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Oulu Castle
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Oulu Castle was a late defense castle in Oulu, Finland. It was built on an island in the delta of Oulu River in 1590. The castle was mostly made of wood and earth walls. There probably was an earlier medieval castle on the same site latest by 1375.
Nearby attractions
Merikoski Bridges
Merikosken sillat, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Oulu Waterpark
Linnansaari, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Ainolan puisto
Ainolanpolku 1, 90130 Oulu, Finland
Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre
Hallituskatu 7, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Sailor's Home Museum
Pikisaarentie 6, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Oulu Art Museum
Kasarmintie 9, 90130 Oulu, Finland
Tietomaa Science Centre
Nahkatehtaankatu 6, 90130 Oulu, Finland
Northern Ostrobothnia Museum
Nahkatehtaankatu 6, 90130 Oulu, Finland
Nearby restaurants
TĂ€htitornin Kahvila
Linnansaari 1, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Sokeri-Jussin Kievari
Pikisaarentie 2, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Toripolliisi
Rantakatu 6, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Olimpos
Pakkahuoneenkatu 6, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Kauppuri 5
Kauppurienkatu 5, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Beijing Oy
Rantakatu 5, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Hagia Sofia
Kirkkokatu 2, 90100 Oulu, Finland
M6 Dining
Pakkahuoneenkatu 6, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Bar Cafe Yellow Storehouse
Aittatori 25, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Pure maku
Pakkahuoneenkatu 5 B22, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Nearby local services
Oulu market square
Kauppatori, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Oulu Market Hall
Kauppatori, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Nearby hotels
Radisson Blu Hotel, Oulu
Hallituskatu 1, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Lapland Hotels Oulu
Kirkkokatu 3, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Original Sokos Hotel Arina
Pakkahuoneenkatu 16, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Scandic Oulu City
Saaristonkatu 4, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Best Western Hotel Apollo
Asemakatu 31-33, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Scandic Oulu Station
Kajaaninkatu 17, 90100 Oulu, Finland
GreenStar Hotel Oulu
Uusikatu 26, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Hotel Lasaretti - Nordic Art Hotel
Kasarmintie 13b, 90130 Oulu, Finland
Oulu Hotelli Oy
Asemakatu 41, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Star Homes
Koulukatu 38 B, 90100 Oulu, Finland
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Oulu Castle

Linnansaari 1, 90100 Oulu, Finland
4.2(203)
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Oulu Castle was a late defense castle in Oulu, Finland. It was built on an island in the delta of Oulu River in 1590. The castle was mostly made of wood and earth walls. There probably was an earlier medieval castle on the same site latest by 1375.

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attractions: Merikoski Bridges, Oulu Waterpark, Ainolan puisto, Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre, Sailor's Home Museum, Oulu Art Museum, Tietomaa Science Centre, Northern Ostrobothnia Museum, restaurants: TĂ€htitornin Kahvila, Sokeri-Jussin Kievari, Toripolliisi, Olimpos, Kauppuri 5, Beijing Oy, Hagia Sofia, M6 Dining, Bar Cafe Yellow Storehouse, Pure maku, local businesses: Oulu market square, Oulu Market Hall
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Nearby attractions of Oulu Castle

Merikoski Bridges

Oulu Waterpark

Ainolan puisto

Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre

Sailor's Home Museum

Oulu Art Museum

Tietomaa Science Centre

Northern Ostrobothnia Museum

Merikoski Bridges

Merikoski Bridges

4.3

(14)

Open 24 hours
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Oulu Waterpark

Oulu Waterpark

3.7

(27)

Open 24 hours
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Ainolan puisto

Ainolan puisto

4.7

(90)

Open until 12:00 AM
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Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre

Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre

4.0

(19)

Open until 8:00 PM
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Nearby restaurants of Oulu Castle

