Pienten Helsinki
Helsinki Day 2018 with Little Ones
Updated 12.6.2018Helsinki Day and Helsinki’s 468th birthday celebration will be held again on Tuesday, 12.6.2018 all around the city. During the day, various events will be organized throughout the city, and there’s plenty for children to do as well.
Pienten Helsinki has gathered event tips and highlights suitable for preschool-aged children and families with little ones for Helsinki Day. Pienten Helsinki has been involved in planning, for example, the Helsinki City Museum’s Helsinki Day program and hoped for calm activities for little ones. We borrowed Kari Delcos’ “Playing with Tiles” artwork from Espoo’s EMMA for the hallway on the 4th floor of the city museum, so we hope both little ones and adults will get excited about playing and building with colorful tiles and exploring the city museum’s other Helsinki Day activities.
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At the Helsinki City Museum, you can play and build with Kari Delcos’ Playing with Tiles artwork on Helsinki Day.[/caption]
The full Helsinki Day program can be found at www.helsinkipaiva.fi. On the site, you can browse the day’s activity tips by children’s events as well as by neighborhood, for example.
Helsinki Day highlights with little ones on Tuesday 12.6.2018:
Classics
Helsinki Day Opening and Traditional Morning Coffee in Esplanade Park 9-11 am. Coffee and rhubarb pie as well as the official Helsinki Day opening, you can even dance along to Children's Own Radio DJ.Helsinki City Museum’s Helsinki Day starts at 9 am, so it’s worth heading boldly to the museum with children. For little ones, for example, building with the “Playing with Tiles” artwork (suitable for toddlers too!), in the Falkman wing workshop space you can make finger and paper puppets, and in the story marathon you’ll hear tales for Zacharias Topelius’s 200th birthday celebration. Children’s City is also open.
Helsinki Day at Helsinki City Hall 9.30 am-7 pm. HDW Children’s Design Week workshop, quick makeovers and makeup, royal-style waving from the balcony, and much more.
Cheerful Good Deed Day at Linnanmäki 11 am-4 pm.
Dinner Under Helsinki’s Sky on Pohjoisesplanadi 7 pm-10 pm. All seats are booked, but for the atmosphere it’s worth stopping by and enjoying snacks on the park lawn. An event you simply must experience!
Things to Do and Activities
Fire Department's Helsinki Day: On Helsinki Day, all of Helsinki's fire department rescue stations are open to the public 10 am-6 pm. The Fire Museum located at Erottaja rescue station also offers the chance to learn about the capital's history from the perspective of rescue services and first aid, and to admire the city from the rescue station tower 42 meters above ground.MLL Ruoholahti-Jätkäsaari Helsinki Day Summer Event at Ruoholahti Playground 10 am-1 pm. Lots of fun activities for children of all ages and families.
Robot Gathering Runs at Päivälehti Museum’s Pelle Peloton Exhibition 10 am-4 pm.
Theater Orienteering and Theatre Museum Open Doors 11 am-6 pm. In celebration, the museum has free admission and activities for all ages.
Suvilahti DIY Day, skateboarding lessons with loaner equipment starting at 3 pm.
Museum Courtyard Urban Garden in Bloom 3 pm-6 pm at the shared courtyard of Architecture Museum and Design Museum. Children of all ages can plant urban garden plants and get their hands dirty.
Music and Dance
Children's Yard Disco at Riku's Summer Patio 1 pm-5 pm. Rikhard Street Library's inner courtyard transforms into a children's yard disco.Children’s Espa 1 pm-8 pm at Esplanade Stage. Esplanade Stage’s Helsinki Day is this year for children and the young at heart.
Animals and Nature
Herttoniemi Manor Helsinki Day – Country in the City! At Herttoniemi Manor area 9 am-2 pm. Go pet the animals, ride a pony, and wonder about all the things you can experience in the countryside!Welcome by Metro to Korkeasaari starting at 9:30 am. Guides dressed in REDI hoodies will be waiting at the metro station to welcome visitors heading to Korkeasaari. They will guide you along the easiest walking route, and you can also get free admission tickets to the zoo from the guides (for the first 1000).
Children Free to SEA LIFE on Helsinki Day 10 am-8 pm.
