Dork Park

Häme, Southern Finland, Whenever, Art park, Public sculpture group

In the historical railway park, local ITE artist Vesa Väänänen’s playful recycled metal works have been delighting visitors of all ages for years. The maintenance of the park unfortunately fell behind and some of the works fell into disrepair. The older ones from the pictures on this page are from the time when the park was still a representative destination.

In autumn 2024, the park’s works have been transferred to Joutsa, to Haihatus Art Center, where Väänänen’s works have already been exhibited.

Väänänen’s works have also remained in his hometown Heinola. Hopefully, in the future, they will be displayed for the public to see and information to be passed on to this target directory as well.

Read the artist’s bio on our website.

Images: Juho Haavisto / ITE art surveys, ITE in Häme (2019-2022), MSL
New images (2023): Raija Kallioinen, MSL

Photo: Juho Haavisto
Photo: Juho Haavisto
Photo: Juho Haavisto
Photo: Raija Kallioinen
Photo: Raija Kallioinen
Photo: Raija Kallioinen