I visited this old corner with some friends. They said it is something special in Jyväskylä, where there is hardly anything to see anyway. So we went to see this famous garden place.
Dissapointing was, that this area is not really a historical spot, but a build up scenery of old good days mixed with booths. Confusing.

First impression is that it is partly old and at the same time stuffed with old style buildings, activities and eatery stands. I did not know were to start and were to end. Confusing.

We had at the café a pizza for lunch which was tasty, no problem. Friendly service! After lunch we were walking again in the garden and it got very crowdy. The area is really small and cramped, so you really need to try to get to the next spot through all the crowd. You really need only max. ten minutes to see the area through.

After a while we got fed up and left the area. Then suddenly you are standing on a sidewalk in a modest town with ugly 60-70´s flats around you. What a difference. From there we tried to search something more spacious in the town, but found nothing. I felt a little bit betrayed after driving several hours to see this all.

The Toivolan vanha piha is far too small for these nice activities they have there. Very sad for the entrepeneurs. There are no parking facilities or to be precise, try to find a free spot by driving round the corners or from the parking lot across the street.

When we were walking around Jyväskylä we noticed there is hardly anything left from the original town itself. All wooden and brick old buildings are gone and replaced with flats. Parks in the center are tiny and modest. Even the market place is tiny here!!???