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Planet FunFun
Previously known as Fanfaari
LocationKerava, Finland, Finland
Opened1990
Closed1995
OwnerAmong others, Renny Harlin
Operating seasonAll year round
Attractions
Roller coasters1
Water rides0

Planet FunFun was an indoor amusement park located in Kerava, Finland. Originally the park was called Fanfaari but soon after the opening, new owners took over and renamed the park Planet FunFun. Among others the Hollywood director Renny Harlin was one of the new owners. The new name came partly as a pun from the old name (Fanfaari pronounced in Finnish sounds similar as FunFun in English), but partly it was influenced by the other business ventures of the new owners, especially Harlin's. At the time, Harlin was running a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Helsinki, so naming the amusement park Planet FunFun was also influenced by the name of the restaurant.

After few years of operation, it was clear to the new owners too that Planet FunFun was not going to be commercially successful. This happened despite the fact that Harlin was one the most followed Finnish celebrities at the time, and he brought lots of "Hollywood things" to the park, such as film props from his films.

In addition, he and the producer Markus Selin started the Finnish version of the television show American Gladiators, called Gladiaattorit, which was shot in the Planet FunFun. All of these efforts were short-lived and didn't do much to attract people to the park. So in 1995 the park was closed for good and the rides were sold other parks. Planet Hollywood restaurant was also closed and Gladiaattorit television show was cancelled, both around the same time that Planet FunFun closed.

Today not much remains of the Planet FunFun, except for the rides which were sold and relocated. Many people still recognize the name and remember it having been a park by run Renny Harlin - the original park name Fanfaari and previous ownership is not as well remembered, because of Harlin's "celebrity gossip" influence.