Central Park (Helsinki)

*Maunulan maja*, in the middle part of the park, has a café and a sauna.

Central Park (Finnish: Helsingin keskuspuisto, Swedish: Helsingfors centralpark) is a park in Helsinki, Finland.^[1] It has an area of 10 square kilometres (4 sq mi). The park stretches 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Töölönlahti Bay in the south to the border of Helsinki and Vantaa in the north.^[1]

The park is not a gardened one but instead consists mostly of lightly managed woodland crisscrossed by gravel paths.

The Paloheinä forest, a northern extension of the park, is Helsinki's main center for outdoor activities.^[2]

History

Architect Bertel Jung first proposed the idea of a central park in Helsinki in 1911.^[3] However, the initial proposal only covered what is now the southernmost part of the park, along with areas that are currently not part of Central Park, such as those in Kaisaniemi.^[3]

A master plan for Central Park was ratified in 1978. A general plan for Helsinki, from 2002, kept it in force.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "City of Helsinki – Central Park – Introduction". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
^ Wikimap of Paloheinä recreation area
^ ^a ^b ^c "City of Helsinki – Central Park – Planning". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2007-11-28.

External links

Media related to Central Park, Helsinki at Wikimedia Commons
City of Helsinki official pages on Central Park Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

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Helsinki Cityscape

Buildings

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Monuments
and memorials

Parks
and gardens

Islands

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Hotels

Museums

Art museums	Finnish National Gallery Ateneum Kiasma Sinebrychoff Art Museum Amos Rex Cygnaeus Gallery Didrichsen Art Museum Helsinki Art Museum Kirpilä Art Collection Kunsthalle Helsinki
Other museums	Design Museum Finnish Museum of Natural History Helsinki City Museum Helsinki University Museum Hotel and Restaurant Museum Mannerheim Museum Military Museum of Finland Museum of Finnish Architecture Museum of Technology National Museum of Finland Natural History Museum of Helsinki Seurasaari Tamminiemi

Performing arts

Theatres	Alexander Theatre Finnish National Opera Finnish National Theatre Helsinki City Theatre Swedish Theatre
Music venues	Helsinki Music Centre Finlandia Hall Kaivohuone Kulttuuritalo Tavastia Club

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Events	Christmas Market City Marathon Helsinki Cup Helsinki Festival Helsinki Pride Samba Carnaval

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