Events and activities for kids in Finland: a list of things to do and see with children in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Lapland, and all over
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Träskända Manor (Träskändan kartano) is a historic estate located in Espoo, Finland. The manor is surrounded by an English-style landscape park, which connects to a nature reserve extending along the Glimsinjoki River.
The Theater Museum in Helsinki offers visitors to see, touch and try on stage costumes, decorations, and props. Visitors can also turn into actors themselves, or into the light engineers, operators, or directors. Interactive exhibits are specifically marked to be touched.
The Uunisaari sea island in Helsinki is open to visitors year-round, offering seasonal access options. During summer, ferries and private boats provide transport to the island, while in winter, a temporary footbridge connects it to Ehrenströmintie.
Cafe Amore in Oulunkylä serves coffees, tees, and other hot and cold beverages, and home-made deserts and sandwiches. The cafe offers indoor and outdoor seating (weather permitting) and has a special play corner for kids.
The Pirttimäki area is located within walking distance from the Espoo Car Museum, Oittaa and Luukki outdoor areas. In the summer Pirttimäki offers hiking and swimming opportunities, and in the winter the area is designated for cross-country skiing.
https://pirttimakikahvila.fi/
Serena Ski, a compact and family-friendly ski resort in Northern Espoo, features five illuminated slopes. The slopes range from 300 to 450 meters in length, with an altitude drop of 60 meters. Serena Ski has four T-bar lifts, a smaller platter or button lift, a rope tow and a magic carpet lift in the beginner/kids areas.
Six tame reindeer live at Nuuksio Reindeer Park, where visitors can hand-feed them moss and hear stories about them. The entrance fee during regular opening hours (Sat-Sun) includes lichen to feed the reindeer, campfire coffee (tea or juice), and cinnamon buns enjoyed in the cozy Lappish hut by the fire.
Places to Go
The Megazone Laser Tag Arena is located at the Tullintori Shopping Center in Tampere. The arena holds open tournaments, team games and kids parties. Team games can be booked online and anyone can join the open games, which are held according to a schedule.
Megazone in Helsinki is an active and futuristic game that is suitable for all ages. Laser tag is played in a dimly lit, fog-filled, multi-level arena where players are provided with high tech vests and harmless laser guns. Players have to score points by deactivating other players’ vests and capturing their bases.
The Helsinki City Museum is situated at the cultural centre Korjaamo.
The Rollohalli indoor freestyle activity hall was opened in 2014, in the same building as HopLop Rovaniemi. The park was rebuilt in 2017 and has a cafe with food and snacks, offers free parking and free WiFi. Visitors can enjoy trampolines, foampits, airtracks, parkour, tricking, a Big Air ramp, climbing and bag jump.
The Spa Hotel, spa center, bowling and ice skating rink at Peurunka is located in Laukaa, Central Finland (117 km from Mikkeli, 165 km from Tampere). Guests can stay in a hotel, cottages, townhouses, or apartments. The complex offers the following activities:
The Museum of History and Contemporary Art in Turku invites visitor to explore the medieval history of Finland and archaeological evidences as well as works by modern Finnish artists.
SuperCorner Mikkeli is an entertainment centre for the whole family, one of the Finnish SuperParks. It offers dynamic activities and games for kids and grown ups all the year round.
The SuperPark in Oulu is an indoor activity park with entertainment for children of various ages. Guests of all ages can enjoy a number of adventuous activities, such as slides, pedal cars, jumping, climbing, visit the Game Arena for traditional ball games, or the digital gaming and the Freestyle Hall for extreme sports.
Visitors of the HopLop adventure park in Rovaniemi can try themselves in climbing, bouncing and different sports games. There is a cafe in the park, where traditional and dietary dishes are served for kids and adults. Those who want to hold a birthday party in the park can book it online.
The Semaforo Railway Layout Museum (Kouvolan Pienoisrautatiemuseo) in Kouvola strives to collect, preserve, research and interpret the traditions and technologies of Model railways, and the History of Kouvola. The Onkapannu cafe is open at the museum.
The SEA LIFE Helsinki is located in the Linnanmaki Amusement Park. Visitors can see sharks, octopus, piranhas, stingrays, tropical fish and turtles. There is a souvenir shop and a cafe, the Aquarium is open all year round (except on December 24-25), please check the working hours on the official website.
