Northern Ostrobothnia Museum

The Northern Ostrobothnia Museum is a museum of cultural history. This provincial museum focuses on the city of Oulu and its surrounding Northern Ostrobothnia region.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Oulu, Finland
Also known as: “Maakuntamuseo” and “Northern Ostrobothnia museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oulu Cathedral and Oulu Museum of Art.

Oulu Cathedral

Church

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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. Oulu Cathedral is situated 350 metres south of Northern Ostrobothnia Museum.

Oulu Museum of Art

Museum

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The Oulu Museum of Art is an art museum in the Myllytulli neighbourhood in Oulu. It is located on the edge of the Hupisaaret Islands park. The museum was opened to the public on October 12, 1963. Oulu Museum of Art is situated 370 metres northeast of Northern Ostrobothnia Museum.

Franzén Park

Park

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Franzén Park is situated 290 metres south of Northern Ostrobothnia Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koskikeskus and Myllytulli.

Koskikeskus

Suburb

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Koskikeskus is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. The neighbourhood is located in the estuary of the river Oulujoki. The Tuira Bridges in Koskikeskus connect the city centre and Tuira neighbourhoods.

Myllytulli

Suburb

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Myllytulli is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Myllytulli was mostly industrial area, which was rezoned mostly for residential use in 1984.

Pokkinen

Suburb

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Pokkinen is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Together with districts of Vaara and Vanhatulli, Pokkinen forms the central business district of Oulu.

Northern Ostrobothnia Museum

Categories: cultural history museum, provincial museum in Finland, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Oulu, Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.01775° or 65° 1′ 4″ north

Longitude

25.4753° or 25° 28′ 31″ east

Open location code

9GQ72F9G+44

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28849175

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q3661879

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Northern Ostrobothnia Museum” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Ainolan museo”
Finnish: “Oulun museo”
Finnish: “Pohjois-Pohjanmaan museo”
French: “musée de l’ostrobothnie du nord”
French: “Musée de l’ostrobothnie du nord”
French: “Musée l’ostrobothnie du nord”
Inari Sami: “Tave-Tavepoođâeennâm museo”
Japanese: “北オストロボスニア博物館”
Northern Sami: “Davvi-Bađaeatnama musea”
Northern Sami: “Davvi-Pohjanmaa musea”
Russian: “Музей Северной Остроботнии”
Skolt Sami: “Tâʹvv-Vuâđđmäädd muʹzei”
Spanish: “El museo de Ostrobothnia del Norte”
Spanish: “Museo de Ostrobothnia del Norte”
Spanish: “Museo de Ostrobotnia del Norte”
Swedish: “Norra Österbottens museum”

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