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Discover Oulu
Oulu in Oulu (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa) with it's 128,618 citizens is a city in Finland about 335 mi (or 539 km) north of Helsinki, the country's capital city.
Local time in Oulu is now 06:56 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Oulu. The closest airport in Finland is Oulu Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kempele, Liminka, Tyrnaevae, Ii and Lumijoki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 74% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Snow |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
2°C (35 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
1°C (33 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
3°C (37 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Oulu Radisson Blu Hotel
SCANDIC OULU
Original Sokos Hotel Arina
Lapland Hotel Oulu
Kotimaailma Apartments Oulu
Break Sokos Hotel Eden
Forenom Aparthotel Oulu Uusikatu
BEST WESTERN HOTEL APOLLO
Cumulus City Oulu
HOTEL LASARETTI
Videos from this area
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Oulu - Kaupunkielämää
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Summer Days in Oulu | Timelapse by Juha Kal
http://facebook.com/juhakal Timelapse video of the best summer days in Oulu, Finland. 90 days in 3 minutes. Please watch in HD mode (720p). Enjoy! More pictures of Oulu, Finland: http://www.ouluph...
Oulu -- Smart Cleantech City
Älykäs asuminen ja liikenne, tulevaisuuden innovaatiot sekä vahva ja monipuolinen energiaosaaminen ovat cleantech-alan kärkeä Oulussa.
Mother cycling with child, in winter evening in Oulu
Snapshots from pedestrian zone on Pakkahuoneenkatu street in Oulu (Pakkahuoneenkatu / Torikatu crossing) On 0:53 woman with little child appears, then she is preparing to ride a bike, 1:38...
Walk Street & Marketplace in Oulu, Finland
Oulu, the capital of Northern Scandinavia has light nights on Summer. June, July and August are the Summer months. People are gathering to walk street and the marketplace numerously. Did you...
Oulu, Finland
High resolution 3D city model of Oulu, Finland. Source imagery for this auto-textured model was acquired using the DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 satellite. Visit http://computamaps.com for more details.
Northern Service Day Oulu 2013 - Marja Toivosen palvelutarina
Marja Toivonen kertoo omakohtaisen kokemuksensa kautta miksi asiakkaan on tärkeä tietää, mitä palvelu häneltä vaatii. Kuvaajat: Antti Lindström Essi Kuure Mira Alhonsuo Katri Kallio...
Northern Service Day Oulu 2013 - yhteenveto päivästä
Tunnelmia Northern Service Dayn paneelista ja klinikoilta. Kuvaajat Antti Lindström Essi Kuure Mira Alhonsuo Katri Kallio Kaisa Koskela-Huotari Lisätietoa: http://www.ouka.fi/oulu/northern-serv...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Oulun Lyseon Lukio
Oulun Lyseon lukio 40x40pxThis article may contain wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. Oulun Lyseon Lukio (Oulu Lyseo Upper Secondary School) is a Finnish school in the city of Oulu in northern Finland.
Raatti Stadium
Raatti Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Oulu, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the stadium holds 5,000 people. It was opened in 1953 and renovated 2009–2011.
Mannerheim Park
The Mannerheim Park is a small urban park in Oulu, Finland. With a fountain made from rough granite blocks and plenty of benches, the park is a favorite hangout for many. The park is adjacent to the KELA (Social Services) building, and features a grill kiosk and a children's play area with rides and swings. The park was named after Carl Gustav Mannerheim in honour of his 75th birthday in 1942.
Heinätorinpuisto Park
Heinätorinpuisto Park is a public park in Oulu, Finland.
Otto Karhi Park
Otto Karhi Park (Otto Karhin puisto in Finnish) is a public park in the centre of the city of Oulu in Finland. The park has been named after Otto Karhi, a politician from Oulu.
Oulu Castle
Oulu Castle was a late defense castle in Oulu, Finland. It was built on an island in the delta of Oulu River in 1590. The castle was mostly made of wood and earth walls. There probably was an earlier medieval castle on the same site latest by 1375. The Russian Sophia Chronicle has recorded that men from Novgorod tried to conquer a new castle in the Oulu River delta in 1377 but were unsuccessful. The present-day ruins remain from an even later castle, which was built in 1605.
Oulu Cathedral
The Oulu Cathedral is an Evangelical Lutheran cathedral and the seat of the Diocese of Oulu, located in the centre of Oulu, Finland. The church was built in 1777 as a tribute to the King of Sweden Gustav III of Sweden and named after his wife as Sofia Magdalena's church. The wooden structures burned in the large fire of the city of Oulu in 1822. The church was built again on top of the old stonewalls with famous architect Carl Ludvig Engel as the designer.
Jalometalli Metal Music Festival
Jalometalli Metal Music Festival is a heavy metal festival held annually in Finland since 2002. The festival has mainly old school thrash metal and death and black metal bands.
Toripolliisi
Toripolliisi (The Bobby at the Market Place in English) is a bronze sculpture located at the market square in Oulu, Finland. It was made by sculptor Kaarlo Mikkonen in 1987, and it is his only publicly displayed sculpture. The sculpture measures 220×150×112 centimetres, and it was named in honour of the bobbies that once patrolled the market place. The sculpture was funded with the help of a public fund raising started in 1985, and it was revealed in September 1987.
Market Square, Oulu
The Oulu Market Square is the main market square of the city of Oulu, Finland. The market square is located in the city centre on the waterfront of the Oulujoki river. The Rotuaari pedestrian zone starts from the square behind the Toripolliisi statue. In addition to the traditional market stalls, many old warehouses restored as bars and restaurants are bordering the square nowadays. The market hall was opened on the square in 1901 mainly to get selling of meat out of the open square.
Frans Michael Franzén (sculpture)
Frans Michael Franzén is an outdoor sculpture located in the city centre in Oulu, Finland. It is the eldest public monument in Oulu. Bronze bust of Oulu-born poet Frans Michael Franzén was made by Finnish sculptor Erland Stenberg, while he was working in Paris in 1878-1879. Unveiling of the sculpture in 1881 was a major social event in Oulu. The Church Square on which the bust was erected was later converted to park and named Franzén Park.
Oulu City Library
Oulu City Library is a municipal and regional library in Oulu, Finland. The main library building is located in the city centre near the market square. There are also 14 branch libraries in the neighbourhoods and a patient library in Oulu University Hospital. The main library was moved from Northern Ostrobothnia museum building to the present building designed by architects Marjatta and Martti Jaatinen in 1982.