Doghill Fairytale Farm

Get into the Christmas spirit at the enchanting Doghill Fairytale Farm. Here, you’ll meet Doghill’s animal friends, and Santa Claus has arrived to hear children’s Christmas wishes. Welcome to Doghill’s magical Christmas story, where you can play, enjoy, and indulge!

Tickets are now on sale! You can enter Doghill Christmas with a Doghill Ticket, a Doghill Family Ticket, or an Event Wristband.

Edenred, Epassi, and Smartum’s cultural benefits can be used as payment for the Doghill Ticket and Event Wristband. Cultural benefits can only be used as payment on-site at Särkänniemi. The cultural benefit is personal and cannot be used, for example, as part of a Family Ticket.

Opening hours 2024

Thu–Sun 12.–15.12. from 3 pm to 7 pm The Aquarium, Näsinneula Observation Tower, and Planetarium are open as well. At the same time as Doghill Christmas, Valkea 2024 – Light and Art Festival will take place. The Event Wristband grants access to all experiences!

Christmas activities and program

Doghill Christmas is full of fun activities and entertainment. You can also try pony riding at the event.

In Doghill House, Santa Claus will be listening to children’s gift wishes. A visit to Santa is included in the Doghill admission ticket price and is suitable for the whole family.

At Dr. Oetker’s gingerbread workshop, you can decorate gingerbread cookies. Purina's gift-wrapping workshop gives you the opportunity to wrap a present for your cat or dog friend. The Tassuteatteri Theater will host festive shows, and at the various animal enclosures, you can see how the animals celebrate Christmas. Each event day ends with Fire Lady’s magical Christmas fire show.

At Gunnas Bookstore and Troppi & Nekku’s Candy Store, you can do some Christmas shopping, while the delicacies at Café Von Guggelböö and Hurtta’s Cotton Candy & Cone, as well as marshmallow roasting by the campfire (included in the ticket price), will keep you warm even on a chilly day.

Please note that the gingerbread workshop, gift-wrapping workshop and marshmallow station included in the entrance fee have a limited supply of products available per day.

Daily program

Thu–Sun 12.–15.12. from 3 pm to 7 pm

15.00 Elsa and Kille welcome guests at the Doghill Gate 15.30 Festivities at the Tassu Theater 16.30 Festivities at the Tassu Theater 17.30 Puppet show at Tassu Theater 18.00 Festivities at the Tassu Theater 18.30 Fire Lady's festive fire show (Duck Pond, next to the Doghill Gate) 18.45–19 Elsa and Kille saying farewell to guests at the Doghill Gate

Nonstop program

15–18.30 Meet the Doghill´s Elf at Mummola House 15–18.30 Meet the Santa Claus at Doghill House 15–18.30 Marshmallow roasting by the campfire 15–18.30 Pony riding (€7/person/pony riding) 15–19 Elf Trail, go around the area and find the tasks 15–19 Purina workshop at the Town Hall: Wrap a Christmas gift for your cat or dog friend 15–19 Decorate your own gingerbread cookie in Prännäri House

Group pre-booking rates for Doghill Christmas tickets are now available!

Choose a day and pre-book your wristbands – the final number of tickets can be adjusted closer to the visit. Group pre-booking rates are available for groups of at least 20 people.

For group inquiries, please contact our corporate and group sales team. We’d be happy to assist you: Phone: +358 (0)207 130 212 / Email: myynti@sarkanniemi.fi