{"id":3056,"date":"2020-12-30T10:52:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T08:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helsinginpuistot.fi\/hp\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:52:03","slug":"kiillepuisto-ja-vuolukivenpuisto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vihreatsylit.fi\/en\/kiillepuisto-ja-vuolukivenpuisto\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiillepuisto Mica Park<\/em> and Vuolu­kiven­puisto Soapstone Park<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Both the developed and undeveloped green areas in Pihlajam\u00e4ki, including the wide open spaces between the buildings, are linked together, creating excellent outdoor recreational opportunities for residents. The Kiillepuisto and Vuolukivenpuisto parks form one large green area. Built in the mid-1960s, Kiillepuisto is a predominantly natural area characterised by bare rocks and pine trees. A kindergarten is located nearby, so the park is intended in part for use by children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2005 the company Molino Oy designed the renovation of the park in the spirit of the 1960s. A sunny lawn was created around the hexagonal paddling pool in the middle of the park. Unfortunately, since the playground is not yet a supervised play park, the paddling pool has been kept empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Built in the mid-1960s, Kiillepuisto is a predominantly natural area characterised by bare rocks and pine trees Roy Koto<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The popular Pihlajam\u00e4ki Goes Blues festival is held each year in Kiillepuisto P\u00e4ivi Seikkula<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kiillepuisto is once again very pleasant with the feel of being among the pine trees. It serves as a living room for local residents P\u00e4ivi Seikkula<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From Kiillepuisto one can see the Sato high-rise buildings, which have become a landmark in Pihlajam\u00e4ki Roy Koto<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The area around the paddling pool and the natural rocks were integrated with concrete paving and wooden terraces that were built between the pine trees on the rocks. The playground equipment was renewed and the overgrown bushes cleared. As a result, you can now see all the way to the Sato high-rise buildings that are a landmark in Pihlajam\u00e4ki. The park is once again very pleasant with the feel of being among the pine trees. It serves as a living room for local residents, and it also hosts the free-of-charge\u00a0Pihlajam\u00e4ki Goes Blues\u00a0festival each summer. This laid-back event attracts around 3000 blues fans to the parks each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vuolukivenpuisto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kiillepuisto is connected to the adjacent Vuolukivenpuisto, which is also known as Sorsapuisto (\u201cDuck Park\u201d) thanks to its attractive duck pond. Impressive rocks covered with pine trees rise up behind the natural pond, which was once known as Mustasuo (\u201cBlack Bog\u201d) and used as a drinking hole for Russian horses when Pihlajam\u00e4ki (then known as Aarnikanm\u00e4ki) was fortified in 1918. Many Ice Age boulders originating from the Viipuri region can be found in Vuolukivenpuisto and other parts of Pihlajam\u00e4ki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attractive duck pond in \u201cSoapstone Park\u201d Olli Turunen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cSoapstone Park\u201d park area consists mainly of trees Olli Turunen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The park area consists mainly of trees and is therefore maintained as a forest. However, there are park benches and picnic tables along the lighted paths. New park furniture has been introduced in Vuolukivenpuisto especially for hikers and visitors who like to sit and watch the ducks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pihlajam\u00e4ki has an active residents\u2019 association, and the local Park Pals<\/a> help keep the green areas tidy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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