Kaisaniemi Park
Encyclopedia
Kaisaniemi park is a popular park, in the center of Helsinki
, in the region of Kluuvi
.
Part of the park was given to the University of Helsinki
in 1829, for gardening. The oldest greenhouse was opened in 1889.
In the park, is the oldest public memorial in Helsinki, called Freemanson's Grave, there's also a soccer pitch, basketball
and tennis
court.
It is a place of several events, including concerts, the World Village event and The Tuska Open Air metal festival.
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Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, in the region of Kluuvi
Kluuvi
Kluuvi is the commercial centre of Helsinki, Finland, and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, the Helsinki main post office, the Stockmann and Sokos department stores, the Kluuvi shopping centre and the main offices of Finnish banks are...
.
Part of the park was given to the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
in 1829, for gardening. The oldest greenhouse was opened in 1889.
In the park, is the oldest public memorial in Helsinki, called Freemanson's Grave, there's also a soccer pitch, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
court.
It is a place of several events, including concerts, the World Village event and The Tuska Open Air metal festival.
External links
- virtualhelsinki.fi, Historical tour in Kaisaniemi park
- Kaisaniemi WebCam
- Helsingin Sanomien korttelisarja
- Kotuksen kaupunkinimistön historia