@ Särkkäniemi Nature Conservation Area

The Särkkäniemi Nature Conservation Area was established 1993 to protect flads and gloes which are rare in Helsinki area. Flads and gloes are cut off from sea by land uplift processes. There are rare animals (like frogs and birds) and plants in the area. It is also a valuable area for bats.

Again we walked to the furthest end and as you can see we had a pretty good view to the Vuosaari Harbour.

Vuosaari Harbour (Vuosaaren satama in Finnish; Nordsjö hamn in Swedish) is a seaport facility in Helsinki, Finland, opened in November 2008.

The harbour, located in the suburb of Vuosaari in East Helsinki, handles goods traffic for the Greater Helsinki region, while passenger services remain in Helsinki city centre. Vuosaari Harbour has assumed the operations of two container harbours, West Harbour in the city centre and Sörnäinen Harbour, and will eventually also replace the oil harbour in Laajasalo (island where I live).

If you are interested of nature and parks in Helsinki check out this online brochure.

Can you spot Buddha-the-dog in the picture?