Traveling Farm Animals Visit Laajasalo, at Palvelukeskus Rudolf’s courtyard 1 pm-4 pm.
Kospi Day at Vanhankaupunki Backwater 3 pm-7 pm. Go fishing on celebration day!
Moving Around
Free Swimming on Helsinki Day at Itäkeskus and Pirkkola swimming halls as well as Kumpula and Uimastadion outdoor pools 7 am-8 pm.Kospi Day at Vanhankaupunki Backwater 3 pm-7 pm. Go fishing on celebration day!
Outside the City Center
Clues for the History's First Park Hides will be published on the morning of Helsinki Day at 8 am. But what exactly is a Park Hide?Herttoniemi Manor Helsinki Day – Country in the City! At Herttoniemi Manor area 9 am-2 pm. Go pet the animals, ride a pony, and wonder about all the things you can experience in the countryside!
Fire Department’s Helsinki Day: On Helsinki Day, all of Helsinki’s fire department rescue stations are open to the public 10 am-6 pm.
Love Signs - Community Artwork, which artist Annika Niskanen creates at Herttoniemenranta breakwater with neighborhood children starting at noon.
Traveling Farm Animals Visit Laajasalo, at Palvelukeskus Rudolf’s courtyard 1 pm-4 pm.
Helsinki Day at Rastila 2 pm-6 pm. A forest adventure for the whole family encourages exploring local nature and animals, and adventure-themed tasks along the way challenge participants to cooperate.
Kustaankartano Festival and programs for children 2 pm-7 pm. The program includes Tykkimäki Farm Animals, Ruffle Army’s giant bubble shows, and glitter tattoos.
Malmitalo Helsinki Day 3 pm-6 pm. Programs and activities for all ages.
Helsinki Day at Haaga Square 4 pm-8 pm. The program includes face painting for children 6 pm-7 pm as well as bubble blowing and street chalk art.
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Ruffle Army’s giant bubble shows will be seen at Kustaankartano Festival.[/caption]
Helsinki Day Fun Activities You Can Join in the Afternoon and Evening with Children
Dinner Under Helsinki's Sky on Pohjoisesplanadi 7 pm-10 pm. All seats are booked, but for the atmosphere it's worth stopping by and enjoying snacks on the park lawn. An event you simply must experience!Helsinki City Museum’s Helsinki Day starts at 9 am, so it’s worth heading boldly to the museum with children. For little ones, for example, building with the “Playing with Tiles” artwork (suitable for toddlers too!), in the Falkman wing workshop space you can make finger and paper puppets, and in the story marathon you’ll hear tales for Zacharias Topelius’s 200th birthday celebration. Children’s City is also open.
Helsinki Day at Helsinki City Hall 9.30 am-7 pm. HDW Children’s Design Week workshop, quick makeovers and makeup, royal-style waving from the balcony, and much more.
Clues for the History’s First Park Hides will be published on the morning of Helsinki Day at 8 am. But what exactly is a Park Hide?
Fire Department’s Helsinki Day: On Helsinki Day, all of Helsinki’s fire department rescue stations are open to the public 10 am-6 pm. The Fire Museum located at Erottaja rescue station also offers the chance to learn about the capital’s history from the perspective of rescue services and first aid, and to admire the city from the rescue station tower 42 meters above ground.
Theater Orienteering and Theatre Museum Open Doors 11 am-6 pm. In celebration, the museum has free admission and activities for all ages.
Suvilahti DIY Day, skateboarding lessons with loaner equipment starting at 3 pm.
Museum Courtyard Urban Garden in Bloom 3 pm-6 pm at the shared courtyard of Architecture Museum and Design Museum. Children of all ages can plant urban garden plants and get their hands dirty.
Kospi Day at Vanhankaupunki Backwater 3 pm-7 pm. Go fishing on celebration day!
Children’s Espa 1 pm-8 pm at Esplanade Stage. Esplanade Stage’s Helsinki Day is this year for children and the young at heart.
Children Free to SEA LIFE on Helsinki Day 10 am-8 pm.
Free Swimming on Helsinki Day at Itäkeskus and Pirkkola swimming halls as well as Kumpula and Uimastadion outdoor pools 7 am-8 pm.
