Trumpetti Playground

The renovated Trumpetti Playground opened to children in June 2023, and the Pieni Helsinki team tested it out right away!

Located in Kannelmäki, the Trumpetti Playground's outdoor area still gleams with newness during our visit. The renovation work appears to be partly incomplete, judging by the tilt of at least one swing and possibly a carousel, but fortunately the rest of the playground looks great, and the warm summer evening has already attracted many children to this versatile playground. Despite its name, the Trumpetti Playground has not been built around a musical instrument theme, but rather features farm animals. Traces of the animals at the playground gates lead to wooden horses, pigs, cows, and sheep to climb on, swing from, slide down, and zoom along a thrilling cable slide. The Trumpetti Playground play area is fenced, and there is no separate area for younger children.

The Trumpetti Playground renovation has been built using wooden Lappset equipment familiar from previously renovated playgrounds, mainly in brown tones, with colorful asphalt paintings enlivening the space. The playground features, among other things, three different slides, climbing and exercise equipment for all ages, various swings, a sandbox and other play equipment, as well as the aforementioned wooden animal figures that children can sit on. In a corner of the playground there is also a small, separately fenced multi-purpose field for soccer and basketball games. Outside the play area and fence there are also two cable slides, a small skate and scooter park, and volleyball and sand court fields (these were not renovated as part of the renovation).

Trumpetti Playground offers supervised activities on weekdays from 9am-4pm, during which playground equipment and toilet facilities are available. At other times, and from July 3-August 9, 2023, the Trumpetti indoor facilities are closed, but the outdoor area is open for free play.

The Pieni Helsinki team appreciates the animal-themed playground built around animals and finished with fun details. Overall, the playground is nice, but doesn't offer much beyond the theme compared to the considerably more interesting and diverse playgrounds that have opened in Helsinki in recent years. Plus points for considering children of different ages and the peaceful location in the middle of the park.
Although the old and beautiful trees in the park cast some shade on Trumpetti Playground, there was room and need for shaded areas or shelter solutions in this playground as well.

Trumpetti Playground is located in Kannelmäki at Trumpettikuja 5.