The City of Rauma has around 40 playgrounds to maintain. There is a playground in almost every part of the city, so that residents have safe access to the nearest playground.
The maintenance of playgrounds is a public service. The Product Safety Act and its supporting standard apply to playgrounds in public parks, kindergarten playgrounds and shopping centres, for example.
The purpose of municipal playgrounds is to offer safe, diverse and welcoming environments for play. The municipality checks the safety of playgrounds several times a year. The maintenance measures are carried out according to a national specification.
Playgrounds may be supervised by municipal employees either continuously or at certain times, or they may be unsupervised. A municipality may organise instructor-led activities for pre-school and school-age children at the playground.