Gardening in the city

There are many different places in Helsinki where people can grow crops. The urban farming, food plant and allotment garden farming, and summer lodge areas are recreation areas open to everyone. You are allowed to walk on the routes and other public areas in these places.
Auringonkukkaviljelmä lämpimässä valossa. Etualalla näkyy iso auringonkukka ja kuvan taka-alalla kaupunkimiljöö.
Sunflower farm Photo: Maria Nordlund, Dodo ry

Food plant allotments, garden allotments and summer lodges

The city rents out areas to associations for use as food plant allotments, garden allotments and summer lodges. Associations rent individual plots, allotments or summer lodges to Helsinki residents. Enquire about available plots, allotments or summer lodges directly from the associations.

The urban farming, food plant and allotment garden farming and summer lodge areas are recreation areas open to everyone. You are allowed to walk on the routes and other public areas in these places. However, plots and cottages with yard areas are the tenants' private area, so their privacy must be respected. You can also walk outside the routes in the summer lodge areas. The summer lodges do not have their own larger yard area, and the area is not intended for cultivation.

Urban plant farming areas

Associations and communities can rent land from the city for small-scale urban farming. In urban farming, plants are grown in containers, pallets, sacks or small plots. Individual citizens can directly contact farming associations or establish their own community for urban farming.