Pienten Helsinki
What child-friendly activities can you find in Helsinki? Where to go with kids on the weekend? What to do on a rainy day?
Pienten Helsinki's weekly "Where to go this week" series returns after a break that started during the corona spring and looks for activity tips and child-friendly events in Helsinki and surrounding areas. The website targets families with children under ten years old.
Take a cultural excursion and read the Pienten Helsinki and City of Helsinki cultural centers collaboration article Children's culture around the city!
NOTE! Always check the latest information from the organizer's website,
as sudden cancellations are possible.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020
Things happening at libraries
Helmet libraries are open, but live events are not yet being held. Information about upcoming online events for children can be found on Helmet's event page.
Have you already visited the new Herttoniemi library?
Ode to Nature exhibition in the Central Library Oodi's Brygga space, June 1 - September 31, 2020 (at least).
Things happening at playgrounds
From Monday to Wednesday, August 10-12, 2020, activities are held in playgrounds that have been open during the summer, from 9 am to 4 pm and visitors have access to restroom facilities and fixed outdoor play equipment. Playground meals ended for summer 2020.
The autumn season for playgrounds and family centers begins on Thursday, August 13, 2020, when all playgrounds (with the exception of playground Loru, which opens on August 17, 2020) and family centers are open again normally. More detailed information about organizing activities for the autumn season will be provided in week 33.
Events and activity tips
Registration for Helsinki Worker's Institute courses (including nice music classes for little ones) begins in stages on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 10 am.
Albert's living room is an open meeting place for families with children and seniors in Kamppi. Albert's living room is open again with special circumstances in mind and the door is open on Mondays from 9:30 am to 3 pm.
Seven Dog Brothers exhibition at the Newspaper Museum June 1 - December 31, 2020. Free admission, also open on Mondays.
Going to the museum with children? You can find tips for museum summer 2020 here.
Espoo: Children's Urban Dances at Aurora on Monday at 5:30 pm. Free admission.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020
Things happening at libraries
Helmet libraries are open, but live events are not yet being held. Information about upcoming online events for children can be found on Helmet's event page.
Ode to Nature exhibition in the Central Library Oodi's Brygga space, June 1 - September 31, 2020 (at least).
Things happening at playgrounds
From Monday to Wednesday, August 10-12, 2020, activities are held in playgrounds that have been open during the summer, from 9 am to 4 pm and visitors have access to restroom facilities and fixed outdoor play equipment. Playground meals ended for summer 2020.
The autumn season for playgrounds and family centers begins on Thursday, August 13, 2020, when all playgrounds (with the exception of playground Loru, which opens on August 17, 2020) and family centers are open again normally. More detailed information about organizing activities for the autumn season will be provided in week 33.
Events and activity tips
For babies! Registration for the Opera's wonderful Baby art sessions begins on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 9 am.
Registration for Helsinki Worker's Institute courses (including nice music classes for little ones) begins in stages on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 10 am.
Gardening work party at Annantalo courtyard on Tuesday from 10 am to 2 pm. Free admission.
Heat hats workshop at Annantalo courtyard on Tuesday at 11 am. Free admission.
The last children's summer theater performance of the season, "Kultavuori" at the City of Helsinki's Winter Garden courtyard on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 11 am and 1 pm. Bring your own blankets, possible rain clothes and snacks. Free admission.
Kindergarten museum is open on Tuesdays from 12 pm to 7 pm. Small entrance fee.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020
Things happening at libraries
Helmet libraries are open, but live events are not yet being held. Information about upcoming online events for children can be found on Helmet's event page.
Ode to Nature exhibition in the Central Library Oodi's Brygga space, June 1 - September 31, 2020 (at least).
Things happening at playgrounds
From Monday to Wednesday, August 10-12, 2020, activities are held in playgrounds that have been open during the summer, from 9 am to 4 pm and visitors have access to restroom facilities and fixed outdoor play equipment. Playground meals ended for summer 2020.
The autumn season for playgrounds and family centers begins on Thursday, August 13, 2020, when all playgrounds (with the exception of playground Loru, which opens on August 17, 2020) and family centers are open again normally. More detailed information about organizing activities for the autumn season will be provided in week 33.
