Oulu - the center of Northern Finland - is located on the shore of the Gulf of Bothnia. Long ago, in the 14th century, the city belonged to Veliky Novgorod. But then a chain of historical events led to the independence of Finland, and now Oulu is known throughout the country as a student city and research center, a concentration of high technologies.
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How to get to
Oulu International Airport is second in the country after Helsinki. Directly getting on an airplane from Russia is impossible - you need a transfer in the capital. From Helsinki to Oulu regular flights are performed, you can cover the distance in about one hour. The train from the capital will drive for six hours.
It's not necessary to go to Helsinki from Moscow or St. Petersburg. You can get to Riihimaki or Lahti, and from there to Oulu. So it will be faster and cheaper. It's easy to get to Oulu from Murmansk, however, you will have to go with several transfers via Rovaniemi.
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Transportation
The districts of Oulu connect bus routes with each other. Here operates its own payment system: you buy a ticket worth about 3 EUR, which is valid for one and a half hours. During this time, you can change buses as many as you want, but then have to buy a new ticket. Local residents buy tickets for 1 or 3 days in order to save money.
To get to your destination faster, you can call a taxi. By the way, for the call itself you will have to pay - almost EUR. The fare depends on the time of the day and the itinerary. The road from the airport to the center will be about 20 EUR
You can take a ride on a small tourist train - it's called "Potna-Pekka". The train will take you to Hapisaareth Island or Nalikarri Beach.
Adherents of a healthy lifestyle can ride Oulu on bicycles. There are a lot of special paths in the city, which you can drive even in winter - they are well looked after.
Oulu hotels
Best hotels in Oulu are mainly represented by three- and four-star accommodation facilities. You can stay near the airport - the hotel is 5 minutes from the airport terminal and 10 minutes from the city center. Or stay in superior rooms
Most often the hotels offer rooms with minimal, necessary, a set of services and breakfasts. Some hotels can offer a jacuzzi, spa, fitness center, saunas. In Oulu, you can easily stop with the whole family.
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Restaurants and bars
In Oulu, as in any tourist city, there are many restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes. There are restaurants that work at hotels, restaurants offering dishes of one particular cuisine, and those who can feed anything, if only the client was satisfied.
From the thematic can be identified the Spanish "Torero", "Sokeri-Jussin Kievari" , offering organic products and dishes of Finnish country cuisine, Italian "Sassi" and French "Fransmanni."
Climate
Cloudy + 2 ° C in the daytime - 1 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudyly + 2 ° C in the afternoon - 1 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy, light rain +2 ° C in the afternoon + 1 ° C at night ° C water |
| Weather forecast in Oulu for 10 days | ||
Stores
For shopaholics Oulu is a favorite place. There are a lot of opportunities here to take down all the money and buy a lot of things, both necessary and not so. Shops are scattered all over the city - from the center to the outskirts. In the center of the shops are very convenient, close to each other, so you can safely move from one to another. It turns out such a shop street.
And in the southern part of the city there is a shopping center "Zeppelin", where there are more than 100 boutiques. Here you can spend a whole day choosing clothes, handbags, shoes, souvenirs and local meals for dinner.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Oulu
The city symbol is a market policeman. His statue is located near the entrance to the market of Kauppatori. A policeman is very popular in Oulu, and his figure can be bought at any souvenir shop.
In Oulu there are several attractions that particularly attract tourists. For example, it is a cathedral. Built in the 18th century, it survived a fire and is now considered a cult building. Almost one century younger than the cathedral city hall. It is built in the style of neoclassicism. Next to it - a famous sculpture called "The flow of time." Its symbolism lies in the fact that the sculpture recalls the 400-year history of the city.
Unique tropical trees grow in the city's botanical garden. How they survive in the northern climate is a big mystery. However, in closed greenhouses, they can be found in large quantities, and there are large theme parks on open areas.
Car lovers will appreciate auto-museums - there are more than fifty motorcycles and cars that can track the history of the automobile industry. The oldest exhibit exchanged the second hundred years. Photo Oulu (8)