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What to do and see in Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day
Oulu (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈowlu] ( listen); Swedish: Uleåborg [ˌʉːleɔˈbɔrj]) is a city and municipality of 201,124 inhabitants (31 August 2017) in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the fifth most populous city in the country. There are no larger cities, apart from Murmansk and Norilsk, Russia, that are more northerly than Oulu. It is also considered one of Europe's "living labs", where residents experiment with new technology (such as NFC tags and ubi-screens) at a community-wide scale.
Restaurants in Oulu
1. Oulu Climbing Centre
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
For beginners we offer a climbing tryout which includes the necessary equipment. We will give you the basic instructions to climbing in our bouldering hall and on autobelay wall. You don’t need to reserve a time for a tryout just show up when were open!
2. Oulu City Tourist Information Office
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
Oulu City Tourist Information Office offers you practical advice and tips for your visit to Oulu. The Tourist Information also provides an open wifi and a charging point for smartphones. Come and pick up free brochures as well as walking, cycling and city maps!
3. Oluthuone Leskinen
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4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By AnssiVee - Oulu, Finland
Suuri olutvalikoima, viihtyisä pubi, ystävällinen henkilökunta. Ainoa puute, että saksalaisia lagereita harvoin tynnyreissä. Big selection of beers, cosy pub, friendly staff. The only complaitn: german lager beer is a rare visitor.
4. Tietomaa
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4.5 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By litalna - Kfar Saba, Israel
The best place ever!! I go there every year at the summer, super entertaining and educational! The place has multiple floors, and each floor is huge and filled with activities that explain physics and science in such a pleasant, easy and attractive way. Every now and then they also add new activities which makes it even more interesting. would definitely recommend, this place never fails to keep me entertained. Been visiting the place since I was 8, and im 19 now :)
5. Exit Oulu
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
Let's play a game... You have 60 minutes, can you escape? Exit Oulu escape games is the biggest real-life room escape game in Oulu. The players are locked in a room, from which they have to escape by solving riddles, puzzles and challenges. Uusikatu 22 & Kajaaninkatu 22 At Uusikatu 22 we also have a bar with variety of refreshments from coffee to beers and ciders.
6. Pub Graali
7. Pohjois-Pohjanmaan museo
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4.0 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
The museum is located in Ainola Park near the city center in a building from 1931. The museum tells you the history of the city of Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia and Finland in an interesting way. There is so much to see. In August we visited this museum and saw the permanent exhibitions. Now we had time to see only the new exhibitions. Downstairs was a new exhibition called Kakaravaara (Hill of Children). It was a playful exploration of children's life from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.
8. Oulun Automuseo
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4.0 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By europeantraveller841
Very interesting to see history of cars. I liked this place very much. Oulu has interesting museums and great atmosphere,
9. Oulun Taidemuseo
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4.0 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
Although this museum is quite small, it has many changing exhibitions. On our visit, there was 'The Modern Woman' exhibition which showcased four important Finnish female artists who worked in the early 20th century, Helene Schjerfbeck being the most famous. Upstairs was an exhibition 'The Hype In The Arctic Silicon Valley' which is a story about the Miracle of Oulu, a mobile phone city that bloomed from the 1960s until the turn of the millennium.
10. Oulu Cathedral
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4.0 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
The old church from 1777 was destroyed in the big Oulu fire in 1822. The current stone cathedral was completed in 1832 over the ruins of the old church. It was made according to the neoclassical designs of the famous architect Carl Ludvig Engel who also designed the Helsinki Cathedral. The interior is very beautiful.
