The stories of the North, collected and preserved by the Oulu Museum and Science Centre, are told at popular destinations for visitors and tourists.
The visitor sites of the Oulu Museum and Science Centre include Tiima, which houses the immersive space VISIO, the Science Centre Tietomaa, the Oulu Museum, and the Children’s Museum. Other sites include the Oulu Art Museum, Kierikki, and the Turkansaari Open-Air Museum. The specialty museums, open in the summertime, include the Sailor’s Home Museum, the Oulunsalo Museum of Local History and Culture, the Oulu Castle Cellar, and the Pateniemi Sawmill Museum.
Tiima
Tiima is a special and unique museum and science centre. There are four attractions under the same roof: VISIO, Tietomaa, Oulu Museum, and Children’s Museum.
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Experience Space VISIO I Tiima
Experience the impressive and immersive VISIO, where the view transforms into a story and the visitor into a participant.
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Science Centre Tietomaa I Tiima
Young and old explorers can follow their curiosity, test their skills, and unravel the mysterious riddles of science.
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Children’s Museum I Tiima
City Pathways exhibition depicts the story of a child who takes their own routes through the city and runs into plenty of interesting things.
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Rauha Mäkilä: I Wanna Rock Your Body (detail), 2007, collections of Oulu Art Museum. Photograph: Mika Friman. © Kuvasto 2023
Oulu Art Museum
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Oulu Art Museum is the North museum of contemporary art and is here for you.
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Kierikki
Kierikki is a science centre focusing on the Stone Age and based on archaeological research.
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Turkansaari Open Air Museum
Welcome to Finland's second oldest outdoor museum on an island in the beautiful Oulu River.
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Sailor's Home Museum
Discover the lives of Oulu sailors, the history of Pikisaari and the history of the museum building, the Matila House.
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Oulunsalo Museum of Local History and Culture
The Oulunsalo Museum of Local History and Culture introduces you to the history of Oulunsalo, its historic buildings and interesting details.
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Pateniemi Sawmill Museum
A shipyard, a sawmill and a dense industrial community – the Pateniemi Sawmill Museum invites you to discover the fascinating history of Pateniemi!
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