Ouluknown as a great student town and a town in the North
Finland. This is one of its oldest settlements, which was founded in the XVII century, and gradually grew up in beautiful city, with its unique history and cultural heritage. The city center is decorated with old Lutheran Church – the Cathedral of Sophia Magdalena. Some austere architectural appearance of the temple kompensiruet luxurious interior, complemented by an impressive sculpture of a ship, placed in the old tradition, under the dome, and also gorgeous body. In the middle of the XIX century, the temple was enlarged with a bell tower with a clock. Learn about the history of this wonderful town on the shores of Oulu, in the local Museum, which was opened in the middle of the last century, and now presents to visitors a multiplex static exhibition and the multimedia program on the theme of development of culture, history, architecture and navigation. The concept is interesting and the Art Museum of Oulu. Here is more than 10 thousand various exhibitions representing the masterpieces of past eras and modern artworks and installations. If you want to see unique plants, commune with nature and relax from the bustle of the city, we recommend you to go to the Botanical garden, working at the University of Oulu. Here you can find the usual for these places, flowers and trees, as well as representatives of exotic flora. Among them – the cedars, ferns, orchids, and about 1000 other species. The most beautiful plants are stored in special greenhouses pyramidal shape. There grow banana trees, grapes, coconuts, palm trees with cocoa beans, olives, various citrus fruits and pineapples. Interesting Museum under the open sky is Turkansaari, representing the old peasant settlement, with log houses, baths, barns, mills, Church and exhibition of folk craft. It often hosts themed festivals. One of the oldest buildings of Oulu is the Home of the Sailor, which was once home of the marine traveler Isaac Matilla, and now organized a small Museum, preserved in its walls, furniture and household items that the Navigator. Indescribable delight fans of retro transport will cause Automobile Museum of Oulu. An impressive collection of exhibits, with more than 2.5 million offers the local Zoological Museum.