We provide free-of-charge clubs for 2 to 4-year-old Helsinki residents at our public playgrounds. The clubs are open on 2 to 3 days a week for approximately 2.5 to 3 hours each day.
At the clubs, your child can experience being part of a group and have a chance to participate in a variety of pedagogical activities through outdoor recreation, exercise, play and art. Clubs also provide the opportunity to get to know other local families with children.
The language of the clubs is Finnish.
The clubs are for children who are cared for at home. Children whose parents or guardians are on the child home care allowance are also welcome at the clubs. Children receiving private daycare allowance cannot participate in playground club activities.
The clubs start when school starts in August, or on 1 September at the latest. The club activity year ends on 31 May. The clubs follow school holiday dates.
Apply for a club starting in autumn by the end of May. We will form a club group when there are enough applicants. You can, however, apply to clubs all year round. Your local senior playground instructor will contact your family about the club decision.
Clubs are open early childhood education activities organised by the municipality, which means that children do not have a subjective right to a place in a club. Clubs are not part of the statutory municipal services. Instead, the City of Helsinki organises them as an additional service for families. If the activities have to be discontinued, substitute club activities will not be provided.
Decisions on club places will be sent via the Edlevo e-service.
Application for a club with a paper form
How the process works
You can apply for playground clubs by using a paper form in the following situations:
- your child does not have a Finnish personal identity code
- the family do not have Finnish online banking credentials.
Send the form by post, secure email or give it to a playground instructor at a playground. If the parent or guardian of a child who has applied by using a paper application does not have a Finnish personal identity code, the decision will be sent either via secure email or on paper to the home address.
If a child, parent or guardian has a non-disclosure for personal safety reasons in place, we will send information about the club decision primarily via secure email. You can also pick up the decision upon separate agreement from the Education Division offices at Työpajankatu 8.
Fill in a form
Application for a club with a paper form
Playgrounds with club activities during school year 2025-2026
Southern Helsinki:
- Playground Lahnalahti at Lauttasaarentie 40a
- Playground Ruoholahti (outdoor activities) at Laivapojankatu 8
- Playground Seppä at Sepänkatu 2
- Playground Taivallahti at Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 22
Kallio - Pasila - Vallila
- Playground Arabia at Arabianpolku 1 a 1
- Playground Intia at Intiankatu 44
- Playground Linja at Toinen linja 6
- Playground Sanna (forestclub) at Pasilan puistotie 8
Reijola - Munkkiniemi - Haaga
- Playground Isoneva at Isonnevantie 16 a
- Playground Laurinniitty at Laurinniityntie 14
- Playground Viiri at Herukkakuja 3
- Playground Ulvila at Ulvilantie 17 B
Kaarela
- Playground Kannelmäki at Kanneltie 1 a
- Playground Vähätupa at Vähätuvantie 4 a
Maunula - Oulunkylä
- Playground Etupelto at Etupellontie 8
- Playground Maunula at Kuusikkotie 2 a
- Playground Mäkitorppa at Mäkitorpantie 42
- Playground Torpparinmäki at Ylätuvanpolku 4
Malmi - Latokartano
- Playground Kotinummi at Uudenpellonkuja 5
- Playground Maasälpä at Maasälväntie 3 a
- Playground Salpausselkä at Salpausseläntie 1 a
- Playground Viikkari at Laivuri Petterin kuja 3
Puistola - Suutarila - Jakomäki
- Playground Kankarepuisto at Jakomäenpolku 6
- Playground Kesanto at Kesantotie 13
- Playground Kurranummi at Kotinummentie 51
- Playground Linnunrata at Linnunradantie 8
- Playground Nurkka at Nurkkatie 2
South-Eastern Helsinki
- Playground Orava at Karhutie 11
- Playground Kiiltotähti at Ilomäentie 8
- Playground Rudolf at Rudolfintie 8
Mellunkylä - Vuosaari
- Playground Kiikku at Kiikku 6
- Playground Lohikäärmepuisto at Lohikäärmepolku 3
- Playground Mellunmäki at Pyhätunturintie 2
Myllypuro - Vartiokylä
- Playground Iso-Antti at Valkovuokonpolku 20
- Playground Myllynsiipi at Yläkivenrinne 6
- Playground Mustakivi at Vedenottamontie 6