Vänortsparken

At that time a man-made stream in the eastern and northern parts was added to the greenery and paved and furnished spots were dedicated to the six twin towns of Umeå.

These spots were decorated with artifacts that symbolize each town: Helsingør in Denmark, Vaasa in Finland, Petrozavodsk in Russia, Harstad in Norway, Würzburg in Germany and Saskatoon in Canada.

[1] The sculpture Tellus by artist Ante Dahlstedt, is in the form of a globe with the location of the six twin towns marked.

There is also an Ornäs birch (Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'), the Swedish national tree, planted in 1985. ää Until 1925 the parl was the city's main football field.

Older names of the area is Kyrktorget (Church Square) and Skolparken (School Park).