Kaivopuisto

Kaivopuisto (Swedish: Brunnsparken), or in spoken language, Kaivari, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located.

Kaivopuisto offers several hectares of parks, both on flat ground, and on cliffs. The park also includes traces of stone fortifications built in the 18th century. Every summer, thousands of Helsinkians come to Kaivopuisto to sunbathe, to have picnics, or to hold sport. The largest hill in the park is a favoured slope for tobogganing during the winter.

Kaivopuisto also includes Kaivohuone, a famous restaurant and nightclub dating from the 1830s, and the Ursa Observatory.

The height of Kaivopuisto's popularity is on Vappu day (1 May), immediately after the preceding Walpurgis Night celebrations in the city centre. On Vappu, Kaivopuisto is packed with tens of thousands of Helsinkians, who come to have a picnic with their friends and families. Fanciful costumes, loud music, and excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages is the routine for a Vappu picnic. It is customary for all attendants who have graduated from the Finnish matriculation exam to wear their student caps at the picnic. A yellowed student cap is taken as a sign of prestige.

Since the mid-1970s, it has been common to hold a few concerts in the park during the summer, with classical music, but more often pop and rock music, and usually featuring Finnish artists.

To the south, Kaivopuisto borders the Gulf of Finland. To the north is a residential area containing the official private residences of several ambassadors of foreign countries to Finland, including USA, Estonia, Spain, France, The Netherlands and United Kingdom.

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Y Kim
27 October 2015
Simply the place in Helsinki. Visit here and enjoy the beautiful sunset. Cafe Ursla in this park is also a nice place to sit and chill with a hot drink and pastries.
Piia-Noora Kauppi
25 May 2011
Near the Café Ursula ice cream kiosk, you can find a lonely bench made out of concrete. Absolutely fabulous place to dream about something!
Julia Sergio
18 November 2014
Such a great place to take long walks and enjoy gorgeous views of sea!
Carl Griffin
3 December 2015
Spend hours strolling around and people watching.
Pavel Ivanov
21 July 2013
Вечером после 22 увидел в парке рядом с тратуаром зайца, а затем ежика! / Saw a rabbit and a hedgehog right in the park (after 10 pm, summer)
Ryan Gosling
27 April 2019
Вечерком зимним особенно кайфово пройтись, посмотреть на скульптуры среди сияющего снега... Незабываемая атмосфера!
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