TĂ€htitornin Kahvila

Sokeri-Jussin Kievari

Toripolliisi

Olimpos

Kauppuri 5

Beijing Oy

Hagia Sofia

M6 Dining

Bar Cafe Yellow Storehouse

Pure maku

TĂ€htitornin Kahvila

TĂ€htitornin Kahvila

4.6

(109)

Click for details
Sokeri-Jussin Kievari

Sokeri-Jussin Kievari

4.2

(916)

Closed
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Toripolliisi

Toripolliisi

4.3

(1.6K)

Closed
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Olimpos

Olimpos

4.1

(755)

$$

Open until 12:00 AM
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Nearby local services of Oulu Castle

Oulu market square

Oulu Market Hall

Oulu market square

Oulu market square

4.1

(1.3K)

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Oulu Market Hall

Oulu Market Hall

4.1

(605)

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5.0
6y

Oulu Castle was a late defense castle in Oulu, Finland. It was built on an island in the delta of Oulu River in 1590. The castle was mostly made of wood and earth walls. There probably was an earlier medieval castle on the same site latest by 1375. The Russian Sophia Chronicle has recorded that men from Novgorod tried to conquer a new castle in the Oulu River delta in 1377 but were unsuccessful.

The present-day ruins on the Linnansaari island remain from an even later castle, which was built in 1605. The castle was badly damaged in 1715, when Russian forces burned it. Final destruction took place in 1793, when lightning set the other one of the powder magazines on fire.

Wooden constructions on the remaining powder magazine date from 1875 when the Oulu School of Sea Captains built their observatory on the site. The building was designed by architect Wolmar Westling. The building has been a cafeteria since 1912 with a small exhibition on the...

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4.0
7y

There's not much left from the casle, built in 1592 for fighting the Karelians. Only the (pretty small) basement still exists. On the basement there is a very nice cafe where you can get all possible kinds of icecream (alas with no cream on it ;-). The cafe is in a sailor' s school, probably From the late 18th Century ; it looks great, like a kind of lighthouse building. It has a very nice "garden" where you can sit down and enjoy the landscape and the food or drinks. The peninsula on which it is, Linnansaari, is very popular among motorcyclists (male as well as female) and there is a sort of "lift" for waterskiing at the edge of Linnansaari. For the "castle" 4/10, for...

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4.0
29w

ErittĂ€in inspiroiva ja kaunis suomalainen ympĂ€ristö – niin sisĂ€ltĂ€ kuin pihaltakin. Jo pelkkĂ€ tilojen tutkiminen on viihtyisĂ€ seikkailu: tauluja, kirjoja, rappusia – ja jopa torni, jonka huipulta voi ihailla ympĂ€röivÀÀ vehreÀÀ puistoa.

SisĂ€ltĂ€ saa jÀÀtelöÀ, herkkuja ja kahvia, ja valikoima on monipuolinen. Monessa muussa paikassa nĂ€in komeasta nĂ€htĂ€vyydestĂ€ veloitettaisiin sisÀÀnpÀÀsymaksu, mutta tÀÀllĂ€ ei. Sen sijaan voit ostaa tyyristĂ€, erittĂ€in tummaa kahvia. (KĂ€vin kokeilemassa kahvia uudelleen toisena pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ varmistaakseni vaikutelmani – ongelma oli sama.) Kahvi maistui siltĂ€, ettĂ€ keitintĂ€ ei ole pesty kunnolla, se on seissyt liian kauan kuumalla levyllĂ€ tai siinĂ€ on liikaa puruja.

Onneksi hyllyistĂ€ löytyy kotimaisia pienyrittĂ€jien tuotteita, jotka pelastavat tilanteen – esimerkiksi erinomainen havaijinlimppari.

