Kaivopuisto, Helsinki

Kaivopuisto, Helsinki (Finland)

Kaivopuisto nicknamed Kaivari in Finnish or Brunsan in Swedish is one of the oldest and best-known parks in central Helsinki Finland and also a neighborhood 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 have picnics or hold sports. The largest hill in the park is a favored slope for tobogganing during the winter.