Turkansaari Open Air Museum

Open

We live and celebrate like the old days in the Turkansaari Open Air Museum. You can explore pas livehoods and traditional skills and beliefs in the museum located on islands in the Oulujoki River. Come and enjoy the authentic country atmosphere and nature beauty.

At the buildings and yards located on the Oulujoki River islands, you can explore traditional skills, beliefs and livelihoods: farming, salmon fishing, tar burning, logging and log floating. The Ylikärppä House’s yard takes you into the atmosphere of 1900s farmer life. The Parttuainen Logging Bunkhouse introduces you to the post-war period and the everyday life of logging workers. The island is filled to the brim with stories worth remembering.

The summer in Turkansaari is full of different events. The annual programme includes a Midsummer party, a traditional weekend in July, and the Muksut museossa days for children held throughout the summer.

Address

Turkansaarentie 165, 90310 Oulu

Opening hours

Monday
Mo
10:00
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17:00
Tuesday
Tu
10:00
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17:00
Wednesday
We
10:00
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17:00
Thursday
Th
10:00
-
17:00
Friday
Fr
10:00
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17:00
Saturday
Sa
10:00
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17:00
Sunday
Su
10:00
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17:00

Museum and Science Centre Destinations

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Museum and Science Centre Luuppi is a unique combination of history, art and science. Stories of life in the North, collected and cherished by Luuppi, unfold to the audience through history, science and art in nine different locations. Luuppi's exhibitions are rich, experiential wholes full of interactive, inspirational features, and provide the themes and subjects for an ongoing series of events big and small arranged throughout the year.

Museum and Science Centre Luuppi consists of nine destinations loved by tourists and locals alike. The biggest of them are the Northern Ostrobothnia Museum, the Oulu Museum of Art, the Tietomaa Science Centre, the Turkansaari Open Air museum and the Kierikki Stone Age Centre. Additional destinations open in the summertime include the Oulunsalo Museum of Local History and Culture, the Sailor's Home Museum, the Pateniemi Sawmill Museum and the Cellar of the Oulu Castle.

Luuppi captivates visitors with innovations and memorable experiences. It is a magnifying glass through which the phenomena and material reality of life in the north can be viewed up close. Finding the connections between the exhibits and, for example, your own teenage years or your grandparents' place as you remember it from your childhood is rewarding – as is finding the familiar touch and feel of the North in the themes or the colours of an artwork in one of our museums. Luuppi opens new, fascinating perspectives to what it means to live in the north. It is a window deep into history, a channel for visions into the future, and a source of inspiration.

Museum and Science Centre Luuppi collects, cherishes and retells stories of the north. Find them in the exhibitions of the nine Luuppi destinations, the collections of Luuppi's museums and the phenomena demonstrated in the science centre. The buildings that house the destinations are an important part of the history of the North and the city of Oulu: they have served as factories, libraries and in other important functions over the decades.

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