Events and activity tips
Albert's living room is an open meeting place for families with children and seniors in Kamppi. Albert's living room is open again with special circumstances in mind and the door is open on Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 3 pm.
Delicious harvest workshop at Annantalo courtyard on Wednesday at 11 am. Free admission.
Kindergarten museum is open on Wednesdays from 12 pm to 7 pm. Small entrance fee.
Dads' After Work with kids - Fathers and children park meeting at playground Iso-Antti on Wednesdays from 5 pm to 7 pm.
From Pienten Helsinki's Animals in the city article you can find the best tips on where sheep, chickens, cows and other farm animals live in Helsinki and neighboring cities.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
The autumn school term begins in Finnish-language Helsinki city schools.
Things happening at libraries
Helmet libraries are open, but live events are not yet being held. Information about upcoming online events for children can be found on Helmet's event page.
Ode to Nature exhibition in the Central Library Oodi's Brygga space, June 1 - September 31, 2020 (at least).
Things happening at playgrounds
The autumn season for playgrounds and family centers begins on Thursday, August 13, 2020, when all playgrounds (with the exception of playground Loru, which opens on August 17, 2020) and family centers are open again normally. More detailed information about organizing activities for the autumn season will be provided in week 33.
Playground meals ended for summer 2020.
Events and activity tips
Albert's living room is an open meeting place for families with children and seniors in Kamppi. Albert's living room is open again with special circumstances in mind and the door is open on Thursdays from 9:30 am to 3 pm.
Summer Music Playschool - music class in English at Annantalo's A stage on Thursday at 10:30 am. Free admission, but advance registration required.
Water creatures workshop at Annantalo courtyard on Thursday at 11 am. Free admission.
Arts Thursdays: Tuija Rantalainen and Watchdog Veikko perform at Annantalo's courtyard A stage on Thursday at 6 pm. Free admission, but advance registration required.
Seven Dog Brothers exhibition at the Newspaper Museum June 1 - December 31, 2020. Free admission, also open on Mondays.
Registration for Helsinki city sports courses begins on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020
Things happening at libraries
Helmet libraries are open, but live events are not yet being held. Information about upcoming online events for children can be found on Helmet's event page.
Ode to Nature exhibition in the Central Library Oodi's Brygga space, June 1 - September 31, 2020 (at least).
Things happening at playgrounds
The autumn season for playgrounds and family centers begins on Thursday, August 13, 2020, when all playgrounds (with the exception of playground Loru, which opens on August 17, 2020) and family centers are open again normally. More detailed information about organizing activities for the autumn season will be provided in week 33.
Playground meals ended for summer 2020.
Events and activity tips
Albert's living room is an open meeting place for families with children and seniors in Kamppi. Albert's living room is open again with special circumstances in mind and the door is open on Fridays from 9:30 am to 3 pm.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020
Things happening at libraries
Helmet libraries are open, but live events are not yet being held. Information about upcoming online events for children can be found on Helmet's event page.
Ode to Nature exhibition in the Central Library Oodi's Brygga space, June 1 - September 31, 2020 (at least).
Events and activity tips
Espoo: Saturday workshop: The Great Ipana Studio workshop at Children's Culture Center Aurora on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. Free admission.
Espoo: Round as Pom Pom Pom - a tactile fairytale land for babies and toddlers at Children's Culture Center Aurora, August 15 - October 23, 2020. Open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm. Free admission.
Going to the museum with children? You can find tips for museum summer 2020 here.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020
Events and activity tips
Espoo: Villa Elfvik's fairy school in the Elfvik landscape on Sunday at 10:30 am. A hands-on nature walk for the whole family where the pace is set by the children.
NOTE! Advance registration closes on August 13, 2020.
Seven Dog Brothers exhibition at the Newspaper Museum June 1 - December 31, 2020. Free admission, also open on Mondays.
Sunday is playground day! The great playground story tells you where to find Helsinki's best playgrounds.
Ode to Nature exhibition in the Central Library Oodi's Brygga space, June 1 - September 31, 2020 (at least).
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