Oulu Region: Active Summer – Get to know the city of Oulu
Posted on 16.03.2010 in Biking, Canoeing, Culture, Destination, Family, Finland, Highlights, Oulu Arctic Gateway, Summer
Oulu is a versatile city and guests can be active in many ways. Biking in the morning breeze, canoeing in the middle of the summer night, exploring museums and playing frisbee-golf, to name a few. The GoArctic weekly summer programme puts together the best activity possibilities in the summery city of Oulu. Come and join in!
Daily happenings in Oulu during summer 2010
Monday
9 am, morning bike tour: Nice bike tour through the nature with high-quality mountain bikes. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 2-3 hours
2 pm, city canoe tour: Comfortable canoeing tour starting directly from the city centre. Meeting point: market square, police statue. Duration: 2-3 hours
3 pm, guided bus tour: Interesting sightseeing by bus with changing subjects about Oulu. Meeting point: Townhall, Kirkkokatu-street 2a. Duration: 2 hours, FOR FREE
6 pm, guided cemetery tour: Exciting historical tour with facts about the city. Meeting point: Main cemetery, Kajaanitie-street 1. Duration: 2 hours, FOR FREE
Tuesday
2 pm and 3 pm, Frisbee Golf: Alone, two by two or with friends – Huge fun for everybody! Meeting point: Paalikatu-street. Duration: 1 hour
3 pm, guided city walk: Get to know the history and the character of Oulu. Meeting point: Townhall, Kirkkokatu-street 2a. Duration: 2 hours, FOR FREE
9 pm, night canoe tour: Canoe trip under the midnight sun, silence and nightless night. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 2-3 hours
Wednesday
9 am, morning bike tour: Nice bike tour through the nature with high-quality mountain bikes. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 2-3 hours
2 pm, city canoe tour: Comfortable canoeing tour starting directly from the city centre. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 2-3 hours
3 pm, guided tour through the open-air museum Turkansaari: An exciting journey into the history and the traditions of Oulu region. Meeting point: Townhall, Kirkkokatu-street 2a. Duration: 3 hours
Thursday
2 pm, by tar boat to the open-air museum Turkansaari: Following old tar transport routes in traditional tar boats along the Oulujoki River to the open-air museum Turkansaari, incl. lunch. Meeting point: Värttö, parking area by the café Koivuranta. Duration: 3 hours
2 pm and 3 pm, Frisbee Golf: Alone, two by two or with friends – Huge fun for everybody! Meeting point: Paalikatu-street. Duration: 1 hour
9 pm, nature & summer night: Excursion into the colours and sounds of the nightless night. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 3 hours
Friday
3 pm, guided city walk: Get to know the history and the character of Oulu. Meeting point: Townhall, Kirkkokatu-street 2a. Duration: 2 hours, FOR FREE
9 pm, night canoe tour: Canoe trip under the midnight sun, silence and nightless night. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 2-3 hours
Saturday
11 am, excursion to the Stone Age Centre Kierikki: How did they live and work in the Stone Age? The archaeological Stone Age Village explains it. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 5 hours
3 pm, guided bus tour: Interesting sightseeing by bus with changing subjects about Oulu. Meeting point: Townhall, Kirkkokatu-street 2a. Duration: 2 hours, FOR FREE
Sunday
2 pm, by tar boat to the open-air museum Turkansaari: Following old tar transport routes in traditional tar boats along the Oulujoki River to the open-air museum Turkansaari, incl. lunch. Meeting point: Värttö, parking area by the café Koivuranta. Duration: 3 hours
9 pm, nature & summer night: Excursion into the colours and sounds of the nightless night. Meeting point: Market square, police statue. Duration: 3 hours
Daily
10 am – 17 pm, Experience museum Tietomaa: Experience museum with mega screen cinema, 2010 Wild Ocean
Further information about rates and reservations:
Kirsi Eskola
GoArctic!
Nahkatehtaankatu 6
FIN-90100 Oulu
Mobil +358 (0)44 022 4060
Fax +358 (0)8 703 1335
kirsi [dot] eskola [at] goarctic [dot] fi
www.goarctic.fi
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