The SuperPark indoor activity park for the whole family opened in December 2012 in Vuokatti, under the Angry Birds brand. In November 2017 the park was renovated and started working under its own brand SuperPark. Robson's cafe offers the option to have a quick bite, drink or a full meal, and there is also a sports and souvenir shop on the premises.
The Police Museum in Tampere is located in the same building as the Police Academy. The permanent exhibition is titled "900 year-long history of Finnish Police". The museum has uniforms, weapons, equipment, transport and other police stuff, as well as 80 thousand photos, 1600 videos and 1600 books. There is also an interactive "Kids police station" at the museum. Temporary exhibitions are updated once or twice per year.
Collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History include botanical, zoological, geologic and palaeontological objects. Visitors can see full-size dinosaur skeletons, stuffed animals and birds. The museum offers educational and fun master-classes and workshops for groups of children. There are a cafe and a souvenir shop at the museum.
The Maritime Centre Vellamo tells about the maritime history of Finland and the history of Kotka. The exhibitions of the Maritime Museum of Finland and the Museum of Kymenlaakso are interactiveand suitable for visitors of all ages.
The Pilke Science Centre and museum of northern forests is located in the center of Rovaniemi, right next to the Arktikum museum. The Science Centre Pilke informs the public about the northern forests and how people are connected to them in everyday life.
The Flamingo Water Park in Vantaa has: a pool with rides, a sports pool 1.3 meters deep, the Wild Stream pool, a pool for diving, Jacuzzi, a paddling pool 0.3 meters deep with slides for children. The waterpark offers some rides: a 63 meters long blue slide for visitors over 10 year of age, a couple of wide family slides, and a long tube slid for children over 8. Visitors can visit the Hesburger and Maya cafe right in the park.
The Tietomaa interactive museum is located not far from Oulu city centre. The permanent exposition shows more than 150 interactive objects which demonstrate physical and chemical laws.
The SuperPark in Tampere is an indoor activity park with entertainment for children of various ages, as well as adults. Guests of all ages can enjoy a number of adventurous activities, such as slides, pedal cars, jumping, climbing, visit the Game Arena for traditional ball games, or the digital gaming and the Freestyle Hall for extreme sports. The Robson's Grill and Cafe welcomes guests all day long offering buffet lunches at designated times.
The Imatra Kylpyla Spa 4* Hotel offers accommodation in rooms as well as in cottages, all are nonsmoking and cods are available. The Spa Hotel is fitted with three restaurants, a cafe, a bowling ally and a fitness center. The Spa Zone with the Taikametsa Water Park (Wonder Forest Water Park) has a tropical indoor climate, it has a few slides, waterfalls and a kids' pool, as well as Jacuzzi, 9 saunas, and an all-year-round outdoors pool.
The Murulandia family theme park for rest and development opened in Helsinki in 2014. Entertainments in the park are suitable for kids from 3 months to 13 years.
Visitors of the park enter the "fairy world" where they can learn a lot about Finland, it's traditions and culture.
SuperPark Kalajoki is an indoor activity park for the whole family. The park includes several zones: Game, Adventure and Freestyle. In the Game area guests can play golf, bowling, hockey, superball; in the Adventure one they can visit the Kid's city of adventure; and the Freestyle zone includes trampolines, foam pit and the obstacle wall.
Holiday Club Caribia is located on the outskirts of Turku city center. Accommodation is available in the rooms, including family rooms, as well as in apartments. Guests of the complex have direct access to the spa and waterpark, as well as several restaurants and cafes, a play area for children and the SuperPark activity park.
The Holiday Club Saimaa 5* Spa Hotel is located right on the Saimaa lake. There are hotel rooms or cottages to choose from, all accommodation is non-smoking. The hotel has an ice skating rink, a bowling ally, a waterpark, and a golf club. In the center of the Cirque de Saimaa aqua zone (water park) there is a multi-colored fountain (the color comes from bright colored backlights), there is also a pool with slides and a pool for diving.
The SuperPark family activity park in Vantaa covers an area of more than 7 300 square meters. There is an obstacle course where children can get through "real" jungles, the Game Arena where they can play hockey, baseball and other games, and the Freestyle Hall for skaters in the park.
Jyväskylä skateboarding is skatepark with an indoor and an outdoor skating parks. Skating times are arranged by age, please schedule and plan your visit ahead.