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District of Oulujoki
Pohjois-Pohjanmaa - Finland

University of Oulu

The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 16,000 students and 3,000 staff. Along with the University of Turku, it is ranked in the Academic Ranking of World Universities as the second best university in Finland and between 303 and 401 worldwide.

Located at 65.0592, 25.4661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Oulu railway station

The Oulu Railway Station is located in the centre of Oulu, Finland, in the city district of Vaara. All trains are operated by VR. Nearby is the bus station for long-distance buses. The railway station was built in 1886 when the Ostrobothnia railway line reached Oulu. The railway from the south to Oulu was electrified in 1983, using overhead electric wires at 25 kV. The electrification northwards from Oulu to Rovaniemi was not completed until 2004.

Located at 65.0114, 25.4839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Finland, Buildings and structures in Oulu, Transport in Oulu

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.

Located at 65.015, 25.4717 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Oulu International School

Oulu International School (OIS) is a public, not-for-profit, co-educational international school in Oulu, Finland. The school was founded in 2001. It is one of nine English-speaking schools in Finland that offer basic education. The school is part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) network. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme in English, but the IB Diploma Programme is offered by Oulun Lyseon Lukio.

Located at 65.0167, 25.4806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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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.

Located at 65.0197, 25.4658 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Oulu, Football venues in Finland, Multi-purpose stadiums in Finland, Sport in Oulu

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.

Located at 65.0094, 25.4681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Parks in Oulu

Heinätorinpuisto Park

Heinätorinpuisto Park is a public park in Oulu, Finland.

Located at 65.0075, 25.4625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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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.

Located at 65.0122, 25.4747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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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.

Located at 65.0172, 25.4672 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Castles in Finland, History of Oulu, Forts in Sweden, Buildings and structures in Northern Ostrobothnia

Oulun Energia Areena

Oulun Energia Areena or Oulu Ice Hall is an arena in the Raksila district of Oulu, in Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Kärpät. It opened in 1975 and holds 6,612 people. The arena's former name was Raksilan jäähalli. The name was changed to Oulun Energia Areena in 2006, after a sponsorship deal with Oulun Energia, an energy company based in Oulu.

Located at 65.0092, 25.4889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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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.

Located at 65.0147, 25.4758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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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.

Located at 64.9997, 25.4653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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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.

Located at 65.0133, 25.4647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Statues and sculptures in Oulu, Visitor attractions in Oulu, 1987 sculptures

Castrén (Stadion)

Castrén is a football stadium in Oulu, Finland. The stadium holds 4 000 spectators.

Located at 65.0303, 25.495 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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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.

Located at 65.0139, 25.4633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Oulu, Retail markets in Finland, Visitor attractions in Oulu

University of Oulu Botanical Gardens

University of Oulu Botanical Gardens are located in the main campus of University of Oulu in Linnanmaa district in Oulu, Finland on the shore of Lake Kuivasjärvi. Botanical gardens were moved to Linnanmaa from the Hupisaaret Islands park near the city centre in summer 1983. Gardens are part of the department of biology at the university. Total area of botanical gardens is 16 hectares.

Located at 65.0631, 25.4653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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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.

Located at 65.0153, 25.4739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1879 sculptures, Statues and sculptures in Oulu, Bronze sculptures

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.

Located at 65.015, 25.4639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Oulu University Hospital

Oulu University Hospital (OUH, Finnish: Oulun yliopistollinen sairaala, OYS) is a university hospital in Oulu, Finland. The hospital serves as the central hospital for Northern Ostrobothnia region. It was previously named as Oulu University Central Hospital (Finnish: Oulun yliopistollinen keskussairaala, OYKS).

Located at 65.0075, 25.5186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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