and clothes swaps, and theatre performances. The parks’ boardgames and outdoor games and toys will be available for visitors to use.

We have not forgotten families with babies either, as many of our parks will continue to organise their popular baby dates throughout the summer.

Our parks will host a variety of events during the summer. The midsummer celebration is the highlight of the summer in many parks. The Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora’s summer tour will again visit our parks, bringing joy to children and adults alike. This year’s tour includes circus activities. You can find the summer tour details, dates and stops here.

Picnics and barbecues are some of the most popular activities in our parks. Park grills will be fired up on certain days, weather permitting. Check the exact dates on your park’s webpage. Bring your own food (no raw meat), dishes and cutlery with you.

We hope that our parks’ diverse activities delight all visitors. In the summertime, activities will mainly take place outdoors, but the indoor facilities are also available if you need to use the toilet or heat your food, for example.

Our residents’ parks are open to people of all ages. During the summer, the parks are open Monday–Friday 8:00–16:00. You can also play in the yard areas outside these hours.

The summer programme varies from park to park. Check out each park’s programme on its webpage. The parks also share information about their summer activities on social media. You can find a list of all residents’ parks and links to their webpages here.

Park staff help visitors whenever necessary. However, please remember that young children must be accompanied by an adult. Schoolchildren can visit the parks on their own with their guardians’ permission, but guardians are always responsible for their children.

The hours fly by when you are playing and having fun in the park. Remember to wear a hat and sunscreen and bring a bottle of water with you – and of course a positive attitude. Come and enjoy the summer in our residents’ parks!

In the Hiirisuo residents’ park, June kicks off with animal week. The programme includes animal-related games and crafts and hobbyhorsing. Later this summer, you can enjoy art sessions and story times and make crafts using natural materials. Week 30 in July will be all about ice cream. The park’s grill will be fired up on Fridays. The Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora’s summer tour will visit the park on 14 June.

Address: Pohjoisentie 1, 02970 Espoo

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

The summer programme of the Latokaski residents’ park includes soap bubbles, crafts sessions using fuse beads, a hobbyhorse course and picture orienteering. You also get to draw on the asphalt with chalks. On a warm day, young children can cool off in the wading pool. Don’t forget to bring a swimsuit and a towel. A grill is available on request.

Address: Lehtikaskentie 7, 02340 Espoo

Read more about the summer programme in Latokaski residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

The Matinkylä residents’ park offers a lot of fun activities this summer, such as sing-alongs, story times, theatre, arts and crafts, and outdoor games. The park’s daily activities include water games (weather permitting) and painting. The grill will be fired up on Fridays from 11:00 to 12:00. The Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora’s summer tour will visit the park on 17 June. Popular toy and clothes swap weeks will be held from 24 June to 31 July 2024.

Address: Matinraitti 12, 02230 Espoo

Read more about the summer programme in Matinkylä residents’ park here. (in Finnish)

In the Perkkaa residents’ park, this summer’s theme is various means of transport. In June, the focus will be on bicycles, heavy machinery, horses, cars and mopeds. July’s topics include mopeds, airplanes, vehicles running on rails, buses and ships. The park staff will plan activities related to each topic, such as arts and crafts, music and story times. The grill will be fired up on Fridays at 10:45.

Address: Majurinpolku 3, 02600 Espoo

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

During the summer, you can enjoy music, art, nature days, sports and, of course, play in the Suvela residents’ park. Water games will be organised on warm days. Activities will be organised for families with under 7-year-old children in the morning and for schoolchildren in the afternoon. The charcoal grill will be fired up on Thursdays from 11:00 to 11:30. The Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora’s summer tour will visit the park on 10 June, and Theatre Rollo will perform ‘Umpimähkän valtakunta’ on 17 June.

Address: Kirstintie 24, 02760 Espoo

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

The Tapiola residents’ park offers a wide range of summer activities, such as water games, music sessions, stories and theatre, art workshops, picture orienteering and obstacle courses. You can use the park’s grill on Fridays from 10:30 to 12:00.

Address: Louhenkuja 4,02130 Espoo

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

In the Viherkallio residents’ park, you can enjoy fun guided sessions and summer activities. The guided sessions start at 10:00 every day. The activities include arts and crafts and painting, for example. This summer’s theme is music, so the programme also includes singing and dancing. Fun water games will be organised on warm days. Based on visitors’ requests, a small electric grill will be fired up on Friday mornings. Staff will organise a number adventure on Friday 14 June and 19 July and a trophy hunt on Monday 17 June and 15 July. There will also be varying theme paths and activity courses, also outside of the park’s opening hours.

Address: Kievarinpolku 8, 02710 Espoo

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