Kakkupala 2/5. Pettymys. Kakku oli sekava yhdistelmĂ€: mutakakkua, vadelman ja suklaan yhdistelmĂ€, pÀÀllĂ€ mauton ja veltto valkoinen vaahto sekĂ€ tummaa suklaarouhetta. Maku ja koostumus olivat epĂ€tasapainossa. Kuten joku viisas on sanonut: “Yksinkertainen on kaunista.” (Tosin nykyÀÀn saa myös burgerpitsaa, jonka pÀÀllĂ€ on ranskalaisia ja ketsuppia.)

Onneksi paikka tarjoaa paljon muutakin kuin kahvia ja kakkua. En halua olla ilkeĂ€ – ympĂ€ristö ja tunnelma ovat aidosti miellyttĂ€viĂ€. Jos kahvin maku saadaan kuntoon ja valikoimaan lisĂ€tÀÀn kohtuuhintainen, yksinkertainen ja kaunis leivos, voisin helposti poiketa tĂ€nne pĂ€ivĂ€kahville aina ohikulkumatkalla.

Kaiken kaikkiaan hieno kokemus....

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Michael 1968Michael 1968
There's not much left from the casle, built in 1592 for fighting the Karelians. Only the (pretty small) basement still exists. On the basement there is a very nice cafe where you can get all possible kinds of icecream (alas with no cream on it ;-). The cafe is in a sailor' s school, probably From the late 18th Century ; it looks great, like a kind of lighthouse building. It has a very nice "garden" where you can sit down and enjoy the landscape and the food or drinks. The peninsula on which it is, Linnansaari, is very popular among motorcyclists (male as well as female) and there is a sort of "lift" for waterskiing at the edge of Linnansaari. For the "castle" 4/10, for the rest 8/10.
Vire MaanpinnalleVire Maanpinnalle
ErittĂ€in inspiroiva ja kaunis suomalainen ympĂ€ristö – niin sisĂ€ltĂ€ kuin pihaltakin. Jo pelkkĂ€ tilojen tutkiminen on viihtyisĂ€ seikkailu: tauluja, kirjoja, rappusia – ja jopa torni, jonka huipulta voi ihailla ympĂ€röivÀÀ vehreÀÀ puistoa. SisĂ€ltĂ€ saa jÀÀtelöÀ, herkkuja ja kahvia, ja valikoima on monipuolinen. Monessa muussa paikassa nĂ€in komeasta nĂ€htĂ€vyydestĂ€ veloitettaisiin sisÀÀnpÀÀsymaksu, mutta tÀÀllĂ€ ei. Sen sijaan voit ostaa tyyristĂ€, erittĂ€in tummaa kahvia. (KĂ€vin kokeilemassa kahvia uudelleen toisena pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ varmistaakseni vaikutelmani – ongelma oli sama.) Kahvi maistui siltĂ€, ettĂ€ keitintĂ€ ei ole pesty kunnolla, se on seissyt liian kauan kuumalla levyllĂ€ tai siinĂ€ on liikaa puruja. Onneksi hyllyistĂ€ löytyy kotimaisia pienyrittĂ€jien tuotteita, jotka pelastavat tilanteen – esimerkiksi erinomainen havaijinlimppari. Kakkupala 2/5. Pettymys. Kakku oli sekava yhdistelmĂ€: mutakakkua, vadelman ja suklaan yhdistelmĂ€, pÀÀllĂ€ mauton ja veltto valkoinen vaahto sekĂ€ tummaa suklaarouhetta. Maku ja koostumus olivat epĂ€tasapainossa. Kuten joku viisas on sanonut: “Yksinkertainen on kaunista.” (Tosin nykyÀÀn saa myös burgerpitsaa, jonka pÀÀllĂ€ on ranskalaisia ja ketsuppia.) Onneksi paikka tarjoaa paljon muutakin kuin kahvia ja kakkua. En halua olla ilkeĂ€ – ympĂ€ristö ja tunnelma ovat aidosti miellyttĂ€viĂ€. Jos kahvin maku saadaan kuntoon ja valikoimaan lisĂ€tÀÀn kohtuuhintainen, yksinkertainen ja kaunis leivos, voisin helposti poiketa tĂ€nne pĂ€ivĂ€kahville aina ohikulkumatkalla. Kaiken kaikkiaan hieno kokemus. Kiitos. đŸ«¶đŸ»â€ïž
