Paloheinä is one of four quarters of the Tuomarinkylä

Tuomarinkylä

Tuomarinkylä is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki. It comprises Haltiala, Paloheinä, Torpparinmäki and Tuomarinkartano.- External links :*...

 district in Northern Helsinki, Finland. Described by the municipality as "a place where habitation, traditional agricultural milieus, and the forest meet", the Paloheinä recreation area is the northern continuation of Helsingin keskuspuisto, Helsinki's "Central Park"

Central Park (Helsinki)

Central Park is a park in Helsinki, Finland. It has an area of 10 square kilometres...

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Recreation

Paloheinä is Helsinki's main center for outdoor activities.. Over 200 competitions are held in Paloheinä each year in sports such as skiing

Skiing

Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

, cross-country running, and orienteering

Orienteering

Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...

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Airsoft

Local airsoft

Airsoft

Airsoft is a sport in which participants shoot round non-metallic pellets launched via replica firearms.Gameplay varies in style and composition but often range from short-term skirmishes, organized scenarios, military simulations, historical reenactments, to competition target shooting events...

 players stage mock combat in the wooded areas

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

 of Paloheinä.

Hiking

There are many paths popular for hiking

Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...

 as well as a hiking lodge with showers, a café

Café

A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

, and saunas (heated three days a week).

Nature tours

In the summer, guided nature tours

Tour guide

A tour guide provides assistance, information and cultural, historical and contemporary heritage interpretation to people on organized tours, individual clients, educational establishments, at religious and historical sites, museums, and at venues of other significant interest...

 are organised from the Paloheinä lodge.

Nordic walking

Nordic walkers

Nordic walking

Nordic walking, originally known as ski walking, is a physical activity and a sport consisting of walking with poles similar to ski poles.-Origin:...

 seen every evening at the Paloheinä area. There are organized Nordic walking events at Paloheinä twice a week. In August 2007, Nordic walkers gathered at the Paloheinä recreational area to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their activity.

Skiing

In winter, Paloheinä is Helsinki's main area for skiing

Skiing

Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

, especially cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

 ( a sport immensely popular among Finns). The Paloheinä Skiing Centre has a number of well-maintained skiing tracks to suit skiers of all levels. They also offer rented equipment including skis, snowshoes and pulkka.

The hill

Paloheinän mäki is a prominent sloping hill 120 m long and 38 m high which is the best ski slope in the area.

Tiia Piili

Tiia Piili

Tiia Piili is a Finnish gymnast who has won the Federation of International Sports, Aerobics and Fitness sport aerobics World Championship four times.-Early life:...

 did a segment on the Finnish television show "Fit 4 You" in which she ascends this "famous hill" using a kickbike.

Library

The Paloheinä Library, a branch of the Helsinki City Library, is located at Paloheinäntie 22.

Buses

Helsinki public transportation

Public transport in Helsinki

Public transport in Helsinki consists of bus, tram, metro, train, and ferry services. The system is managed by Helsinki Region Transport ....

 in bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

es 63 and 67 go to the library. Buses 66, 66A and 66B all have their final stops near the hill.