Central Park (fi|Helsingin keskuspuisto, sv|Helsingfors centralpark) is a park in Helsinki, Finland.[1] It has an area of 10km2. The park stretches 10km (10miles) from Töölönlahti Bay in the south to the border of Helsinki and Vantaa in the north.[1]
The park is not a gardened one but instead consists mostly of lightly managed woodland crisscrossed by gravel paths.
The Paloheinä forest, a northern extension of the park, is Helsinki's main center for outdoor activities.[2]
Architect Bertel Jung first proposed the idea of a central park in Helsinki in 1911.[3] However, the initial proposal only covered what is now the southernmost part of the park, along with areas that are currently not part of Central Park, such as those in Kaisaniemi.[3]
A master plan for Central Park was ratified in 1978. A general plan for Helsinki, from 2002, kept it in force.[3]