Rudus Oy

Suomies was transformed into an intriguing outdoor recreation area as a result of collaboration with officials from the City of Hyvinkää and its residents, the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, public employment services and students from various disciplines. The design of the aftercare plan for the area was based on the work of a landscape architect student, whom interlinked the nature trail with an immense art installation called the “giant’s footprint”, nodding to ancient Finnish folklore. Some long-term unemployed people were hired to perform aftercare work in the area. Plants that thrive in xerothermic habitats were planted in the gravel extraction area, insect hotels in the form of artistically arranged deadwood environments have been introduced, and groundwater has been protected with new soil layers. This was opened to the public in 2017.