Old park , good view to open sea and Suomenlinna fortress island. Good place for picnics - or whatever legal. Beware semi-wild barnacle geese ! they are eating the grass - and leave their "marks". Free - no gates of fences around the rather large area. More

If you have time and are looking for a pretty park with excellent vistas of Helsinki and the surrounding water, then take the time to visit Kaivopuisto, perhaps as a break in the day or for lunch. It's a short walk along the water from Market Square but feels worlds' away. We chose to walk along the water for much... More

The park is very popular with locals, though there were quite a few tourists passing by. The landscape is awesome once you get up on the hill on the right. More

Beautiful place to walk by the seaside. Maybe 3 nice cafes and bars by the coastline, also the best Ice Cream -stand in town, next to restaurant Carusell. On Saturday and Friday nights the park itself, off the coastline, has thousands of schoolkids boozing and raving there. You probably don't want to go there. But as said, by the beach... More

Always enjoyable - cancelled only if the weather is VERY bad! Lovely views to teh sea, if place chosen correctly. Also in the viscinity of numerous embassies More

A massive acres of beach with walking parts where people can walk through the side of the beach and enjoy fresh gush and salty winds from the river. Very romantic for picnic, tourists. Huge festivals normally take place in this park/beach especially the Finnish Vappu, mid-summer party. Tents and small camping are allowed for the day. A lot of attraction... More

Nice place to walk around and enjoy the maritime dimension of Helsinki. Sledding in winter, jogging in summer with a nightclub in the middle. More

As a park this has the best location in Finland surrounded by all major major embassy buildings here and just a few hundreds yards to the sea. Please, spin off the park and enjoy. More

beautiful, full of life, all ages. Enjoy a picnic in the grass More