Roihuvuori Cherry Tree Park

The local park beneath the Roihuvuori water tower, a sunny slope with a lawn and trees, began to evolve into a Japanese inspired cherry park when the first 52 cherry trees were planted there on World Environment Day in 2007. By 2009 there were 152 cherry trees. The pink blossomed ornamental cherry trees Prunus sargentii have since thrived well in the park.

It all began around 2005 when the Public Works Department of Helsinki received a proposal from local entrepreneur Norio Tomida regarding the creation of a cherry orchard. The idea was that the Japanese community in Helsinki would donate cherry trees to the city as a sign of gratitude for what a good place Helsinki is to live in. Inspired by Norio Tomida, Japanese residents throughout Finland joined in to donate the trees.

It was a very cold day during my visit, here I am shivering...

There are also very beautiful special birches in the park and on the news they said

that the park was packed with people last Sunday despite the restrictions.

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