Sodankylä Museum of Local History and Culture

Sodankylä Museum of Local History and Culture is a museum in Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland which is located on Hampputörmäntie. Sodankylä Museum of Local History and Culture is situated nearby to the pond Korvenlampi, as well as near the recreation area Savikankaan uimapaikka.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Kotiseutumuseo” and “Sodankylän kotiseutumuseo”
Address: Hampputörmäntie 16, Sodankylä, 99600

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Airport Sodankylä and The Alariesto Museum and Gallery.

Airport Sodankylä

Airport terminal

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

Sodankylä Airfield is an airfield in Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland, located 3 kilometres south-east of Sodankylä municipal centre. The airfield was originally built in the early 1940s, initially as a stopover airfield for the flights to Petsamo. Airport Sodankylä is situated 1¼ km southeast of Sodankylä Museum of Local History and Culture.

The Alariesto Museum and Gallery

Art gallery

Photo: HeiPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Alariesto Museum and Gallery is an art gallery, which is situated 1¼ km north of Sodankylä Museum of Local History and Culture.

Sodankylä Old Church

Church

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Sodankylä Old Church is a 17th-century wooden church located near the Kitinen River in the Sodankylä municipality in Lapland, Finland. The church is one of the oldest preserved wooden churches in Finland. Sodankylä Old Church is situated 1¼ km north of Sodankylä Museum of Local History and Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sodankylä.

Sodankylä

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Sodankylä is a municipality and the namesake town in Finnish Lapland. Internationally it is perhaps best known for its highly renowned Midnight Sun Film Festival.

Sodankylä Museum of Local History and Culture

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

67.40362° or 67° 24′ 13″ north

Longitude

26.59043° or 26° 35′ 26″ east

Open location code

9GV8CH3R+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 397094319

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Korvenlampi and Savikankaan uimapaikka.

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