Helsinki playgrounds turn 110 – we are looking for Play Ministers

The playgrounds in Helsinki are 110 years old this year. To celebrate the anniversary, we have decided to invent a game of our own. What will it be like? That’s what you get to decide!
The Helsinki playgrounds invite all children to play! Photo: Konsta Linkola
The Helsinki playgrounds invite all children to play! Photo: Konsta Linkola

We are inviting all children to the playgrounds to join us in creating a new game. Feeling playful is the only requirement, so anyone can join.

If this invitation caught your imagination, join us to plan the new game in your local playground, which you may already be familiar with. Maybe you even go to play there every week. We definitely need help, since you cannot create a game without the best experts on the topic. All children who participate in developing the new game will receive the honorary title Play Minister.

To celebrate the playgrounds of the past and the future, the new game will be announced at a play event later in the spring. The whole anniversary year will be full of play, movement, joy, learning and doing things together.

Welcome to the playground!