16 Sights in Oulu, Finland (with Map and Images)

The Finnish Seamen's Mission was established in 1875. It was established to help Finns travelling abroad, particularly seafarers and migrant workers. It is a Christian organisation which provides church services and pastoral care, and also aims to provide cultural and social services to the Finnish community. The Secretary General (Pääsihteeri) as of 2015 is Hannu Suihkonen.

Wikipedia: Finnish Seamen's Mission (EN)

Oulu Cathedral is an Evangelical Lutheran cathedral and the seat of the Diocese of Oulu, located in the center of Oulu, Finland. The church was built in 1777 as a tribute to the king of Sweden Gustav III and named after his wife as Sofia Magdalena's church.

Wikipedia: Oulu Cathedral (EN)

The Mannerheim Park is a small urban park in Vanhatulli district of Oulu, Finland. Renovations finished in 2019 changed the look of the park completely, and made it more suitable for small events. The park is a favorite hangout for many. The park is adjacent to the Kela building, and features a grill kiosk and a children's play area with rides and swings.

Wikipedia: Mannerheim Park, Oulu (EN), Website

Oulu 1 is the outermost lighthouse of the fairway leading to the Port of Oulu, located north of Hailuoto in Finnish territorial waters off Oulu. It is located on the territory of the former municipality of Haukipudas. The lighthouse was built and installed in 1964.

Wikipedia: Oulu 1 (FI)

The Välinkangas water tower is a water tower built between 1967 and 1969 in the Välinkangas district of Oulu. The water tower is located along Highway 4 at the highest point of the borough and is a prominent landmark. At the top of the tower there has been an observation deck open to the public and the Oulu Arktos Observatory of the Astronomical Society. Today, the plateau is not open to the public.

Wikipedia: Puolivälinkankaan vesitorni (FI)

Oulu Pentecostal Church is a Pentecostal church of the Pentecostal Church of Finland in Oulu, Finland, with approximately 1,250 members in 2009. The congregation was founded in 1931. The leading pastor of the church is Kauko Uusila.

Wikipedia: Oulun helluntaiseurakunta (FI), Website

The Seaman's Home Museum is located in the Matila House in Pikisaari, Oulu, which is the oldest surviving wooden house in the city. The building also once served as a customs office, and its historical sources can be traced back to the 1730s. The building survived the Great Fire of 1822 unscathed. The museum is maintained by the Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia.

Wikipedia: Merimiehenkotimuseo (FI), Website

Osprey and Salmon is a fountain sculpture located in Pokkisenpuisto, Oulu. The bronze sculpture, unveiled in 1960, was designed by sculptor Oskari Jauhiainen, and it is the first actual public fountain sculpture in Oulu. The animal-themed bronze statue is placed in the middle of a circular pool, on a natural stone lifted from the rapids. The dimensions of the sculpture are 195 × 100 × 105 cm.

Wikipedia: Kalasääski ja lohi (FI)

The Road of Illumination is an environmental artwork by sculptor Laila Pullinen located in Raksila, Oulu, completed in 1986. The work consists of an abstract sculpture cast in bronze surrounded by a shaped lawn mound. The sculpture is a monument to Yrjö Kallinen (1886–1976).

Wikipedia: Valaistuksen tie (FI)

The Tuira Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in Tuira, Oulu. The church building has been designed by architect Harald Andersin and it was inaugurated as a chapel of Oulu parish in 1916. The parish of Oulu was divided into smaller parishes in 1966 and the chapel in Tuira was inaugurated as a church. At the time the first extension of the church was started according to plans of architect Mikko Huhtela. The current form is from 1992 when the second extension of the building was completed.

Wikipedia: Tuira Church (EN)

Polskis is a sculpture made by sculptor Kari Huhtamo from polished acid-proof steel, depicting two divers just as they hit the surface of the water. The sculpture was completed in 1976, and it was one of the nominees in an invitational competition organised by the City of Oulu in 1975, in which a sculpture to be placed in front of the Raksila swimming hall was chosen. Polskis is the first public steel sculpture in the City of Oulu.

Wikipedia: Polskis (FI)

The Oulunsalo Local History Museum is a museum in the Oulunsalo district of Oulu. It is located along Lentokentäntie, right next to the church. The museum is one of the open-air museum sites of Museum and Science Centre Luupi.

Wikipedia: Oulunsalon kotiseutumuseo (FI)

Hollihaa Park is the second largest park in the centre of Oulu. The park covers about a third of the Hollihaa district in Oulu. The park is bordered on the west by the Oulujoki estuary, on the north by Sonnisaari and the old wooden town area of Kuusiluoto, on the east by the Oulu Sports Centre and Hollihaa daycare centre, and on the south by the apartment buildings along Puistokatu, the most prominent of which is the Nuottala apartment building.

Wikipedia: Hollihaan puisto (FI)

Kyösti Kallio Park is a park in the grid plan area of the City of Oulu in the districts of Hollihaa and Lever. The four-block-wide park stretches from Aleksanterinkatu to Uusikatu, in the south the park is bordered by Puistokatu and in the north by the former Laitakatu, which currently serves as a pedestrian and bicycle route.

Wikipedia: Kyösti Kallion puisto (FI)

Pateniemi Peace Association is a prayer house and activity house located in Pateniemi, Oulu. It represents the conservative Laestadian revival movement, whose umbrella organisation is the Central Association of Finnish Peace Societies. An important form of activity of the Pateniemi Peace Society is the societies where social speeches based on biblical texts are given.

Wikipedia: Pateniemen rauhanyhdistys (FI)

Oulu Free Parish is a free parish registered in 1926. The pastor of the church is Risto Wotschke. The parish's premises are located in the centre of Oulu on Kirkkokatu. The parish belongs to the Free Church of Finland.

Wikipedia: Oulun vapaaseurakunta (FI), Website