Phil DangerfieldPhil Dangerfield
An interesting bit of history for the local area but its not particularly fantastic. Im surprised they rebuilt it, but as they say “if you build it they will come” and yep i went and looked. Posted a video of the stone basement/cellar.
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There's not much left from the casle, built in 1592 for fighting the Karelians. Only the (pretty small) basement still exists. On the basement there is a very nice cafe where you can get all possible kinds of icecream (alas with no cream on it ;-). The cafe is in a sailor' s school, probably From the late 18th Century ; it looks great, like a kind of lighthouse building. It has a very nice "garden" where you can sit down and enjoy the landscape and the food or drinks. The peninsula on which it is, Linnansaari, is very popular among motorcyclists (male as well as female) and there is a sort of "lift" for waterskiing at the edge of Linnansaari. For the "castle" 4/10, for the rest 8/10.
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ErittĂ€in inspiroiva ja kaunis suomalainen ympĂ€ristö – niin sisĂ€ltĂ€ kuin pihaltakin. Jo pelkkĂ€ tilojen tutkiminen on viihtyisĂ€ seikkailu: tauluja, kirjoja, rappusia – ja jopa torni, jonka huipulta voi ihailla ympĂ€röivÀÀ vehreÀÀ puistoa. SisĂ€ltĂ€ saa jÀÀtelöÀ, herkkuja ja kahvia, ja valikoima on monipuolinen. Monessa muussa paikassa nĂ€in komeasta nĂ€htĂ€vyydestĂ€ veloitettaisiin sisÀÀnpÀÀsymaksu, mutta tÀÀllĂ€ ei. Sen sijaan voit ostaa tyyristĂ€, erittĂ€in tummaa kahvia. (KĂ€vin kokeilemassa kahvia uudelleen toisena pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ varmistaakseni vaikutelmani – ongelma oli sama.) Kahvi maistui siltĂ€, ettĂ€ keitintĂ€ ei ole pesty kunnolla, se on seissyt liian kauan kuumalla levyllĂ€ tai siinĂ€ on liikaa puruja. Onneksi hyllyistĂ€ löytyy kotimaisia pienyrittĂ€jien tuotteita, jotka pelastavat tilanteen – esimerkiksi erinomainen havaijinlimppari. Kakkupala 2/5. Pettymys. Kakku oli sekava yhdistelmĂ€: mutakakkua, vadelman ja suklaan yhdistelmĂ€, pÀÀllĂ€ mauton ja veltto valkoinen vaahto sekĂ€ tummaa suklaarouhetta. Maku ja koostumus olivat epĂ€tasapainossa. Kuten joku viisas on sanonut: “Yksinkertainen on kaunista.” (Tosin nykyÀÀn saa myös burgerpitsaa, jonka pÀÀllĂ€ on ranskalaisia ja ketsuppia.) Onneksi paikka tarjoaa paljon muutakin kuin kahvia ja kakkua. En halua olla ilkeĂ€ – ympĂ€ristö ja tunnelma ovat aidosti miellyttĂ€viĂ€. Jos kahvin maku saadaan kuntoon ja valikoimaan lisĂ€tÀÀn kohtuuhintainen, yksinkertainen ja kaunis leivos, voisin helposti poiketa tĂ€nne pĂ€ivĂ€kahville aina ohikulkumatkalla. Kaiken kaikkiaan hieno kokemus. Kiitos. đŸ«¶đŸ»â€ïž
Vire Maanpinnalle

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An interesting bit of history for the local area but its not particularly fantastic. Im surprised they rebuilt it, but as they say “if you build it they will come” and yep i went and looked. Posted a video of the stone basement/cellar.
Phil Dangerfield

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