This wooden cross-shaped church was constructed under the supervision of Mr. Jaakko Rijf in 1786. The church has an octagonal central steeple, Norman arch windows and a tarred shingle roof. The church was repaired in 1980. The inside was repainted, a...

Kaunislehto is a typical example of an average farmhouse in Hyrynsalmi at the turn of the 20th century. Some of the buildings were relocated to Kaunislehto from various parts of Hyrynsalmi, and now they stand exactly on the place of the original buil...

Kempele Museum of Local History and Culture is located near the business centre on Kirkkotie-road. Its history begins in 1733 when a royal commander's official residence, "Hovila" was built on the site. This site was owned, after many eventful spells...

Kierikki Stone Age Centre with its hotel and the Stone Age village, built in Yli-Ii along the northern banks of the river Iijoki, are situated in the middle of an expansive Stone Age settlement area, which was inhabited as way back as 7,000 years ago...

Kierikki Stone Age Centre with its hotel and the Stone Age village, built in Yli-Ii along the northern banks of the river Iijoki, are situated in the middle of an expansive Stone Age settlement area, which was inhabited as way back as 7,000 years ago...

Here in the Kuivaniemi's Home Museum is a simple exhibition which includes old things from many professions. In the summer of 2006 the theme of the changing exhibitions is "Fishing" and will focus on the history of river and sea fishing in Kuivaniemi...

The Northern Ostrobothnia museum was founded in 1896 by the Museum Society which donated the museum to the City of Oulu in 1969. The museum's region of interest is the City of Oulu and Northern Ostrobothnia. The culturally historic county museum...

The Oulu Museum of Art organizes over ten changing exhibitions every year. Both exciting modern art and old classics are exhibited. The local and Nordic identities are emphasized in the collections and exhibitions. Public lectures, workshops and perf...

The Pudasjärvi museum of local history and culture, is one of the largest museums in Northern Finland. The collection of articles is very exstensive (over 7000 objects) and there are 17 different buildings on the museum area. For example you can v...

Escurial is a zoo and a flowerpark in the northern part of Finland located near Oulu. From Escurial Zoo you will find almost 300 animals. We have lots of common pets and also many exotic animals, such as emus and nandus. Every year the zoo gets n...