Linnanmäki

Linnanmäki
place	Helsinki , Finland
opening	May 27, 1950
Visitors	1.2 million
surface	75 hectares
Website	www.linnanmaki.fi
	Linnanmäki
	Linnanmäki
	Location of the park

60.188333 24.940278Coordinates: 60 ° 11 ′ 18 ″ N , 24 ° 56 ′ 25 ″ E

Vuoristorata wooden roller coaster

View from Töölö over the Töölönlahti bay to Linnanmäki

Linnanmäki ( Swedish Borgbacken ) is an amusement park in Helsinki . The park, whose name means something like castle hill , is also colloquially called Lintsi and is located on a hill in the Alppiharju district, which is quite close to the city center . The park, which opened on May 27, 1950, is run by the children’s aid organization Klassen Päivän Säätiö , a charity that was formed in 1956 from initially six founding organizations.

Linnanmäki is open from April to September. There is no entry fee; For the rides you have to purchase single tickets or wristbands that function as day tickets.

In August 2006, the park welcomed its 50 millionth visitor; well over a million people enter the park every year.

Attractions

There are around 40 rides of various sizes in Linnanmäki. The best known is the wooden roller coaster Vuoristorata , which was built in 1951 . Other attractions include the Raketti free-fall tower , the Rinkeli ferris wheel with a sauna cabin, the Top Spin Kieputin and the Kirnu roller coaster, which opened in 2007 .