News - Green areas

Fjällbo Park, located in Tuusula, has once again been awarded the Green Flag Award, which recognises the high quality of green spaces. The Green Flag Award is an international scheme for assessing green spaces, administered in Finland by the Finnish Green Environment Association.

The new Satakielenraitti trail, built in the countryside at the southern end of Lake Tuusulanjärvi, is now open along its entire length. The opening event, which is open to all, will offer an opportunity to explore the new nature trail and the area’s diverse birdlife. The opening ceremony will take place on Wednesday 19 August from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm in Valkamanpuisto, near the junction of Kirkkotie and Koskenmäentie.

Part of the Satakielenraitti path, built at the southern end of Lake Tuusulanjärvi, has been closed in recent months to ensure undisturbed nesting for birds. From the start of August, the trail will be open along its entire length. The official opening ceremony will take place on 19 August.

Tuusula Municipality is inviting residents to help search for and control Indian Balsam and Lupin. The work involves photographing the plants before and after control measures have been taken, and participants will receive a reward for their efforts. The project, which launches in early June, utilises crowdsourcing and the Finnish Crowdsorsa mobile gaming platform. 

Tuusula Municipal Council approved the Tuusula Biodiversity Programme (LUMO Programme) at its meeting on 30 March. The programme came into force on 1 April, and its implementation has begun immediately as part of the roll-out of Tuusula’s Municipal Strategy 2026–2029.

Tuusula’s ‘Child-Friendly Municipality’ initiative promotes opportunities for children and young people to have a say in the planning of their local environment. The participation toolkit, developed by the Growth and Environment Division, provides experts with tools to ensure that the voices of children and young people are heard more clearly than ever before.

Through the park forest plan, the municipality maintains diverse, safe and pleasant forest environments in residents’ local areas as well as in outdoor and recreational areas. The aim is also to promote biodiversity and carbon sequestration by trees. Park forests are not expected to generate any financial returns. The Tuusula Municipal Council approved the park forest plan for 2026–2025 at its meeting on 13 April 2026.

The first part of the outdoor trail built at the southern end of Lake Tuusulanjärvi will be opened to walkers today, April 2. The entire trail, named Satakielenraitti will be open in the fall after the bird nesting season ends.

The municipality of Tuusula will begin renovation work on the Koululampi park area in Jokela this week. Among other things, the vegetation in the area will be renewed and a new sunbathing and recreation area will be created.

The park areas surrounding the Jokela ponds are managed on the basis of an action plan completed in 2020, which serves as a general plan. The measures will create a diverse recreational area for residents and promote biodiversity. As they progress, the park-specific plans will be made available for residents to view and comment on.