Heinola will start building the butterfly park in the fall

The area of the old bus station has turned into a family destination, where the park is supposed to bring more naturalness in the middle of the asphalt.

Small town, big life Heinola text on asphalt.  A close-up of the pump track in Heinola.
The butterfly park will be next to the pump-track completed in spring 2022.

In the past couple of years, Heinola has built a family-friendly facility in the area of the old bus station. Now a butterfly park is being built in the area between the traffic park and the pump track.

More allocation is sought for the coming years.

– After the asphalt works, it will expand into a park with naturalness, life and plants that attract butterflies.

Liikennepuisto claimed its place

Heinola has asked the townspeople how the area of the old bus station should have been developed.

The transport park made of timber, where you can move around with mopeds, skateboards and scooters, gathered around 15,000 visitors in the summer of 2021.

– Together with the aviary located near the park, they form a family tourist destination, says Kaikkonen.

Children's transport park traffic sign close-up in Heinola.
Liikennepuisto is located near the Heinola birdhouse.

The traffic park’s season ended in August, but on September 30, the park with its rides will still be in use in the evening for the Pimee ajot event.

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