Kirsikkapuisto (English: ''Cherry Tree Park'', sv, Körsbärsträdsparken) opened in 2007 in the

Roihuvuori Roihuvuori ( sv, Kasberget, or ''Roihis'' and ''Roihika'', literal translation ''Blaze Mountain'') is a ''quarter'', part of Herttoniemi neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. The population of Roihuvuori is approximately 8,000 and its area is 1.47 k ...

district of

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

, and is part of the Roihuvuori green area. The southern area has a fenced off

dog park A dog park is a park for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners. Description Dog parks have varying features, although they typically offer a 4' to 6' fence, separate double-gated ...

. In the dog park are wooden statues of dogs and a tree with a cat in it. The city department that maintains these statues has now closed and the statues are being removed as they deteriorate. There are about 150 Cherry trees in the park that were planted following sponsorship from the Japanese community in Helsinki. In the Spring the Japanese festival of

Hanami is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; in this case almost always refer to those of the or, less frequently, trees. From the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over Japan, and around ...

is celebrated when the trees blossom.

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{{Helsinki Cityscape Roihuvuori Parks in Helsinki